Stanford MBA students preparing for class in the courtyard of the Schwab Residential Center
Applying in Round 1 or 2 allows you to enter the Stanford on-campus housing lotteries in early May. The Schwab Residential Center typically fills even earlier.
Residential Life
Whether you choose to live on- or off-campus, the Stanford community offers unmatched opportunities for building relationships with your classmates. Students from more than 70 countries call Stanford home during their two years here. Single students, married students, and students with families meet here on common ground.
On-Campus Housing
Stanford MBA students have multiple housing options. On-campus housing is guaranteed to all students for one year. If you come to the GSB with children, we guarantee you two years of housing at the same address.
On-campus options include:
The Schwab Residential Center
Schwab houses approximately 200 unmarried first-year students in a community of small, modern apartment buildings. Residents share access to beautiful open courtyards, a fountain, comfortable lounges, a computer lab, and study rooms. Each student has a private living area and bath, plus a shared kitchen.
The Center is adjacent to sports venues and the University's main athletic facilities. MBA students who don't live in Schwab frequently visit the Center to meet with classmates and use its facilities.
Stanford University Graduate Housing
The Graduate Housing Service manages all other housing accommodations on campus, including dormitories, small group houses, apartments, and suites.
- Escondido Village apartments house approximately 3,200 single students, couples without children, and students with children
- The Liliore Green Rains Houses include two-and four-bedroom apartments, all of which offer a private bedroom for each student
- The Richard W. Lyman Graduate Residences are two-bedroom apartments housing 224 students on the west side of campus, close to the Medical Center and the Science and Engineering Quad
Off-Campus Housing
If you prefer to live off-campus, a wide variety of neighborhoods near campus offers housing to meet virtually any need. Community Housing Services (CHS) can provide basic information about finding housing in the Stanford area. A comprehensive portfolio of information is available by mail, free of charge to admitted students. Other off-campus housing information is available online, in local newspapers, and through local property management companies.