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.

Students at the South 40 Swamp

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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Residential Life Request Forms

A quick directory of commonly used Residential Life request forms.

Residential Life Space Access Request

This form is to request student access to Residential Life facilities. It should be completed by a faculty or staff member or such as a course instructor or an advisor […]

Residential Life Summer Employment Opportunities

The Summer Resident Advisor (RA), as a member of the Residential Life team, is supervised by a Residential College/Community Director (RCD).

Residential Life: Furniture Concern Form

Use this form to address concerns you have about damaged or missing furniture in your housing space.

Returning Student Move-In

Returning Student Move-In will take place on Friday, August 23, Saturday, August 24, and Sunday, August 25. Check-In will take place at the Danforth University Center (DUC) on Friday, August […]

Robert S. Brookings Residential Community

Brookings Residential College was founded in 1999 and is comprised of Lien and Gregg houses, located near the Clocktower on the South 40.

Room Cancellation Policy

Read the Residential Life room cancellation policy.

Room Change Process

See the process for requesting a room change and get answers to frequently asked questions.

Associated Departments