Best Student Accommodation in Seattle, USA

There are 2 types of off-campus housing options available, which are a bit expensive as compared to university dorms but offer additional benefits such as flexible contract length, flexible move-in dates, independent social life, and modern amenities:

1. Type 1: Purpose-built off-campus student housing: Avg. prices US$450/month

• Maintained and handled by some private, leading student housing providers.

• Only students can apply for off-campus housing.

• Early-bird (Advance) student room booking without a university offer letter is applicable in many housings with a few T&Cs applied; read carefully before booking.

• Generally, flexible tenancy has 3, 6, and 12-month-based bookings.

• Popular University of Washington School of Law (UW Law) off-campus housing include HERE Seattle, Trailside Student Living, and Yugo Seattle Lothlorien.

2. Type 2: Private student houses/apartments: Avg. prices US$550/month

• Maintained and handled by individual landlords.

• Students with their families can book a room. Number of occupants T&C applied.

• Advance student room booking without a university offer letter is applicable in many housings with a few T&Cs applied; read carefully before booking.

• Generally, flexible tenancy has weekly, monthly, and semester-based bookings.

• Recommended private student housing near the University of Washington School of Law include Pivot, Solis, and The Boylston.

However, we suggest checking cancellation and refund policies before booking a room OR speaking with our multilingual student housing experts.

1. University District (U District) has an average rent of $650–$1,000/week, i.e., $2,800–$4,300/month; distances from campus are as follows:

• Cycling: 15-20 minutes 

• Bus: 5-10 minutes 

• Taxi: 5-10 minutes 

• Walking: 30-40 minutes 

Recommended UW Law accommodation options include U-District Student Housing Apex, U-District Student Housing Lakeview, and Theory U District.

2. Capitol Hill has an average rent of $750–$1,200/week, i.e., $3,200–$5,200/month; distances from campus are as follows:

• Cycling:  20-25 minutes 

• Bus: 10-15 minutes 

• Taxi:  5-10 minutes 

• Walking: 40-50 minutes 

Recommended UW Law accommodation include NORA Apartments, Ori Stone Way Apartments, and Roystone Apartments.

3. Licton Springs has an average rent of $600–$900/week, i.e., $2,600–$3,900/month; distances from campus are as follows:

• Cycling:  20-25 minutes 

• Bus:  15-20 minutes 

• Taxi:  5-10 minutes 

• Walking:  45-55 minutes 

Recommended UW Law accommodation include NOLAN Apartments, The Standard at Seattle, and The Lothlorien Apartments.

1. Early bird offer (off-campus student rooms generally give discounts or offers on early booking.)

2. More types of student rooms to choose from, unlike university dorms.

3. No offer, no visa, no problem! Easy cancellation process. T&C applied.

4. Avoid expensive last-minute off-campus student room bookings.

5. Stay with your friend or partner despite being enrolled in different universities in the city.

6. More privacy because on-campus accommodations usually have shared facilities and common areas.

7. Off-campus and private lets generally have modern facilities, such as gyms, cinemas, and games rooms.