Adjacent to family housing are Bing Nursery School and Escondido Elementary School. There is usually room in Escondido Village for most couples who want to live there. Priority for single student housing on campus is given to first-year students. Law students are given priority at Crothers Hall and Engineering students have priority at Crothers Memorial Hall . Although there is not enough campus housing to meet demand, most single students are assigned to housing by the beginning of Autumn Quarter.
Selection is made on the basis of a lottery , with priority given to categories of students.
University housing is not provided for extended families, including the parents and siblings of students. Information about specific housing options can be found in an online tour of Stanford Residences . Information on the general residence program, application procedures, and off-campus housing assistance, check Housing for Graduate Students . Graduate students at Stanford also have a range of dining options available to them. The apartments in Escondido Village and the Rains Houses have private kitchens.