Housing at Duke

The on-campus residential experience is an important part of undergraduate life and education.  It is for this reason that the Trustees require all undergraduates to live on campus for their first three years.

Undergraduates are housed on our three campuses. East Campus is home to the First Year Experience. The West Campus residence hall quads are home to our sophomore class, as well as numerous juniors and seniors. The Central Campus apartments house juniors, seniors, and graduate students. We house approximately 5500 students in our residence halls and apartments.

First-year housing assignments are made over the summer, based on preference and matching information collected in May and early June. Upperclass students select their communities and housing assignments in March for the following academic year. Graduate students should apply for housing by early February. Undergraduate students have the option of joining our Living/Learning Communities or one of our Selective Living Groups.