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Housing

Because the University of Michigan is so large, we can only guarantee residence hall (dormitory) living for incoming freshman students. Generally, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students live in Off-Campus Housing locations (either apartments or houses). Off-campus does not mean off-campus in the sense that it is not located near campus; most off campus housing is actually within campus. It simply means that the properties are not owned and maintained by the university. Instead, they are privately owned apartments and homes managed by landlords and management companies.

Undergraduate

Incoming LS&A students are advised to select a central campus residence hall location, as most of the pre-requisite courses will be held on central campus. There is no specific residence hall for architecture students. Students studying all different disciplines are intermixed with one another in every residence hall. Once a student transfers into the architecture program, almost all of his/her classes will be held in the Art and Architecture Building (on north campus), so students might want to consider apartments around the north campus area for junior/senior years. However, some architecture students live on central campus and use the University bus system to commute between central and north campus. The buses typically run every five minutes, so it is possible to get around without much hassle, no matter where you live.

Graduate

Most graduate students also live in off campus housing, but the university does maintain family housing for students that are married and/or have children. All family housing is located on north campus. The university also offers a few single graduate student residence hall rooms. There is a limited number of both family housing and single graduate housing units, so both require an application. Please visit housing.umich.edu/grad for more information.

Almost, if not all, of the graduate level architecture classes will be held in the Art and Architecture Building (on north campus), so students might want to consider apartments around the north campus area. However, some architecture students live on central campus and use the University bus system to commute between central and north campus. The buses typically run every five minutes, so it is possible to get around without much hassle, no matter where you live.