Graduate On-Campus Housing
The Graduate School, in partnership with the office of Residence Life, looks forward to making your graduate living arrangements as comfortable and supportive as possible. First come, first served based on our grad-housing waitlist.
Living on campus is a great way to meet graduate students from around the globe. It’s also a great way to learn and grow outside of labs and classrooms. When you live on the Hood College campus, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your network, connect with the broader campus community, make long-lasting friendships and develop the skills essential for a successful career.
On-campus graduate housing is available on a limited-basis (first-come, first-served). Accommodation is available for students with documented special needs.
General Information
Graduate students will be dispersed in various halls throughout campus (spring 2024 semester only) with shared bathrooms. Rooms are located on halls with current undergraduate students for spring 2024 only. For more information about our residence halls, click here.
Be a part of our diverse, residential community and make lasting connections! On-campus rental costs include utilities such as electricity, heat and hot water. Internet access is also included, and all our residence halls offer high speed Wifi.
Eligibility
A student applying for graduate housing must be registered for graduate classes during the semester in which they are requesting housing. On occasion, rooms open up on a first come, first served basis. Rooms are equipped to host students only. Parents, spouses, partners and children are not allowed to live in on-campus, graduate accommodations.
International Graduate Students: your F1 visa must be approved by the U.S. government before on-campus housing is guaranteed at Hood College. You must be registered for spring courses before your accommodation can be guaranteed.
Hood College Undergraduate Students: 4PLUS, ALTY Scholars and Athletes are all welcome to apply for on-campus housing during your graduate degree, but you must be registered for fall courses before your accommodation can be guaranteed.
Please note: a non-refundable housing deposit of $500 will be required before on-campus housing is guaranteed, which will be applied toward your overall bill. The application deadline for spring 2024 on-campus housing is December 1st, 2023.
Applying for Graduate On-Campus Housing
- STEP 1: Complete the Graduate Application Housing Form*Note: Graduate or Teaching Assistants (GAs or TAs) should not fill out this form, nor sign a housing contract. Contact GradDean@hood.edu if you are a current or incoming GA/TA.
- STEP 2: Register for at least one spring course.
- STEP 3: Receive preliminary approval from the Graduate School or be added to our waitlist
- STEP 4: If there is an opening, you will receive the Graduate Housing & Food Service Contract via email which requires a non-refundable $500 Graduate-Housing Deposit. You must remit payment within five business days, or your housing assignment will be given to the next grad student on the waitlist.
- STEP 5: Get ready to move in on January 17!
Navigating Campus
Cost is priced per semester at $3990 (fall and spring), which can be paid in full each semester or via one of four payment plans (see below).
Payment Plans:
- The 5-month payment plan = $798/month
- The 4-month payment plan = $998/month
- The 3-month payment plan = $1,330/month
Graduate students may remain on campus during the holidays and College closures for no additional charge. Summer accommodation for June and July is available for an additional fee of $600.
January 17, 2024
There are different options that you can choose to purchase when living on-campus:
- All Access Meal Plan costs $3,400 per semester and includes 100 flex dollars for the semester and 5 meal exchanges per week at The Blazer. The All Access meal plan allows students unlimited entrance to the Coblentz Dining Hall throughout the day while open. Students can stop by for a snack, a meal or just to visit friends whenever and as often as they like. Five guests meals are available per semester.
- The 10 Meal Plan costs $3,050 per semester and includes 200 Blazer Bucks for the semester and 3 meal exchanges per week at The Blazer. Three guests meals are available per semester.
- The Commuter meal plan costs $940 per semester and includes 50 block (meals per semester), $400 in flex dollars for the semester, and unlimited meal exchanges. Only residents in the leased duplexes off campus may waive a meal plan or select a Commuter Meal Plan, and must indicate this on their specialized application.
- Flex Dollars - you can add as much money as you want in your card and spend it at the Coblentz Dining Hall, Library Café or the Blazer. You will get a discount when you enter more than $100 in your card.
- Linens, including pillows, blankets, a mattress cover and sheets, towels and washcloths.
- Laundry basket or bag
- Laundry detergent
- Toiletries
- Shower shoes
- School supplies
- Personal items
- Candles
- Flammable fluids
- Fireworks
- Air conditioner
- Ceiling fan
- Waterbeds
- Halogen lamps
- Pets
- Extension Cords
The Graduate School at Hood College
gofurther@hood.edu
Hood College Residence Life
residencelife@hood.edu
Accounting Services
accounting@hood.edu