Costs of meal plans vary. Demon Express can be used at the University's cafeteria, bookstore and other campus locations. Graduate students arrange their own housing off-campus. The Theatre School's admissions office assists incoming graduate students with finding appropriate, affordable housing. Rents in Chicago start as low as per month for a studio or a shared space in a multi-bedroom unit.
Average rents are about a month per person, plus heat and other utilities.
Most graduate students live within a half an hour to an hour from campus and commute by train, bus or bike.