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Off-Campus Housing Near UNL
About Off-Campus Housing Near University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln gathers about 25,100 Huskers across two campuses in Lincoln, the state capital and a true college town built around its team. Fall Saturdays belong to Memorial Stadium, which fills to one of the largest crowds in the state, and the sea of red walking from downtown is a sight in itself. Students study near the Sheldon Museum of Art and its sculpture garden, or escape to the Sunken Gardens, a formal garden set in an old quarry. Just west, the Haymarket District turns old warehouses into a buzzing strip of venues, shops, and a Saturday farmers market, anchored by Pinnacle Bank Arena. Campus sits steps from downtown, so students walk or bike, and neighborhoods south of O Street keep class and nightlife close.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
Nebraska requires incoming first-year students taking six or more credit hours to live in approved on-campus housing for their freshman year. Most first-years spend that year in the residence halls before moving off.
Off-Campus Eligibility
You are off the hook if you will commute from a parent, guardian, or close relative's home within 30 miles of campus, if you are transferring 27 or more accepted credit hours, if you are married or in a civil union, or if you have a child. After freshman year, most students at Nebraska move into the neighborhoods around campus and downtown.
Lease Timing
Lincoln rentals run mostly through private landlords and a few student-focused complexes, so expect a credit and income check, a cosigner or guarantor, and a security deposit. Plenty of the housing south of O Street and in North Bottoms is older houses split among roommates, so read the lease for utilities, lawn care, and snow, and ask how many tenants the place is approved to hold.