Residency Requirement

Gonzaga University requires first- and second-year students under the age of 21 to live in university housing. Gonzaga University values deeply the two year on-campus experience as a portion of what you are learning at college. The University believes what you learn outside of class by living with many, many of your peers is just as important to your eventual social success in adulthood as is your coursework's importance to you eventual intellect and skill in your chosen profession.

Students must serve four full semesters, absent summer terms, in college housing facilities before they are released from this requirement.

It is important to note that this is a University Requirement, yet the Department of Housing and Residence Life is tasked with administering it.

There are just a very few exceptions:

• Living at home with a parent or guardian within 20 miles of Gonzaga's campus
• Marriage or having a legal dependent
• Previously lived on campus at another institution
• Enrollment in a seminary program

Housing exemptions are reviewed individually and are not guaranteed. Approval is granted for a specific term or academic year and is based on the information and documentation provided by the student.

Submitting a housing exemption request does not automatically release a student from the residency requirement. Students remain responsible for fulfilling the requirement until an exemption has been approved.

For detailed eligibility requirements, documentation requirements, application instructions, and deadlines, visit the Housing Exemption page .