Incoming Students

The Incoming Graduate Student Housing Application opens at 9am on March 3, 2025. Princeton makes every effort to make an offer of University housing to all incoming graduate students whose applications for University housing meet the deadline of noon on April 21, 2025. This offer is not guaranteed, however, and it is not based on a specific type, size, or location. The ability to accommodate a request for a pet-friendly unit is based on availability. If you applied for housing by the deadline, you can expect to get a contract offer by mid-June. Tours of rooms prior to move in cannot be accommodated.

• Room Rates
• Apply for Housing: My Housing for Graduates

Most incoming students are housed in the Graduate College (GC) or Annexes for their first year. The next two to three years, students are typically able to secure on-campus housing in apartments or dorms through the room draw process.

• Priority for housing is given to students in lower years of study. Retention and renewal options are available for eligible students.

• Housing options are available for students moving to campus with families.

• Room changes are available, as space allows, via an application process during the fall room change period.

The Graduate College / Annexes

Most incoming students are housing in a Graduate College (GC) dormitory or an Annex their first year at Princeton. It’s a great place to get acquainted with your classmates and become a part of the Princeton community. You can participate in events planned by the Graduate House Committee or gather informally in a number of common spaces in the GC.

As a resident of the GC you are required to purchase a meal plan which means you’ll take most of your meals in Procter Hall with your classmates.

Residents of the Annexes are not required to purchase a meal plan. 

Because the rooms in the GC and Annexes are furnished, the GC and Annexes are ideal for those staying at Princeton short-term, like visiting scholars.

Take a close look at the Explore section of this site for more on the rooms in the GC and Annexes.

• Graduate Student Housing

Walker Hall

For AY 2025-26, Walker Hall will return to the undergraduate inventory, and will not be used to house graduate students.

Graduate Student Apartments

Lakeside Apartments and Townhouses

Lakeside is located on campus next to Lake Carnegie. It is within walking distance of the "Dinky" train station. The complex was designed to meet the needs of an on-campus graduate student community and features one, two, three, and four-bedroom units. 30% of the units are furnished.

Lawrence Drive Apartments

The Lawrence complex is located just off Alexander Road, south of the Graduate College and a short distance from the main campus. Seven of the fourteen buildings in the complex were built in 2004, and the hi-rise, with 93 units, was fully renovated in 2005. There are studios and one and two-bedroom apartments; all are unfurnished.

Meadows Apartments

Meadows Apartments, a new housing complex for graduate students, will be located within the 85- acre Meadow Neighborhood, the initial phase of the Lake Campus Development.  It includes three residential apartment buildings consisting of 604 beds in 379 housing units. It will feature studio apartments (which are all furnished), one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments. About 30% of the other unit types will also be furnished. 

Take a close look at the Explore section of this site for more information on Lakeside, Lawrence and Meadows.

• Explore Graduate Housing

Nondegree students (VSRCs) may apply for housing at any time via My Housing for Graduates. 

Housing for nondegree students is limited to the Old Graduate College, New Graduate College, Walker Hall and the Annexes. They are not eligible to live in Graduate Housing apartments, nor can family members reside with them.

Availability is limited to vacancies that are available at that time. Nondegree students may request a particular room type, requests will be honored based upon availability. Tours of rooms prior to move-in are not permitted. They are not eligible to participate in the room change process.  

Housing contract dates can begin up to three (3) days prior to the first enrollment date, to allow time to move in before the enrollment actually begins. Nondegree students must vacate campus housing within 24 hours of the conclusion of their program.

Costs:

Nondegree students will be charged a weekly rate, based on the number of weeks residing in campus.  Charges are based on the room type assigned. 

Please note: When signing the contract the cost listed is the default for full-time students. You will be charged the weekly rate.

Meal Plans:

Nondegree students assigned to Old Graduate College, New Graduate College and Walker Hall are required to sign up for a meal plan. Students will be charged the full meal plan amount and then prorated based on occupancy dates. 

They can choose between the Graduate Unlimited or Graduate Block 105 meal plans. For pricing and details please visit Campus Dining.

Off-Campus Housing Options

Nondegree students with families or looking for off-campus housing can visit the Off-Campus Housing website