Graduate and Professional Student Housing
On-Campus Housing
Graduate and professional students are eligible to live in several apartment and cooperative communities on campus. Visit Apartments at UC Davis to learn more about each community.
Off-Campus Housing in Davis
There are a variety of housing options in the city of Davis, including apartments, studios, rooms-for-rent in houses, and cooperatives. Generally, leases in Davis run from September 1 through August 31, and the renewal season begins in January. Vacancy rates in Davis are typically very low so it’s important to begin a search for housing early in the calendar year when housing is still available.
Community Housing Listing
The Associated Students of UC Davis (ASUCD) maintain the Community Housing Listing (CHL), an online collection of available housing opportunities for UC Davis students. The website is a meet-up place where students who have housing but need roommates can connect with students who are seeking housing.
Local Housing Listing
Many students visit a variety of housing options in-person before picking one, but for those who can’t, there are a variety of privately-operated websites, including Craigslist, and two local Davis newspapers, that provide housing listings.
Nearby Cities
In addition to Davis, the nearby cities of Woodland, Dixon, Winters, and West Sacramento offer housing, and Sacramento itself is a large metropolitan area with a variety of neighborhoods and housing options. These cities are, generally, more affordable that Davis, but they are several miles out, likely limiting transportation to automobile or public transit.
Housing in Sacramento
(UC Davis Medical Center)
UC Davis Medical Center does not have onsite housing. However, a variety of reasonably-priced apartments, condos/townhomes, and single family houses are available for rent in the community around the Stockton Boulevard campus.
Housing Resources
Graduate Medical Education maintains a list of housing resources on their website: ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/gme/residents/housing_info.html.
Occasionally housing availability notices are sent to the GME office. Please contact Jennifer Cano to inquire about any current housing opportunities.
Housing in the East Bay
(Graduate School of Management)
The Bishop Ranch campus does not have any onsite housing. However, it is conveniently located in San Ramon, immediately off of Interstate 680 and near several cities.
San Ramon and the surrounding communities of Danville, Pleasanton, Dublin, and Walnut Creek are mostly urban, offering a variety of apartment, studio, and condominium options. Room-for-rent opportunities are occasionally available.
There are a variety of local newspapers who may have housing information, including The Contra Costa Times, and online websites such as Craigslist likely have the broadest offerings and most current information.
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