Santa Clara University - Off-Campus Housing

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Most students move into off-campus housing sophomore or junior year, because the social scene revolves around off-campus student houses and apartments. Property costs in the area are very high, and year-round leases are often required even though the students will only be there for 8 to 9 months of it. This is especially true of properties that are very close to campus. However, since the student body on the whole is fairly wealthy, and since living on campus is not exactly cheap anyway, price is usually not a deal breaker.

I advise students to consider moving off campus. The price difference is usually worth it for the extra freedom and comfort having a place of one’s own provides, and convenience is pretty much a non-issue. (When I first moved off campus, my walks to class were actually shorter than the previous year.) Those interested in moving off campus should start looking during winter quarter. That is when leases for the fall start becoming available for houses whose residents are graduating, moving, or just can’t get organized enough to commit to another year. The Office of Student Life has an online directory of available off-campus housing at www.scu.edu/studentlife/housing.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

The rules are strict on campus.... The rules are strict on campus. Here, I make the rules. Here, I am God! 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

Anonymous says:

There is this one crazy lady in... There is this one crazy lady in the neighborhood who always videotapes the students partying and walking around to show to the police. It’s definitely weird, but I guess the cops don’t pay any attention to her, so everybody pretty much ignores her. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

Anonymous says:

Finding off-campus housing can be... Finding off-campus housing can be a hassle. You need to start looking early, like winter quarter of the year before you’re moving in. If you don’t, all the houses near campus will be taken, and you’ll have to take an apartment or a house farther away. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

Anonymous says:

I’d say more than half of... I’d say more than half of sophomores stay on campus, but almost all juniors and seniors move off. Housing is outrageously expensive; individual rent often runs between $500 to $600 a month for a shared room in a run-down college house. Apartments are a little more affordable, but houses are a lot more fun because you can host parties. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

Anonymous says:

The prices are ridiculously high,... The prices are ridiculously high, but I think it is better living off campus by a long shot. I like being able to have parties at my house and not having to worry about Campus Safety. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

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