Community Living

Making WashU a New Home

Moving away from family, friends and community, even if it’s just down the street, is an adjustment. And each additional year away brings new opportunity and challenges. Feel confident in making WashU a home and keeping it a home all four years.

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Living on campus? Living off campus? Wherever you live as a WashU student, the office of Residential Life has much more to offer than room and board.

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Residential Life

It’s the starting place for new students. It’s home base for returning students. It’s a hub of academic activity and programs. It’s ResLife!

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for graduate and professional students

  • Off-Campus Housing

    Resources to assist in the search for campus-owned and St. Louis-located housing.

  • Child Day Care Subsidy

    Helps financially stressed PhD student families meet the costs of child day care tuition at licensed facilities.

  • The Graduate Center

    The Graduate Center offers dedicated spaces, programming, resources and more for graduate and professional students at WashU.

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Fall 2024 Move-In Information

Students living in Residential Life will move-in on the dates below between unless you are a part of international first-year student move-in. Information for each move-in day can be found […]

First Day

Each year, WashU students celebrate the start of the fall semester by posing for a photo with a ‘First Day’ sign.   First Day is Monday, August 28, 2023!

First Year Move-In Day 2024

First Year Move-in will be on Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17. First year students living in Residential Life will move-in on the dates below between the hours of […]

Flu Vaccination 2023

Flu shots are required for all students by November 1, 2022.

Fraternity Housing

Learn more about housing in WashU's 10 on-campus fraternity houses.

Gender-Inclusive Restrooms

See gender-inclusive restroom locations on the Danforth Campus on both main campus and residential areas.

Getting Around St. Louis with WashU Transportation Options

Check out the options for using WashU's transportation services. You can get around campus, around town and across the city.

Green Dot Bystander Intervention Program

The Green Dot Bystander Intervention program teaches skills to recognize incidents of potential harm and strategies to intervene.

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