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Off-Campus Housing

Quick Stats

Undergrads Living Off Campus 36%
Freshmen Living Off Campus 1%

Best Time to Look for a Place

In order to find a nice place that isn't too far away, students typically start looking for an off-campus place in March or April of the previous school year. Basically, to start searching for a place five months before is definitely not uncommon.

Popular Areas
  • Beeler Street
  • Oakland
  • Shadyside
  • Squirrel Hill
  • Wilkins Avenue
Average Rents
  • Studio: $700
  • 1 BR: $735
  • 2 BR: $1,000
  • 3 BR: $1,350
  • 4 BR: $2,000

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

There’s a large selection of houses and apartments to choose from in the nearby area. Most students love their off-campus residences, but the relationship between students and their houses is not without its pains. Having your own place is a great thing for a student, and dealing with things like paying bills, getting enough heat, trekking to campus, and even being wary of suspicious housemates is not enough to dampen the experience of having your own place. Students can find themselves spread out in Oakland, Shadyside, and Squirrel Hill, but most students renting houses end up living on nearby Beeler Street. The street itself is like a small community of CMU students living off campus. On the weekends, there’s usually at least one party somewhere close by.

Finding off-campus space isn’t much of a problem. The housing department makes it trouble-free to find and secure a location and provides students with information packets and many private listings only available to the CMU community. Unfortunately, you’ll probably have to do at least 10 minutes of walking to get to campus. This isn’t so bad, though, especially considering the impressive condition of many of the houses and apartments. If you can find an off-campus place that is well-maintained and set up so that you don’t have to pay for utilities (Pittsburgh has freezing winters), the move from campus to a nearby apartment or house is definitely worth it. If you can find a bunch of friends to live with and drive down the rent, think about moving off campus by at least your junior year. Be careful, though! Students warn that campus housing can be a disaster if you don’t check out the place before you choose to rent it.

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Off-Campus Housing at Carnegie Mellon University

beckerjon

Electrical and Electronics Engineering '13

3.5
B

Lots of Apartments Throughout the City

There are lots of apartments throughout the city although a lot of the buildings are very old.

Mar 13, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Carnegie Mellon University

CMUhss2013

Computer Science '13

3.8
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Readily Available

there are tons of different types of off-campus housing, it makes it easy to get a house from graduating friends or something. but you need to start looking like mid spring semester if you want to find something close to campus. the cost of living is pretty cheap in Pittsburgh, but it can get expensive for a college student, especially heating.

Mar 10, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Carnegie Mellon University

quark104449

Mechanical Engineering '13

4.2
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Apartments Are Easy to Find!

It is very easy to find off campus housing. Many real estate and rental agents are available nearby and they are usually more than happy to help. Costs are low and these off campus houses are nearby.

Feb 01, 2012

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User rating for Carnegie Mellon University - Off-Campus Housing is 3.5 out of 5 based on 40 user reviews.

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Facts

Did You Know?
  • Once you live off campus, you are no longer allowed to live in campus housing, unless you apply for the housing wait list. However, it doesn't guarantee anything and doesn't notify students if they receive housing until late July and August.
  • Greek housing is considered off-campus housing. Students in Greek housing aren't allowed to move back into campus housing automatically, yet they are still subject to the same rules of campus housing.

For Assistance ContactWhat's This?

Community Housing Services
(412) 268-4990
commhous@andrew.cmu.edu
www.housing.cmu.edu/CommunityHousing

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