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On-campus graduate student dormitory living can be especially helpful in providing an opportunity to become familiar with Yale and the academic community. Advantages are proximity to University facilities, opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds and fields of study to socialize through a variety of planned functions, and facilities provided for relaxation and recreation. The 575 dormitory rooms provided for single students are varied in room types, layout and facilities designed to reflect different life styles and needs.
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Graduate Dormitory Office
(203) 432-2167
420 Temple Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Email grad.dorms@yale.edu
Fax: (203) 432-4578 |
The Dormitories
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Eligibility
First preference to Yale University on-campus Graduate Housing will be given to full-time enrolled students in one of Yale's graduate or professional schools.
- E.S. Harkness, located at the Medical School, reserves a small number of rooms for those students in the Medical school. All other rooms at ES Harkness Hall are available to all other eligible graduate or professional school students.
- Students in the Graduate School of Art and Sciences have priority/preference to the Hall of Graduate Studies dormitory.
- All students currently residing in on-campus housing have continued-housing privileges. They will select rooms before new applicants are assigned to available spaces.
All dormitory rooms are for single occupancy. All housing requests for couples/partners and families should request housing in the on-campus graduate apartments.
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Online Application Electronic submission
Current Yale University students living in the Graduate and Professional School dormitory buildings can access a section of the GHO housing database called My Housing, that will allow students to update academic information and well as access an on-line Room Selection Process for next academic year.
Please click here to access My Housing and select your room assignment for next academic year.
Applications for all new students and applicants for Graduate and Professional School Dormitory Housing for the 2008-2009 academic year will be available for submission as of April 1, 2008. Please click here to access the on-line application. All new students applying for housing will need to submit their acceptance letter to a specific Yale school or program as part of their application.
Students looking to submit an application for Spring 08 housing only, please click here and follow the instructions. The system will ask for your University Net ID. If you are new to the University and have not received one yet, please use the second option to submit an application.
Room Rates for the 2008-2009 academic year are now available and can be viewed by clicking here
Students can submit an email to grad.dorms@yale.edu to supplement their on-line Housing Application or for sharing information relating to special housing needs, early arrival requests, or electronic submission of the Yale acceptance letter.
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| Assignment Timeline
Beginning the third week of April, assignment offers will be e-mailed to applicants and will continue until all assignments are completed. Applicants applying for housing will receive rolling notification of housing availability for 4-6 weeks after the submission of an application.
There will be a stated time frame for accepting the housing assignment offer. Once confirmation is received, the binding contract will be forwarded to the applicant. Contracts not returned within specified time frame will have their offer rescinded. Applicants are encouraged to read the Terms and Conditions of the Housing Contract carefully and completely. Once signed, a contract is enforced for the time period stated on the contract.
Applicants applying for single semester housing (ex. Fall semester only) will be assigned within the initial assignment time-frame ONLY if there is an alternate semester applicant (ex. Spring semester only) to match and complete an academic year contract period. Otherwise all single semester applicants will be assigned to available rooms after July 1st and notified accordingly.
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Occupancy Time Limits
There are currently no restrictions that limit the number of years a registered student may reside in a Graduate Dormitory. All students who have not signed a renewal contract, must vacate the graduate dormitories by the contracted end date unless summer housing has been arranged through the Graduate Dormitory Office. Summer housing may or not be for the same room or dormitory currently occupied. If a student completes their degree mid-year, they must request a housing exception if they plan on staying for the remainder of the academic year. Students must provide ample notice and understand their requests are not a guarantee of continuation of housing.
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Summer Housing
Applications for Summer Visitor Housing in the on-campus Graduate Housing Dormitories are available from April 1st throughout the summer. Notification of your acceptance into Summer Visitor Housing will be made starting May 1st. Documentation from the Yale department or program that you are visiting is required when you submit the application request. The Summer 2008 rate for Housing is $105 per week. To submit a dormitory application for Summer Housing, please click here.
Applications and corresponding documentation can be sent to the Graduate Housing Dormitory Office at 420 Temple St, New Haven CT 06511; emailed to grad.dorms@yale.edu, or faxed to the Graduate Housing Office at (203) 432-4578.
Rooms are available in various available graduate dormitory buildings (single occupancy only) for graduate or professional school students, scholars, and visitors enrolled in or participating in summer studies, research or summer classes at Yale University. Written documentation from the Yale department is required. Graduate Housing staff will assign you to a vacancy in any of the available residence halls.
- Rooms are furnished with a twin/single extra long bed and mattress, bureau, lounge chair, desk & chair, bookcase and closet.
- Linens/pillows are not provided.
- Most student bedrooms on campus are NOT air conditioned. Visitors are NOT permitted to install air conditioner units in student rooms.
- Microwaves or pets are not are permitted. Mini-refrigerators are allowed and encouraged.
- Smoking is not allowed in anywhere in the halls.
- Suggested items to bring: a fan, mattress pad and bed linens, clothes hangers, bathrobe and slippers or shower shoes, a desk lamp (there is an overhead light), laundry bag.
The buildings have many different resident amenities, such as comfortable study areas, pianos, vending machines, pool tables, ping pong tables, foosball and air hockey tables, as well as computer rooms, TV areas and patio with picnic tables.
Personal mail can be received in each building except the Hall of Graduate Studies. Mail and packages may be received during your stay only. Do not have mail forwarded to Yale before or after your reservation time. Mail addressed to you after you leave will be 'returned to sender'.
Each room has a telephone/cable TV/ethernet connection and may be activated and paid for by contacting the Telecommunications Department after your arrival. Check their website for rate or installation information at www.yale.edu/telecom
Each building has a laundry room and kitchen/dining area
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| Payments and Billing
A security/key deposit and application fee (total of $500) and a Social Fee (as determined by the building) is also required of each resident. The social fee is non-refundable once a student moves into their on-campus assignment. Social fees range from $20 - $100 as decided on by the residential community. For new students to the Graduate Housing System, there will be a $30.00 non refundable application fee. Upon acceptance of a housing assignment offer, a $500 security deposit payment must be made to the Graduate Housing Office to secure your room. Your security deposit payment stays on-file at the University for as long as you are a resident. It is returned to your SFAS account only when you vacate your room for the final time as a residential student.
During the summer, the first half of the contracted room charge is billed to a Yale Student Account (before occupancy) for the fall semester. The second half is billed in October for the spring semester. These charges must be paid to the Student Financial Services office in the manner required by that office.
For additional information, please contact SFAS at 432-2700, email sfs@yale.edu or visit the Student Financial Services site www.yale.edu/sfas/financial.
Room prices include Ethernet, cable TV, and all utilities except telephone.
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Facilities & Services
Amenities in the dormitories include recreation rooms with game equipment, cable TV and VCR, laundry rooms, bathrooms, study areas and small storage areas*. HGS, Hadley & 276 Prospect each have a computer room & bike storage area.
Room furnishings include a single extra long bed & mattress, bookcase (built-in or free standing), bureau, desk & chair, and lounge chair--this furniture is not to be removed from the room. Residents with private or semi-private bathroom units must clean their own bathrooms.
*There is limited storage in each dorm. It is best for residents to bring only those items that are able to be stored within their room. No furniture or bedding may be put in any storage room. |
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Approximate dimensions of room types indicated for ES Harkness, Hadley Hall, 254 Prospect and 276 Prospect are within the following square footage parameters:
Small = 90 - 110 sq. ft  Standard = 110 - 170 sq. ft
Large = 170 - 220 sq. ft Extra-Large/Special = 220 - 300 sq. ft
Ethernet data, telephone and cable TV connections are provided in each dormitory room. Visit the Information Technology Services web sites for information on connections and services.
Associated Student Agencies, 165 Elm St., (203) 432-1888, has refrigerator and linen rental information on their web site www.yale.edu/asa
Students living in ES Harkness Hall and the Hall of Graduate Studies are automatically enrolled in a dining plan that supports the dining hall located within the building. Dining plan meals or points can be used at many other cafeteria locations on campus and within the city. More detailed Dining Hall information may be obtained from their web site www.yale.edu/dining. The Yale University Dining Services Offices are located at 246 Church St. and can be contacted by telephone at (203) 432-0420.
Student parking facilities are managed by Yale Parking & Transit Service. Their business office is located at 155 Whitney Avenue and can be contacted by telephone at (203) 432-9790. To access their wed page, please visit www.yale.edu/parkingandtransit.
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Dormitory Governance
Each dormitory has, in residence, a graduate student or student and spouse Resident Coordinator who is a liaison between the Housing Manager and the residents. The Resident Coordinator assists residents in matters relating to dormitory life, including forming the Residents’ Board committee and facilitating social events.
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McDougal Center
The McDougal Center is a center for Graduate Student Life and Professional Development located in HGS. The center has a Common Room with the student-run Blue Dog Cafe, tables, and seating for reading, eating, and relaxing; Internet ports, and a computer kiosk. The McDougal Center also houses the Dossier Service, the Resource Library, meeting rooms, a recreation room, and a computer cluster. The Center is open to all Graduate and professional students, not just those who reside in HGS.
Center staff and fellows organize various social, intellectual, and professional development programs and activities throughout the year. See the McDougal Center web site at www.yale.edu/graduateschool/mcdougal
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