Overview

Accommodation at York

York is one of a handful of universities which has a college system. Your college provides you with a focus for your residence, welfare and social life. Each of the seven undergraduate colleges has its own distinctive identity, atmosphere, facilities and history.

Our colleges provide nearly 3,000 first year places on campus

Most students live in a college for their first year at York and remain part of the college community throughout their time here.

The colleges are:

• Alcuin College
• Derwent College
• Goodricke College
• Halifax College
• James College
• Langwith College
• Vanbrugh College

Guaranteed accommodation

All new, single undergraduate full-time students who accept York as their firm or insurance choice by the date advertised and apply for accommodation online by the due date are guaranteed an offer of University accommodation.

For 2011/12, single students from outside the EU were guaranteed accommodation on or near campus throughout their degree if they applied by the deadline date each year.

Rooms and prices

University accommodation

Every college has different accommodation, and even within a college some blocks are different because they have been built at different times or refurbished. Across the colleges, there are different layouts, types of bedrooms, lengths of lets, kitchen and bathroom facilities.

360° views of college rooms

• Alcuin College en-suite bedroom
• Derwent College en-suite bedroom
• Halifax College en-suite bedroom
• James College en-suite bedroom
• Langwith College en-suite bedroom
• Vanbrugh College en-suite bedroom

If you are visiting the University before you apply or during a post-application visit day, it is a good idea to take the opportunity to view some accommodation.

Prices

The pricing structure is reviewed each year. Rent bands reflect the variety of rooms. As a guide, in 2011/12, the prices range from approximately £85 to £118 per week. This includes heating and Internet access. York's accommodation charges are very competitive - an important consideration when you are living on a student budget.

Facilities: key points

Facilities: key points

• Some single-sex accommodation is available on request within some of the colleges.
• The York Housing Association and the University provide a limited number of one-, two- and three-bedroom furnished and unfurnished houses and flats for undergraduates and graduates with partners, including students with families.
• A number of study-bedrooms have been designed or adapted for students with disabilities of various kinds.
• The University provides an inclusive catered accommodation package for a number of rooms in Derwent and Langwith Colleges.
• All on-campus college accommodation and most off-campus accommodation has network access including web, email and FTP, and many colleges have an open-access computing classroom.
• All colleges have common rooms, laundry facilities, telephone facilities, vending machines and a portering service; some have a café/bar, restaurant and a television room.
• The City of York currently has a ready supply of good quality, competitively priced private accommodation in a number of areas close to the University.
• Car parking is restricted on campus and students are not eligible to park, with the exception of students with disabilities: you should therefore not expect to bring a car to the University.

How to apply

How to apply

Applications for accommodation are made online, on a 'first come, first served' basis. The date when the online application system opens will be advertised each year on the Accommodation website.

Students holding a conditional offer by the date advertised will be able to apply after they receive and accept an unconditional offer. They will be sent an email from the University giving their user ID and password together with information about online enrolment and accommodation application.