Housing
University of Chicago law students are very fortunate to have a wide range of affordable housing options convenient to the Law School. The cost of living in Chicago is one of its greatest advantages and is quite reasonable considering that Chicago is the nation's third largest city.
Approximately 80 percent of our first-year law students live in Hyde Park, the neighborhood immediately surrounding the University of Chicago campus. In Hyde Park, the housing options consist of (1) University-owned housing, which includes several university-owned neighborhood apartment buildings and New Graduate Residence Hall ("New Grad"), and (2) many large private apartment buildings.
University-owned Housing
University-owned housing offers options in nearly 30 different apartment buildings to our students, ranging from studios to three bedroom units (furnished and unfurnished). Many of our students live in New Grad Residence Hall, which is a dormitory with single rooms and private baths only a few blocks from the Law School. Here are some important links for learning more about University-owned housing:
- University Housing Website
- Graduate Student Housing Application Procedures
- List of Graduate Student Housing Locations (includes a list of all buildings with detailed information about each building)
- Graduate Student Housing Map (helpful interactive map of graduate student housing buildings where you can click on a building's location to see detailed information - the Law School is located on 60th between University Ave. and Ellis Ave.)
- New Grad Website
Private Apartment Buildings
There are also many private apartment buildings available to our students, some of which offer discounts and specials to law students. Many of these apartments are in high-rise buildings and have outstanding amenities, including parking, a doorman, laundry or dry cleaning facilities, and a gym. The following is a list of some of the local apartment buildings available to our students (this not an all-inclusive list or an endorsement of any apartment building).
- Regents Park Website (a full amenity building where you will find the largest concentration of law students, only a short bus ride from the Law School)
- Regents Park Law School Packages for 2009-2010
- Hyde Park Tower
- Windermere House
- MAC Property Management manages several apartment buildings in Hyde Park
- Twin Towers
- Flamingo Apartments
- Algonquin Apartments
Additional Information for Other Chicago Neighborhoods
Many students will move further north during their second and third years of law school to experience a different Chicago neighborhood. Some popular Chicago neighborhoods for law students include the South Loop, Gold Coast/River North, Lincoln Park, Wrigleyville, and Lakeview. These neighborhoods are a reasonable commute to Hyde Park (typically ranging anywhere from approximately 20-50 minutes by car or public transportation). The following online resources may be helpful for locating an apartment in these areas: Chicago Reader's Spacefinder, www.chicagotribune.com, www.rent.com, www.apartments.com, or craigslist.org.
Finding Roommates
Many of our students find roommates through our Admitted Student Discussion Forum, reaching out to classmates on the Facebook page, or at Admitted Students Weekend.
