# Admissions| After Admission

**Source**: https://graduate.rice.edu/admissions/after-admission/housing
**Parent**: https://graduate.rice.edu/

## **Housing**

### **Graduate Student Housing**

Rice University offers housing to full-time, currently registered or recently accepted graduate students. [Rice Graduate Housing](https://housing.rice.edu/graduate-housing) has three properties for graduate students located near campus - the [Rice Graduate Apartments](https://housing.rice.edu/graduate-housing/rice-graduate-apartments), the [Rice Village Apartments](https://housing.rice.edu/graduate-housing/rice-village-apartments) and the newly-completed [Rice University Townhomes](https://housing.rice.edu/graduate-housing/rice-village-townhomes). Furnished apartments are available in a variety of floor plans and the Rice Shuttle Service provides easy transportation to and from campus, nearby grocery stores and shopping centers. High-speed internet is provided. The Rice Graduate Housing staff host many social events such as holiday parties, cooking competitions and resident get-togethers in order to help facilitate the balance between work and play.

For more information, please visit the [Graduate Housing](https://housing.rice.edu/graduate-housing "Rice Graduate Housing") website. First-year doctoral students are guaranteed housing on-campus if they meet application deadlines (the 2022 application deadline is April 20). All first-year students experience a very high placement rate in university housing.

### **Off-Campus Housing**

The Housing & Dining Office has created [a database of available off-campus housing](https://offcampushousing.rice.edu/) in the area. The Office of International Students and Scholars [also provides resources for all students to locate temporary and permanent housing](https://oiss.rice.edu/housing).

A Google Map of rental data was compiled by graduate students. This was compiled to provide an estimation of cost of housing available. To view the map in a new window, click [here](https://ricegis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=7531b58852cb4e508a282b966d0144c9), or scroll down to view the embedded map.

### **Renter's Insurance**

Renter's insurance is strongly advised for all of our students living in rental properties. Students wanting to secure renter's insurance that have a vehicle, should check with their car insurer to see if they also have a policy. Also, Progressive, GEICO, and All State all have renter's insurance policies. Rice is a member of the University Risk Management & Insurance Association and through that association we have [access to a renters insurance program](https://urmiastudentproperty.ajg.com/) as a resource to students.