Graduate Students

Housing

Housing Information and Referral 

The service provides individual consultations on renting or purchasing apartments and homes within commuting distance of Columbia University campuses.   

For all housing information pertaining to Columbia University Medical Center, kindly contact Adele Selik at (212) 305-4930.

University Apartment Housing (UAH)

Columbia University has a number of residential units near both the Morningside and Health Sciences campus available to graduate students. Interested student may apply through Columbia University Apartment Housing.

Office of Institutional Real Estate
400 W 119th Street
New York, NY 10027
Tel: 212-854-9300
Fax: 212-749-8816

Off-Campus Housing Assistance (OCHA)

Columbia University offers Off-Campus Housing Assistance (OCHA), a free listing and information service for Columbia faculty, fellows, staff, students and alumni searching for non-Columbia-owned housing.

OCHA provides an online housing registry database of non-Columbia-owned rooms and apartments for lease, sublet, or share. Be aware that OCHA does not screen either owners or tenants, and apartments are not inspected or "approved" by Columbia or the employees of OCHA. The information is provided as a free service to the Columbia University community.

The OCHA office is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday:

419 W 119th Street (Lower Level)
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-854-2773
Fax: 212-854-5333