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Campus Housing Information/Services for Incoming Students & Guests
Welcome, and thanks for your interest in housing on Northwestern University's
Chicago campus. The following general information is intended
to provide an introduction to our facilities and services.
Feel free to browse, or click on any of the following to move
directly to that topic. You may also be interested in graduate housing
on the Evanston campus.
Abbott Hall
Family housing
in studio and one-bedroom apartments is available in Abbott
Hall, located at 710 North Lake Shore Drive. The campus bookstore, Wildcard
Office, Bursar's Office, Student Accounts, Financial Aid Office
are also located in Abbott Hall.
Furnishings
Rooms are furnished with a single bed (twin extra long mattress),
dresser, lounge chair, floor lamp, desk, desk chair, and desk
lamp. See Family
Housing for a description of the furnishings provided
in family apartments. Bed linens, sheets, blankets, pillows,
towels, and wash cloths are not provided.
Family Housing
Housing in studio and one-bedroom apartments is available in Abbott Hall. Priority
for assignment to these apartments is offered to students who will be living
with their spouses or partners and those living with dependent children. Persons
applying for family housing are required to submit documentation supporting
their family status. Please call the Housing Office at (847) 491-5127 for
more information about that process.
These apartments are furnished with a bed (queen sleeper sofa in studios, queen bed and
queen sleeper sofa in one bedrooms), dresser, lounge chair, floor lamp, desk, desk chair,
desk lamp, kitchen table, and kitchen chairs. Bed linens, sheets, blankets, pillows,
towels, and wash cloths are not provided. Each includes basic campus phone service and
data service. The apartments are carpeted, include private bathrooms with tub and shower,
and feature kitchen units. Residents of the apartments are not required to participate
in a meal plan, but are welcome to do so if they wish.
Room & Board Rates
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Abbott Hall Rental Rates (2008-2009)
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| Residence
Type |
Monthly
Rate |
| Small
Studio |
$835
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| Medium
Studio |
$895 |
| Large
Studio |
$950 |
| Extra
Large Studio |
$1025 |
| Small
1 Bedroom |
$1110 |
| Medium
1 Bedroom |
$1200 |
| Large
1 Bedroom |
$1220 |
A $300 room reservation deposit is required of all new and
nonresident students who wish to reserve rooms in University
residences. The deposit will be applied to your student account
on the first bill of the period for which you are requesting
university housing.
Security
University Police patrols Abbott hall and other campus areas regularly. The outside
entrance doors of the residence halls are locked each evening, and entry is obtained
only by the use of a marlock key, which is issued to each student resident.
Application Process
Applicants must be accepted for admission to or currently enrolled in their respective
schools before being assigned. Please download and complete the application.
Assignments are made each year based on the date of the received application.
Once an assignment is made the student will receive via e-mail a housing offer.
The housing offer will have the type of room being offered and instructions for
sending the room reservation deposit, which must be received before the housing
contract is created. Once a housing deposit is received you will received additional
information for your housing contract.
Residency Limitations
Occupancy is limited to eight years
(96 months) from the date of your admission to your program.
Contacting Our Office
Graduate and Off-Campus Housing
1915 Maple Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-491-5127
Fax:* 847-467- 2748
Email:* grad-housing@northwestern.edu
* There are a number of documents which we do not accept by fax or email. Among
these are applications, signed contracts, and cancellation notifications. Please
call our office if you believe special circumstances warrant an exception in
your case. Thank you.
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