🏠 Syracuse University — Parent Guide

🏠 How housing selection works at Syracuse University

Two-year residency requirement.First- and second-year undergraduates at Syracuse are required to live in university housing.

First-year placement.Most first-years live in (the three largest towers), the BBB complex, DellPlain Hall, or Roommates and halls are matched via a summer survey.

Sophomore placement.Returning sophomores enter a class-priority lottery. Common landings include (newer suite-style, opened 2009), Boland-related Living-Learning Communities, or staying in their first-year building.

Upper-class options.Juniors and seniors typically live in the on-campus housing, off-campus housing in the M Street / Westcott neighborhoods, or in Greek chapter houses along Walnut Avenue, Comstock, and Euclid.

Greek life.Syracuse has one of the largest Greek systems in the Northeast, with multiple chapter houses concentrated on Walnut Avenue, Comstock Avenue, and Euclid Avenue. Most chapters and dues-paying boarders.