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Off-Campus Housing Near SIUE
$750+/unit
Fees may applyParc at 720
$1,469+/unit
Fees may applyReNew Edwardsville
$749+/unit
Fees may applyThe Reserve
$714+/unit
Fees may applyThe Social Edwardsville
$1,340+/unit
Fees may applyWhispering Heights
$749/unit
Fees may applyThe Reserve Apartments
About Off-Campus Housing Near Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville spreads about 12,860 Cougars across a wooded 2,660-acre campus just outside Edwardsville, a leafy Metro East town about 25 minutes from St. Louis. The campus sits in real forest, with two MCT Trails cutting through it, so students bike or walk between the Morris University Center and class instead of fighting for parking. Edwardsville itself is quiet and historic, anchored by a walkable Main Street downtown, with Glen Carbon and Maryville nearby and St. Louis a short hop across the river when you want a bigger night. Fall brings soccer crowds to Ralph Korte Stadium, known here as The Ralph, and the free Cougar Shuttle loops campus so you're never stranded between Cougar Village and the main quad.
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
SIUE requires most first-time, full-time freshmen who finished high school within the last 12 months to live on campus, in Cougar Village or the residence halls. Plan on a residence hall or Cougar Village assignment for your first year. Once that first year is behind you, most Cougars move off campus.
Off-Campus Eligibility
The big exemption is distance: if you are commuting from a parent or guardian's home within 60 miles, you can apply to live there instead. Apply rather than assume you qualify. After freshman year, students move into apartments in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon or shared houses near downtown.
Lease Timing
The rental process is standard for the Metro East: landlords run a credit and income check, and if you do not have a salary yet, expect to line up a parent or guardian as a cosigner. Leases here almost always run a full 12 months rather than matching the academic calendar, so you will pay through the summer whether you stay or not. Read the fine print on utilities, and bring renters insurance, since many landlords now want proof before they hand over keys.