Transfer Students: Housing
As a transfer student, you can choose from several interesting housing options:
On-Campus Housing
If you'd like to live on campus, you'll want to investigate several different options: traditional residence halls, program houses, and cooperative residences. You'll receive information about all of these housing possibilities once you've been admitted to Cornell. Keep in mind, however, that demand for on-campus housing often exceeds the supply. If you plan to live on campus, be sure to turn in your housing application as quickly as possible after you're accepted to the university. For more information about any of the following housing options, see the campus life Housing page.
- Traditional residence halls come in all shapes and sizes at Cornell---from high-rises and low-rises to Gothic buildings---and offer a wide range of living options. There are single rooms, doubles, suites, and apartments; men and women live in adjacent rooms, on separate floors, or in wings designated for one sex only. In all, Cornell has more than 2 dozen traditional residence halls, most on campus and two in Collegetown.
- Program houses are residential units organized around special themes. Ecology House, for example, promotes environmental education and awareness through programming that includes lectures, workshops, field and camping trips, and festivals. One hundred students live in Ecology House, and 20% of them are transfer students. In addition to Ecology House, there are 8 other program houses at Cornell: Akwe:kon, Holland International Living Center, Just About Music (JAM), Language House, the Latino Living Center, Multicultural Living Learning Center, Risley Residential College, and Ujamaa Residential College.
- Cooperative
residences are owned by the university but are run by the students
who live in them and who are responsible for all house rules and traditions
as well as house maintenance. This type of living arrangement provides
several benefits: a strong sense of community; a commitment to shared
responsibility, personal initiative and expression, and member support;
and an inexpensive alternative to traditional housing at Cornell.
Off-Campus Housing
Many transfers as well as upperclass men and women at Cornell choose to live in off-campus houses and apartments. Most of these students live in Collegetown, just a short walk from campus. If this option appeals to you, Cornell can help you find a place to live that meets your needs. The Off-Campus Life Program, located on campus at 2150 North Balch Hall (607 255-5368), offers up-to-date computer listings of furnished and unfurnished apartments, houses, rooms, and sublets available in the area. The office also provides advice about tenant/landlord rights, lease agreements, and off-campus living costs. Visit the Off-Campus Life Program site for more detailed information about their services.
