Housing UB

The University at Buffalo is pleased to offer students a variety of housing options to fit the different needs of our students. Students have the option to live either on-campus of off-campus. We generally encourage most international students to live on-campus so that students may interact with US and other international students.
The University at Buffalo offers residence halls and apartment style housing. The residence halls are generally reserved for first and second year undergraduate students. The on-campus apartment complexes are usually reserved for our third and fourth year students. We also have designated on-campus apartment complexes for graduate students.
The residence halls are located on both the north and south campus. The south campus residence halls include Goodyear Hall, Clement Hall and The Triad Complex. The two complexes on the north campus are the Governors and the Ellicott complex.

Residence Halls

South Campus

There are five residence hall facilities on the South Campus: Clement and Goodyear Halls, which are two high-rise halls connected by a service area; Pritchard, MacDonald, and Schoellkopf Halls, which are four story residences. Clement and Goodyear each house 480 students in suite arrangements. The suites, two double rooms connected by a bath, enable each floor to be coeducational by alternate suites. Pritchard, MacDonald, and Schoellkopf each house 150 students in double rooms. Each floor is divided into two wings, each has centrally located baths. International students choosing to live on the South Campus should choose Clement Hall or MacDonald Hall as their first choice since those are the only two South Campus Residence Halls that remains open during term breaks.

North Campus

The North Campus has two housing clusters: the Governors Residence Halls and the the Joseph Ellicott Complex. Governors' halls house 825 students in suites, each consisting of four double rooms, a bathroom, and a lounge. The complex is coeducational by alternate suites. Ellicott is a self contained campus-within-a-campus where 3,250 students enjoy a blend of living, learning, studying, and recreational space. Living areas are coeducational by alternating sections. Each section has rooms ranging from four-person occupancy to single, with common baths and lounges that include snack-preparation facilities. International students choosing to live on the North Campus should choose Red Jacket Quadrange or Clinton Hall as their first choice since they are the only North Campus Residence Halls that remain open during term breaks.

Apartment Complexes

The University at Buffalo has recently in the past few years built new apartment style complexes to fulfill the housing needs of our students. Apartment complexes are generally for graduate students and upper-level (junior/senior) undergraduate students.

Apartments: Flickinger Court Apartments (Graduate) (photo)
Hadley Village Apartments (Undergraduate) (photo)
Flint Village Apartments (undergraduate & Graduate) (photo)
South Lake Village Apartments (Undergraduate & Graduate) (photo)
Creekside Village Apartments (Graduate) (photo)

Accommodations and Services

All rooms are furnished and designed to be comfortable and livable. The rooms are furnished with a bed, mattress, desk and chair, nightstand, dresser, and a lamp for each occupant. Rooms are equipped with Ethernet data connections for personal computers. This connection is faster than a modem connection and will allow students on-line access without tying up the phone lines. Each room is equipped with a telephone jack and is wired for cable television reception. First run movies and special programming are provided.

Each complex offers laundry facilities which contain washing machines and dryers; large screen television viewing rooms; study and recreation area; lounges; kitchenettes; vending machines; aerobic/physical fitness locations. All public areas and public bathrooms are serviced by the residence hall custodial staff. All incoming mail and parcel post are handled by the mailrooms located in all the residence halls. Each student will have a mailbox space in their own residence hall. Cafeterias are located in all residence hall complexes. There is a bus system that runs on a regular schedule and provides free transportation between the South and North Campus.

Housing Charges Rates: http://www.ub-housing.buffalo.edu/futurerates.php

For periods not covered by the schedule of rates, additional room charges will be assessed. These charges will be applied for students who remain in the hall during the winter and/ or spring recess.
On-campus housing is guaranteed for students who apply before May 1.
If you may have any further questions please contact the University Residence Halls at:
Spaulding Quad Room 106
Buffalo, NY 14261-0008
Tel: (716) 645-2171
Fax: (716) 645-3968
Website: http://www.ub-housing.buffalo.edu

E-mail:

Res Halls- ub-reshalls@buffalo.edu Apts-Undergrad- ub-apts@buffalo.edu Apts-Grad- ub-gradapts@buffalo.edu

Residential Dining

The University at Buffalo offers affordable and convenient meal plans which provide good food and nutrition. Meal plans are accepted at all Dining service locations on both campuses, which include residence hall dining rooms, fast food outlets, snack bars, and Bert's food court in Talbert, as well as our fine dining restaurants, such as Pistachio's in the Student Union on the North Campus.
The University at Buffalo Dining Service meal plan consists of two parts: resident dining and declining balance. The resident dining portion provides for breakfast and dinners during the week and brunches and dinners on the weekends. Resident meals are served in the residence hall dining rooms and provide a choice of four to six entrees nightly. Resident dining meals also include all-you-can-eat, self-served vegetables, breads and rolls, and beverages.
The declining balance portion of the meal plan provides for lunches and snacks. Declining balance is similar to a bank account with a bank card, or a pre-paid credit card. Points are used instead of cash to purchase individually priced items from our dining area, and the total number of points are deducted from the student's account. Additional declining balance points may be purchased at any time.