Applying for accommodation

• Undergraduate

  Undergraduate exchange and study abroad students may apply for University accommodation; further information will be provided with your offer.

  University halls of residence are all co-ed, with mixed nationalities and age groups.

  When you apply for accommodation, you will indicate your accommodation preferences:

  • shared or single bedroom
  • shared or private (en suite) bathroom facilities
  • catered (meal plans) or self-catered.

  You are not guaranteed your preferred choice of residence.

• Postgraduate

  Postgraduate exchange and study abroad students are not guaranteed University accommodation. However, single applicants who apply for accommodation before July each year are normally offered University owned, managed or leased accommodation.

  Students from outside the UK and EU

  International postgraduate students applying for a taught programme who normally live outside the UK and EU will be provided with priority access to postgraduate accommodation. This priority access depends on you confirming your offer of a place before the dates outlined below.

  • 31 March: overseas applicants who have accepted an offer from the University (either conditional or unconditional), paid the pre-payment fee and have completed an online accommodation application by 30 March are most likely to receive University accommodation.
  • 30 May: applicants who have accepted an offer from the University (either conditional or unconditional), paid the pre-payment fee and completed an online accommodation application by 30 May will still be considered for University accommodation.
  • 30 June: the final deadline for priority access to University accommodation. The University will continue to accept applications after this deadline on a case-by-case basis; however, if an applicant accepts their offer and pays the pre-payment fee before this deadline, this will increase the chances of being allocated a place in University accommodation.

  Find out how and when to apply for accommodation.

• Private accommodation

  Students who wish to rent a room within the private sector in St Andrews are encouraged to use the online search facility Student Pad.

  Students can also contact current students at St Andrews who may wish to rent out a room by using the accommodation facility on the Students' Association webpages.

  It may be difficult to lease private accommodation if you are in St Andrews for less than six months. You should also be aware that you will liable for council tax if you are here for less than a full academic year and staying in private accommodation.