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Off-Campus Housing Near GW
$1,400+/unit
Fees may apply2106-2108 Vermont Ave
$3,000/unit
Fees may apply2149 N St
$980+/unit
Fees may apply601 24th St
$1,969+/unit
Fees may applyColumbia Plaza Apartments
$1,640+/unit
Fees may applyDistrict Co-Living
$1,740+/unit
Fees may applyEuclid CoLiving
$8,300+/unit
Fees may applyPhilip S. Amsterdam Hall
$3,197+/unit
Fees may applyResidences on The Avenue
About Off-Campus Housing Near George Washington University
The George Washington University drops about 27,017 students into the middle of Washington, DC, with its main campus in Foggy Bottom just blocks from the White House and the National Mall. There's no traditional quad here: the campus is the city, so your walk to class passes monuments, federal buildings, and the Kennedy Center along the Potomac. The smaller Mount Vernon campus sits northwest with a leafier feel, linked by the free Vern Express shuttle, and Foggy Bottom has its own Metro stop. Students fold the city into daily life: free Smithsonian museums, runs along the Mall, cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin every spring, and Commencement on the National Mall itself. You rarely need a car when the Metro and your feet cover everything.
George Washington University Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
GW has one of the longer residency rules in the country: full-time undergraduates are generally required to live in university housing for their first three years, so most students do not move off campus until senior year. The three-year mandate keeps the vast majority of underclassmen in university housing.
Off-Campus Eligibility
Exemptions usually cover students who are over a certain age, married, have dependents, or commute from a family home in the DC area. When students do go off campus, the search runs on a real urban market: big apartment buildings, condos, and rowhouses, mostly leased through professional management companies. Expect application fees, credit checks, and sometimes a guarantor requirement, especially in Foggy Bottom and Dupont Circle.
Lease Timing
Read the lease for what the building amenity fees actually cover and whether utilities are separate. DC tenant protections are strong, so know your rights on deposits and renewals before you sign anything.