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Off-Campus Housing Near Vanderbilt
$6,500/unit
Fees may applyRiver-front Luxury
$1,564+/unit
Fees may applySignature Music Row
$1,399+/unit
Fees may applyThe Lee Apartments
$1,655+/unit
Fees may applyThe Reservoir
$1,779+/unit
Fees may applyVillage 21
About Off-Campus Housing Near Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University sits on a 330-acre campus that doubles as a national arboretum in the heart of Nashville, home to about 13,500 students. The grounds are famous for their trees and green quads, and just across the street lies Centennial Park, with its full-scale Parthenon replica and wide lawns. Vanderbilt borders some of Nashville's most walkable neighborhoods: Hillsboro Village at the campus edge, Midtown and Music Row to the north, and West End toward town. Student life leans hard into Commodores athletics, where fans yell Anchor Down at Vanderbilt Stadium and Memorial Gymnasium, and the city's music scene is everywhere. Add Music City's festivals, the riverfront, and greenways, and you get a compact campus where a real city sits just past the gates.
Vanderbilt University Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
Vanderbilt is unusual: it has a four-year on-campus living requirement, so nearly all unmarried undergraduates are expected to live in university housing for their entire time, including first-year houses on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons and residential colleges after that. Exemptions are limited and granted at the discretion of Housing Assignments for special situations, like being married, living with a dependent, or when campus space runs short.
Off-Campus Eligibility
The off-campus market here is driven mostly by graduate and professional students plus the relatively few exempted undergrads, so it is a smaller pool chasing a popular, central location. The Nashville rental process is standard: landlords run credit and income checks, and younger renters often need a guarantor or co-signer. Central neighborhoods can be tight, so parking and amenities vary widely.