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Apply for Graduate/Family Housing
To be eligible to live in Graduate/Family Housing, a student must ...
- meet the requirements for admission to the University of Florida and qualify as a degree-seeking student as defined by his/her college during the term housing is required
- make normal progress toward a degree as determined by the college
- be married and/or have legal custody of a dependent child(ren) prior to being offered an assignment OR be a single graduate student
Unfortunately, due to very high, year-round demand for Graduate and Family Housing, we DO NOT make apartments available to post-docs, faculty, staff, or similar groups. This restriction does not apply to internal Dept. of Housing and Residence Education staff for whom a job-related need to have them live in campus housing has been identified.
How to Apply
After completing an application for admission to UF and receiving a UF Student ID number, you may complete the online application and pay the $25 nonrefundable application processing fee (via secure credit-card transaction). We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
The average wait-time for an apartment depends on many factors. During high demand times which are usually around a change in semesters and during the entire summer, the waiting time for an apartment is typically in the range of 6 to 16 months depending on an applicant's preferences and specific apartment availability.
During times when demand is less there is also usually a similar reduction in available apartments. However, regardless of this corresponding change, wait times during non-high demand times tend to drop to an average about 3 to 9 months.
It is important to understand that in both cases (high and low demand) these times are averages. A person who will accept any apartment offer regardless of location or timing or amenities will get an offer quicker. This is because most people have some restrictions on apartments that they are willing to accept an offer for. Conversely, if an applicant is very specific about these variables, they could easily wait more than the average time.
Priority Placement
We DO NOT accept requests for “priority” or “special consideration” to be given advance placement on the application list. We are very committed to giving preference in assignments to people who have been waiting the longest.
For more information on this subject, we invite you to go to this page on our blog.
Once you are on our application list we periodically send out messages to you via E-mail about available apartments. We also make official offers to you over E-mail. It is important that you frequently monitor ANY E-mail address you have provided to the university. If you desire housing within a very near time frame, it would be wise to check your E-mail accounts daily.
Additional information about available apartments including timelines, seasonal demand, and rental rates can be found by reading our blog. This blog is updated often with new information about available apartments and other important subjects.
Depending on the specific type of apartment you wish to live in, supportive documents including a copy of applicant's marriage certificate and/or children's birth certificates, passports, etc. must be provided at the time an official offer for campus housing is accepted.
Single parents must provide a copy of legal documents (adoption papers, divorce decrees, etc.) showing full custody of minor dependent children at the time an offer for campus housing is accepted.
Maguire Village applicants must also include a statement of income eligibility which will be explained if official offers to this village are made.
Additional information about life in Graduate and Family Housing can be found at this website:
