Graduate accommodation
Full-time graduate students at the University are required to live within twenty-five miles of the Carfax tower, which marks the centre of the city of Oxford, during term time. This ensures that all graduates have full and consistent access to the world-class academic resources and thriving college communities which underpin studying and researching at Oxford.
There is a wide range of accommodation options available to students,
both privately and within the University, to suit a variety of needs and living arrangements.
College accommodation
Colleges are usually the primary providers of accommodation to Oxford's graduate students. Most colleges are able to offer accommodation to their graduate students for all or part of their programme of study. Some also make provisions for specific accommodation requirements, such as accommodation for student couples or families or accommodation specifically adapted for students with disabilities.
Summer flowers in a college quad
Photograph by Edvard Glucksman, DPhil Zoology
Some college accommodation is part of the historical college buildings in central Oxford, although some colleges have also invested in modern off-site developments located close to the center.
You can find a summary of the accommodation provision and costs for each college in the College Guide.
College accommodation is limited and in high demand, therefore if you would like to have the option of college accommodation it is advised that you apply to the earliest available deadline for your programme. If you are made an offer of a place to study at Oxford, you will be able to access more detailed and relevant information for your particular college once you have been notified of your accepting college.
University accommodation
The University’s Accommodation Office can help with finding
accommodation for graduate students if college accommodation is
unavailable, or if colleges are unable to provide the type of housing
needed.
The Office lets and manages 800 residential units for graduate students, their partners and families on several sites in Oxford.
Private accommodation
If University accommodation is not immediately available, the Oxford Student Pad
lists all types of accommodation in the private sector
available to let to students and, where required, their partners and/or
children.
Oxford University Student Union (OUSU)
produce a Living Out Guide, which includes information and advice to
anyone who is looking for, or living in, private rented accommodation in
Oxford. The guide covers areas of Oxford where you could live, what to
look for, and what to do before you sign a contract. It also covers
financial issues, legal standards, health and safety, and what to do
when you move out.
