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OFF-CAMPUS RESOURCES
Below is our blog on off-campus living resources. If you have additional questions, contact us.
Best Advice for Freshman at UMN
From Welcome Week to your first advising appointment, here is what actually helps new Gophers get their footing at the U, straight from the University's resources provided to every incoming class.
How to Budget for Student Living
A practical, category-by-category guide to planning your monthly expenses as a UMN student living at University Commons.
Where to get Coffee
Four stops, one straight shot from University Commons into Stadium Village and Dinkytown. Here is what is worth the walk.
Medical School Students
University Commons sits about a mile from the University of Minnesota's East Bank health sciences complex, close enough to walk or bike to Moos Tower, the Phillips-Wangensteen Building, and M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center.
Best Places to Study
From the 24-hour study lounge downstairs to the library towers here is where our residents get their best work done.
Taking the bus to UMN
University Commons is a short walk from the Campus Connector's Transitway and 23rd Avenue stop on the East Bank.
University Commons vs HUB Minneapolis
University Commons and HUB Minneapolis both put you within a few minutes of UMN, but they're set up for different priorities. Here's an honest, side-by-side look at how each one actually works.
University Commons vs 44 North
University Commons and 44 North both offer 1, 2, and 4-bedroom apartments a short walk from UMN. This guide walks through how each one is actually set up, so you can figure out which fits how you want to live.
University Commons vs WaHu
University Commons and WaHu both put you within a few minutes of UMN. This guide walks through how each one is actually set up, so you can figure out which fits how you want to live.
University Commons vs The Quad on Delaware
University Commons and The Quad on Delaware both put you close to UMN, but they're set up for different priorities. Here's an honest, side-by-side look at how each one actually works.
University Commons vs The Arrow
University Commons and The Arrow both come up in almost every UMN apartment search. This guide walks through how each one is actually set up, so you can figure out which fits how you want to live.
International Student Guide
From your visa interview to your first grocery run, everything you need to know before you leave home, and everything you'll need once you land in Minneapolis.
Move In Guide
Signing a lease is easy to picture. What happens between now and the day you get your keys is less obvious. Here's exactly what to expect, phase by phase, so nothing catches you off guard.
Guide for Parents
Your student is looking at University Commons for next year near the University of Minnesota. Here is the straightforward information most parents ask us for, before anyone signs anything.
Student Apartment Tour Checklist
A tour-ready guide for finding off-campus housing near the University of Minnesota, including the questions that decide how a place actually feels to live in. Print one per community and tick as you go.
UMN Off-Campus Housing Guide
Everything you need to find, lease, and settle into your apartment near the University of Minnesota — brought to you by University Commons.
Off-Campus Housing near UMN
A seven-minute walk to the East Bank campus. Furnished 1, 2, and 4-bedroom apartments with private bedrooms, individual leases, and a 24-hour study room.
Student Apartments near UMN
University Commons is purpose-built student housing seven minutes from the U of M East Bank campus, with private bedrooms, individual leases, and a 24-hour study room — in Minneapolis’s Prospect Park neighborhood.
Off-Campus Apartments near UMN
University Commons places you steps from the U of M East Bank campus, Stadium Village, and everything Minneapolis offers — with private bedrooms, individual leases, and a 24-hour study room built for how you actually live.
