Transfer, Veteran, and Non-Traditional Students

As transfer, veteran, and nontraditional students, the Housing Office recognizes the uniqueness of your Princeton experience. As such, we strive to provide housing and accommodations that best suit your needs. Please remember the following policies and procedures as you apply for housing through Princeton University.

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Princeton is committed to securing housing for all students through the full term of their enrollment, and every effort will be made to find appropriate housing for students with families. On-campus housing is guaranteed for non-traditional students, transfer students, and veterans. You are not obligated to live on campus, but the Housing Office strives to make space available that fits your needs. Transfer students and military veterans are not bound by Princeton's residency requirement, which requires traditional undergraduates to live and dine within the residential college system for their first two years of enrollment. This allows transfers and veterans who wish to commute from off campus to do so from their first term. However, the overwhelming majority of transfers and veterans continue to live on campus for their full career.

Transfer students and military veterans or reservists of any country may choose to live off campus as soon as their first year of enrollment at Princeton. In their first year, however, they must hold at least the Block 105 meal plan to remain connected to the residential college system.  In their second enrolled year, students in these categories may elect to live and dine outside of their residential college. They will not be required to elect a meal plan, but they may do so if they desire.

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