The Latest Housing Data
Learn about how much housing Stanford provides and where it’s located.
By the Numbers
Stanford strives for excellence across our housing portfolio and we continue to provide funds and support policies that incentivize more housing construction in our region. We prioritize building housing on campus for undergraduate and graduate students, far outpacing almost all peer institutions. To supplement on-campus housing for faculty and staff, we construct housing on Stanford-owned land adjacent to campus, thus minimizing commutes and providing a variety of housing options.
We recognize that stable, affordable housing is critical for student success. Stanford guarantees housing for undergraduates for all four years and provides housing for over 70% of graduate students. We also provide as much as three times more student housing than large universities across California in similarly constrained housing markets.
All of Stanford’s housing is located on campus, on adjacent university lands, or near public transit. In addition to over 14,000 units/beds of student housing, there are roughly 900 faculty-ownership homes on campus, 180 homes in the new University Terrace community in Palo Alto, and a limited number of homes in other communities. Rental communities on Stanford land provide housing close to campus or public transit, such as Cardinal Apartments in Redwood City, located just a few blocks from a Caltrain station.
Stanford added more than 7,700 beds and units for affiliates over the past two decades. These beds and units provide housing options for our university communities on or near campus or public transit. In total, Stanford has over 18,000 units and student beds available within our housing portfolio.
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Figure 1, 3: Source Stanford University
Figure 2: Source Princeton, MIT, UCSD: Based on university websites for percentage of undergraduate and graduate students living in university-controlled housing. Harvard, University of Pennsylvania: Based on university website for percentage of undergraduate students living in university-controlled housing. For graduate housing, performed analysis based on housing data publicly available. Yale, UCLA, USC, Santa Clara University: Based on publicly available data for percentage of undergraduates living in university-controlled housing. For graduate housing, performed analysis based on housing data publicly available. UC Berkeley: Based on publicly available data for percentage of undergraduates and graduates living in university-controlled housing.