Housing Accomodations

The StAAR Center supports students with disabilities in on-campus housing settings. We work with students and our colleagues in Residential Life and Facilities to ensure that approved housing accommodations are implemented appropriately.

Students interested in requesting new housing accommodations should visit our Get Started with Accommodations webpage. Please note the housing accommodation deadlines as set by the StAAR Center and Residential Life. Approved accommodations may be limited and/or subject to the waitlist after the indicated dates.

For more information about housing at Tufts, including information about the housing application and lottery process, specific on-campus buildings, or living off campus, please visit the Residential Life website.

Rising Sophomores

All rising sophomores, including students with approved housing accommodations, must follow the housing application and lottery process through Residential Life.

Students with approved housing accommodations will be contacted by a Residential Life team member to discuss spaces that meet their accommodations. Based on this conversation, students have two options:

Choose one of the options that meet your accommodations, as discussed with Residential Life. After your choice has been communicated to Residential Life, you can inform your friends where you’ve been placed, and encourage them to select space nearby during the lottery.
Choose to forgo using your accommodations, and instead participate in the lottery with a group (i.e. to select a suite), or by yourself.

If you have questions about your current housing accommodations, please contact us.

Rising Juniors & Seniors

Tufts policies state that juniors and seniors are not guaranteed on-campus housing.

All rising juniors and seniors who would like to live on campus during the next academic year, including students with approved housing accommodations, must follow the housing application and lottery process through Residential Life. Students who receive a lottery number through this process will be given the option to live on campus for the next academic year.

If a student does live on campus for the next academic year, their current approved housing accommodations will carry over, unless they have heard otherwise from a StAAR team member.

If you have questions about your current housing accommodations, please contact us.