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Off Campus Life

Resources you need to be a good neighbor within the Evanston/Chicago-metro & Northwestern Communities

The mission of the Off-Campus Life office is to serve as the first point of contact for students moving and living off-campus. Our office has one constituency group - Northwestern students. We have multiple stakeholders with whom we communicate, coordinate, and refer around issues regarding students' rights, responsibilities, and resources.

Housing

Find Housing

While living off-campus can be a great experience, finding good housing can be challenging. Northwestern University has partnered with Places4Students.com, a website that provides free off-campus housing solutions for post-secondary students, faculty, staff and other community members.

Sublet

  • Check requirements/procedures before subletting.
  • Get the landlord’s permission to sublet in writing.
  • The landlord has the right to approve any sublessee. 
  • Some landlords charge a fee to sublet.

For more information on Subletting:

Find a Roommate

Looking to be roommates with other NU students? Advertise the current room availability in your residence, view other students' room availability, or find someone also looking for a new place to live at the Places4Students Roommate site.

After finding a roommate, it’s important to discuss a wide range of topics before you sign the lease and move in together. Consider using the Roommate Checklist.

See video on "How to live with Roommates"

Getting Around

Northwestern Students Using the El Train