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Accommodations (Evanston)
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Welcome, and thank you for your interest in housing on Northwestern University's Evanston 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 information on graduate housing on the Chicago campus.

Engelhart Hall
This residence hall is located on the western edge of campus at 1915 Maple Avenue. Located within blocks of the heart of campus and downtown Evanston and immediately adjacent to plentiful parking as well as public transportation, Engelhart Hall is ideally situated for busy graduate students and their families. The building has twin studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. View rate information and diagrams for each model. All apartments are carpeted and have individually controlled heating and air conditioning. Housing rates includes all utilities, basic campus phone and data service in addition to basic cable television. Apartments are rented furnished. Contracts are written for the academic year.

Building amenities include a residents' lounge, study rooms, children's play area outdoors and indoors, fax and copier center, coin-operated laundry, tenant storage, elevator service, community assistants and community programming, indoor parking (available at an additional charge), and a staff dedicated to providing a supportive environment for graduate students and their families.

McManus Living-Learning Center
This residence hall is located on the southern edge of campus at 1725 Orrington Avenue and exclusively serves the students enrolled in the MBA program*, their spouses/children/partners**, and guests of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Located within blocks of the heart of campus, steps from downtown Evanston, and convenient to public transportation, McManus is ideally situated for busy KGSM students and their spouses/partners. The building has studio, twin studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. View rate information and diagrams for each model. All apartments are carpeted and have individually controlled heating and air conditioning. Housing rates includes utilities and basic campus phone and data service in addition to basic cable television. Apartments are furnished. Contracts may be written for either a nine-month or twelve-month period.

Building amenities include a residents' lounge, game room, fax and copier center, multiple study rooms, two coin-operated laundries, tenant storage, student directors and community programming, indoor parking (available at an additional charge), and a staff dedicated to providing a supportive environment.

For more information, see the Kellogg McManus Web page.

Security
University Police patrol both of the residence halls and other campus areas regularly. The outside entrance doors of the residence halls are locked, and entry is obtained only by the use of a key issued to each student resident.

Application Process
Engelhart Hall
Download and complete the application. Assignments are made each year based on the date of the received application.

Assignment Process

Applicants must be accepted for admission to or currently enrolled in their respective schools before being assigned. Two-bedroom apartments are assigned to families with children. Families with more than five persons are not eligible for assignment to a two-bedroom apartment. One-bedroom apartments are assigned to couples without children, to families with one child and to single graduate students. Families with more than three persons are not eligible for assignment to a one bedroom. Twin-studio apartments are available only to single students. It will either be a twin studio large or small room you will share the kitchen and bath with one other student of the same sex.

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 the deposit is received you will receive additional information for your housing contract. Before signing the contract please think about the following before you sign. (1) Are you able to commit to assuming financial obligation effective the date your contract begins or do you need to request a different date? (2) Have you received your student visa (if applicable)? (3) Has your academic department admitted you? If you answer “NO” to any of these questions, you may wish to resolve that issue before signing the contract. Once you sign the contract you are obligated to pay a minimum of sixty days housing charges, even if you are unable to attend the University.

Residency Limitations

Occupancy is limited to eight years (96 months) from the original date of your admission to your program.

Contract

A contract can begin at any point during the year, but all contracts end on June 15th of each year. Contracts may be renewed for up to a 12 month period based on continued eligibility.

McManus Living-Learning Center
The application and assignment process for McManus is handled by the Student Affairs Office of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Detailed information on the process is available from that office.

Contacting Our Office
Graduate Housing, Northwestern University
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 signed leases and cancellation notifications. Please call our office if you believe special circumstances warrant an exception in your case. Thank you.