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Off-Campus Housing Near UIUC
$600/unit
Fees may applyCampus Oaks Apartments
$445+/unit
Fees may applyThe Atrium
$500/unit
Fees may apply506 E. White Champaign
$485/unit
Fees may apply59JOH
$465+/unit
Fees may applyCapstone Quarters
$575/unit
Fees may applyPfeffer Apartments - NOW LEASING AUGUST 2026
$575/unit
Fees may applyTHE ALCOVE @ SECOND & JOHN
About Off-Campus Housing Near University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign spreads 56,000 Illini across the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign, flat, gridded, and built for biking everywhere. Green Street is the main artery of Campustown, a dense run of restaurants, bars, and bubble tea that stays busy at basically every hour. The Main Quad is the heart of campus, and every fall Quad Day carpets it with hundreds of clubs trying to recruit you at once. The Krannert Center punches way above its weight for theater and music, the Illini pack Memorial Stadium and the State Farm Center on game days, and Roger Ebert's film festival still draws cinephiles downtown every spring. It's a massive school that somehow still feels easy to get around.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has one of the more unusual first-year rules in the country, because freshmen must live in University Certified Housing. That does not only mean the dorms, since privately owned, university-certified buildings like Illini Tower, Bromley Hall, and Hendrick House count too. Some technically off-campus addresses are fair game in year one as long as they carry the certification.
Off-Campus Eligibility
A regular Campustown apartment does not qualify until sophomore year, with the usual exemptions for students living with family nearby. Beyond the certified system, the university does not approve or inspect private rentals, but Off-Campus Community Living, the campus office formerly known as the Tenant Union, keeps complaint records on local landlords. Check a landlord's file before you sign, because it is free, public, and worth ten minutes.