On-Campus Housing
Student Housing is available in furnished townhouse-style apartments with two or three bedrooms(eligibility based on family size).
Graduate or undergraduate students who have one to three legally-dependent children living with them at least 50 percent of each week are eligible to live in Student with Children Housing. Students with children may or may not be married or in a domestic partnership. Students with shared custody of their children qualify for this type of housing if the children physically occupy the apartment at least 50% of each week. If you are expecting a child, you may apply for Student with Children Housing for the quarter that corresponds to the second trimester of pregnancy.
Stanford does not have adequate housing for large families with four or more children. Three-bedroom apartments can only accommodate three twin beds, so in general students with more than three children are not eligible for on-campus housing. If you have four children and one of them is an infant or you do not need more than three twin beds, then you may petition to live on campus by submitting a request at helpsu.stanford.edu.
Stanford does not provide housing for extended families—including students’ parents, siblings, or live-in child care staff. If your parents or other family members are moving to the Stanford area, you must make alternate housing arrangements for them. See Community Housing.
Housing Options for 2015-16
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Residence |
Occupancy |
Rate |
Contract |
Number of Spaces |
Escondido Village Lowrises |
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2 bedroom, 1 bath |
Family with 1-2 children |
$2,007 |
Full-year |
203 |
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3 bedroom, 1 bath |
Family with 2-3 children |
$2,425 |
Full-year |
59 |
For photos, sample floor plans and details about each region, please visit the “Housing Options” pages within the Student Housing web site.
Housing Options for 2014-15
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Residence |
Occupancy |
Rate |
Contract |
Number of Spaces |
Escondido Village Lowrises |
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2 bedroom, 1 bath |
Family with 1-2 children |
$1,939 |
Full-year |
195 |
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3 bedroom, 1 bath |
Family with 2-3 children |
$2,343 |
Full-year |
55 |
For photos, sample floor plans and details about each region, please visit the “Housing Options” pages within the Student Housing web site.
Stanford Housing Amenities
Apartment features |
Community features |
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Many units recently renovated |
Convenient to classrooms, libraries, and labs |
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Beautiful views of courtyards, campus, foothills, and San Francisco Bay visible from many units |
'Just Like Home' coinless/cardless laundry program included in rate |
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Furnishings provided at no additional charge |
Computer clusters |
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On-site professional and student |
On-campus childcare, elementary school, after-school programs, and children’s play areas |
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Wall-to-wall carpeting |
Social, educational, and cultural activities |
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Window coverings in all rooms |
Lounges, music practice rooms, and other common rooms |
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All-electric kitchen appliances |
Outdoor recreation areas and athletic facilities including pools, gyms, fields, and courts for tennis, basketball and volleyball |
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Tile, laminate, or solid surface countertops |
Nearby parking (permit required required and available for purchase through Parking and Transportation) |
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High-speed Internet and phone service (included in University communications fee) |
Free Stanford shuttle service to campus and |
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Cable TV with Stanford programming |
Easy access to Caltrain station with service |
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Covered utilities include water, heat, electricity, garbage, and sewer |
Additional amenities available in select buildings |
Off-Campus Housing
Rental housing is available near Stanford, but the University is located in a highly desirable suburban area in the heart of Silicon Valley. Consequently, off-campus rental rates are relatively high compared to many other regions of the United States and even other parts of the Bay Area.
If you decide to live off campus, plan to arrive at Stanford at least two weeks early to take advantage of a wider range of housing choices.
You can check local rental listings, accessible only to Stanford students and affiliates, at Student Housing’s Community Housing website. You will be directed from there to the rental listings, which are available through the Places4Students web site. You will either need a Stanford email address to view the rental listings, or may contact Housing Assignments for a temporary password.