Demand for on campus undergraduate housing is heavy. Applications are handled on a first come, first-served basis with priority given to freshmen and students living outside the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Housing contracts are available only after students have been accepted to the university and are sent with your admission decision. 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.