Undergraduate Housing

Residents outside one of the small houses.

All undergraduate students have the option to live in our residence halls, residential colleges, and special-interest housing. Virtually every first-year students choose to live in our residence halls and nearly 70% of the undergraduate population lives on campus. Regardless of where you choose to live, you’ll find that living at Northwestern is sure to be one of the most exciting and memorable times of your life.

If you know the kind of facility or type of community you’re looking for, you can select from the list below. You can also browse all of our housing options.

In the descriptions, you will see some terms used to describe the style of housing. You can learn more about the layout of traditional style housing, open suites, and closed suites. You will also find some common amenities that the University provides in all of our residence halls and residential colleges.

To access the Undergraduate Housing application, visit our Housing Assignments page.