Approximately 55 percent of the undergraduate student body lives in campus housing.
Options vary from apartments to traditional double and triple rooms in residence halls.
Institute policy requires that all noncommuting single first year students live on campus and participate in a Platinum, Diamond, or Gold dining plan. Single upperclass and graduate students may choose to live either on or off campus, to join a dining plan, or cook for themselves. Students selecting Burdett Avenue Residence Hall housing are required to enroll in either the Platinum or Diamond dining plan. Rensselaer's Family Student Housing community is home to 135 families who reside in three individually styled apartment complexes. A closely knit and culturally diverse community, the family housing area offers plenty of green space and play areas, a community center, and access to campus and community resources.