Stanford University provides a variety of subsidized on-campus and subsidized off-campus housing options for law students. Student may choose from furnished single dormitory rooms to four bedroom apartments equipped with full kitchens. Starting in fall 2009, a new residence built specifically for Stanford Law students and other graduate students from around campus—which we consider to be the best student housing in the country—will intensify the interdisciplinary learning experience. The university also lists off-campus housing opportunities.
For detailed information about on- and off-campus housing and how to apply please visit the Housing Assignment Services website.
Housing is guaranteed to all new matriculated students who apply for housing by the early May deadline and are willing to live in any graduate residence. For single students, University accommodations are available at:
These are the only dormitories on campus reserved primarily for graduate students. While they are open to any single graduate student, Law students have a priority for assignment to Crothers Hall. These halls have both furnished single occupancy rooms and furnished double occupancy rooms. The room size may vary in shape and size, but the average is approximately 125 square feet for the single occupancy rooms, and 215 square feet for the double occupancy rooms.
This apartment complex houses single students, couples, and students with children in studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments. All students with partners or spouses and/or children who live on campus are assigned to Escondido Village.
This graduate apartment complex consisting of 112 single-student two-bedroom apartments. Each furnished apartment is about 575 square feet and has its own bathroom, living-dining room, kitchen, and storage closet.
This is a graduate apartment complex that houses 779 single students in two-and four-bedroom apartments. The two-bedroom apartments vary a bit in shape and size, but the average is about 575 square feet where as the four-bedroom apartments are about 1040 square feet and have two bathrooms.
This graduate residential complex located just a few blocks from the Stanford Business School. The Center houses more than 200 students, primarily first-year MBAs, but law school students are welcomed to apply for housing in the center. Each suite is 700 square feet with a private living area, bath, and a full kitchen shared with one other resident.
Located about a mile away from the law school, Escondido Village is an apartment complex that houses couples and students with children. Nearly all couples live in one bedroom apartments but there are eight two-bedroom loft apartments available. Students with children live in one, two, and three apartments. Most family apartments/townhouses are arranged around grassy, fenced courtyards with play equipment and sand pools. Housing is available for married students, students with same-sex or opposite-sex domestic partners, and single parents.
Stanford is located in Santa Clara County and immediately to the north is San Mateo County. There are numerous cities surrounding Stanford, going all the way north to San Francisco and all the way south to San Jose. The following communities located within 10 miles of campus:
All incoming students and returning students are eligible to access the Community Housing Service (CHS) online listings which include rental listings of available rooms, places to share, apartments, cottages, houses, condominiums, and temporary rentals in the communities surrounding Stanford. Several local newspapers such as The Stanford Daily, The Palo Alto Weekly, Stanford Report, and San Jose Mercury News run housing advertisements. In the past, students have also utilized website like Craigslist and Rent.net to find off-campus housing.