On-Campus Housing

What's Happening:

The License Agreement Now Available

The SDSU Student Housing License Agreement, 2010/11, is now available in the Web Portal. Admitted students who previously clicked the "Housing Interest" button in their Web Portal will see the License Agreement in their Web Portal. Please start by reading the Instructions at the beginning of the checklist. When all information
has been electronically submitted, remember to "Print-Sign-Mail."

New Residential Options for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors

Why do some students have a successful experience in college, persisting to graduation, while others, equally talented, do not? Research indicates that a key difference is the residential experience. In fact, it has been proven that students who live on campus for a second, third and even fourth year are more likely to graduate on time than their off-campus counterparts. Beginning in 2010/11, San Diego State University will offer some new success options for students. In addition, rates for on-campus housing will not increase, and in many cases, decrease from current rates. For more information, see here.

University Residential Live-on Requirement

Beginning Fall 2010, all admitted first-time-freshmen from outside the San Diego State University (SDSU) local service area will be required to live on campus. In addition, all first-time freshmen participants in the University Honors Program will be required to live on campus. For more information visit the SDSU On-Campus Housing Live-On Requirements website. The university continues to highly encourage all students to live on campus at least two years while studying at the university.

Students living on-campus continue to academically out-perform their peers living off-campus :

1. Residential students averaged a 2.81 GPA while off campus students averaged a 2.38. Residential students living in one of the many “learning communities” averaged a 2.89.
2. 30% of students living off-campus were placed on academic probation compared with 14% of residential students.
3. Of those off-campus students placed on academic probation, 50% are disqualified as SDSU students by the end of the spring semester; 27% remain on academic probation, and 24% are removed from academic probation.
4. Residential students living in “learning communities” at SDSU are twice as likely to graduate in four years than their non-learning community residential peers.
5. Residential students who live on for two (2) years have a continuation rate to junior year of 90%; those who live on for one (1) year have a continuation rate of 70%. Students who live off campus have a continuation rate of 58%.

Housing Tour Information

Housing tours of one (1) standard double room are now being offered *Monday-Friday at 12:15 p.m. Tours begin at the Office of Housing Administration and consist of a short video followed by a brief tour of a room in the Olmeca residence hall.  Tours usually take 30 to 45 minutes.  You can also find more information on the housing tours page.

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Contact Information:

Mailing Addre ss:
Office of Housing Administration (OHA) &
Residential Education Office (REO)
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-1802

Office Location (OHA/REO):
6050 Montezuma Road (see the campus map)

Telephone: (619) 594-5742
Fax: (619) 594-6202
E-mail: oha@mail.sdsu.edu

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Site Last Updated: 2/2010