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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Campus Shuttles
There are many shuttle options for getting around campus and around town.
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Residential Life Policies: Important Things to Know
Detailed explanation of key residential life policies and procedures.
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Campus Card / Student ID
The WUSTL ID card is your gateway to life at Washington University.
Featured Department
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.
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
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Off-Campus Housing
Resources to assist in the search for campus-owned and St. Louis-located housing.
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Child Day Care Subsidy
Helps financially stressed PhD student families meet the costs of child day care tuition at licensed facilities.
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The Graduate Center
The Graduate Center offers dedicated spaces, programming, resources and more for graduate and professional students at WashU.
Room Rates
See current room rates for Residential Life at WashU.
Shanedling, Dauten and Rutledge Residential Community
Shanedling, Dauten and Rutledge Residential College is affectionately known as The JK and L, or just JKL.
South 40 Residential Communities
The South 40 includes ten residential colleges located at the southwest end of the Danforth Campus.
Spring Semester Housing Application
To apply for housing for the Spring semester, students must complete the Spring Semester Housing Application on the Housing Portal. Housing during the Spring Semester is based on availability. Therefore, […]
Summer Housing Information
Learn more about Summer housing options.
The Village Residential Community
The Village Residential Community has kitchens on each floor and laundry on the lower level.
Thomas H. Eliot Residential Community
Thomas H. Eliot Residential College was founded in 2010 and is comprised of Thomas Eliot and Thomas Eliot B houses.
Umrath and Zetcher Residential Community
Learn about Umrath and South 40 Residential College at WashU.
Associated Departments
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Residential Life
We seek to provide a safe environment that encourages learning and personal growth in an inclusive community that empowers and challenges our residents.
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Office for International Students and Scholars
The OISS enables international students and scholars to thrive academically and socially.