The following tips and list of housing resources by City are compiled annually based on referrals from Yale students and alums.
When starting your housing search, check with classmates and friends who will be in the same area as you may be able to share an apartment or sublet. Many colleges and universities open up residence halls for short-term, affordable rentals to students during the summer; check college websites or contact institutions about housing. College newspapers may also list information on student-friendly apartments or sublets.
Prepare a budget to determine how much you can afford to spend on housing. If you choose to share space, talk about financial limitations to assure you are in agreement. Before signing any rental or sublet agreements, be sure to read contracts and be clear about the terms. If you are looking outside university housing, consider arriving before the start of your experience to allow you time to physically see properties.
Be Aware of Housing Scams: Unfortunately, housing scams can happen, and below are several helpful articles:
- How to Spot a Rental Scam, Trulia
- Avoid Scams and Fraud, Apartments.com
- Ultimate List of Tips to Avoid Being Scammed When Apartment Hunting, Rentberry
- Rental Fraud: Top Tips for Avoiding Common Scams, apartmentlist Rentonomics
General Resources
Note: These housing resources have been found helpful by previous Yale students and alums. OCS will not include a resource unless it was referred and used by a member of the Yale community. This list is far from comprehensive and the appearance of a resource on this list does not imply any endorsement from Yale University or the Office of Career Strategy. The Office of Career Strategy provides these resources as a convenience, does not vet them, and makes no representations as to the qualifications or experience of the resources. Students must perform their due diligence and use their discretion and judgment when making decisions about housing. Students are also encouraged to ask their employers, program, or other contacts directly about additional resources.
Visitors to this website using the database should refer to our terms of use policy.
- Airbnb
- ApartmentGuide.com
- ApartmentList.com
- Blueground
- Booking.com
- Craigslist
- Diggz.co
- Educational Housing Service
- Erasmus student housing (European cities)
- Facebook groups (university housing groups, Free & For Sale groups, ex-pat groups, etc.)
- furnishedfinder.com
- June Homes
- HouseStay
- Lonely Planet
- Padmapper
- Realtor.com
- Rentbits
- Roomi
- RoomLaLa
- Sabbatical Homes
- SpareRoom (US & UK)
- Spot A Home
- Sublet.com
- Trulia: Rooms for Rent
- ULoop
- VeryApt
- Visa Hunter: How to Find an Apartment
- VRBO
- Zeus Living (furnished apartments in SF, LA, Seattle, DC, NY)
- Zillow Rental Listings
Housing Resources: US Cities
• Facebook Group: UT Austin Sublets/Roommate Finder
- Back Bay Suites (short-term furnished rentals)
- Boston University Housing
- FOUND Study
- Suffolk University Summer Housing
- Tufts Summer Housing
• Facebook Group: Housing, Sublets & Roommates near Vanderbilt
- Arnold Lehrer Properties
- Chelsea Management Company
- Elm Campus Partners
- Fairfield University Student Summer Housing
- Farnam Realty Group
- Facebook Group: Yale Grad Free & For Sale & Rent (sign up with an @yale.edu email)
- Facebook Group: Yale Off-Campus Housing: Rentals, sublets, roommate, furniture
- Mod Equities
- Pike International
- 92Y Student & Intern Housing
- Citi Habitats
- Columbia University
- Columbia University Morningside Buy/Sell Facebook Group (students subletting NYC apartments)
- Educational Housing Services (NYC) (discount for Yale students, visit the Yale page)
- Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Dorms
- Free & For Sale at Yale Facebook page (sign up with an @yale.edu email) – includes NY subleases
- Heritage Apartments
- Hunter College – on campus housing
- International House
- Iona College Intern Housing (Westchester, NY)
- leasebreak.com – short-term rentals in NYC
- NYC Intern
- NYU Summer Housing
- NYU Sublet Listing Subscription Form
- Outpost Student Housing
- rentalpaca.com
- School of Visual Arts (SVA) University Housing
- St. John’s University (Queens)
- St. Peter’s University, Panepinto Hall Apartments (Jersey City, NJ): Summer Application Link and Apartment Virtual Tour
- StreetEasy Moving to NYC Guide
- The New School
- Webster Apartments
•. SUPost.com (Stanford area housing)
- Facebook Group: University of California at San Diego (UCSD) Housing, Sublets & Roommates
- Facebook Group: UCSD Student Off-Campus Housing
- Facebook Group: University of San Diego (USC) Housing, Sublets & Roommates
- ApartmentList.com – Washington, D.C.
- CapStay
- Catholic University of America – Summer Intern Housing
- George Mason University
- George Washington University Summer Housing
- Georgetown University Law Campus Summer Housing
- The Hill Classifieds
- International Student House of Washington DC
- Thompson Markward Hall
- University of Maryland
- Washington Intern Housing Network
- Washington Intern Student Housing (WISH)
Housing Resources: Outside the U.S. (by Country)
- B-Hive Cooperative Living (Oxfordshire Area)
- Hello Student (accommodations across 28 cities in the U.K.)
- London School of Economics Student Housing (London)
- University College London Housing (London)
- Urbanest Westminster Bridge Student Accommodations (London)
- The Social Hub: Choose Student Stay (Berlin)
- Wunderflats
- Arcadia University Housing (Dublin)