Overview
Housing in UAH managed buildings is available for full-time students in housing eligible programs:
- Graduate or professional schools located on the Morningside Heights campus
- School of General Studies (GS)
- First year transfer students enrolled in the School of Engineering's Combined Plan Program
- American Language Program Students (ALP)-students in the School of Continuing Education- ALP Students must contact alphousing@columbia.edu to request an ALP Housing Application. (ALP students do not apply online.)
For more information on eligibility, please refer to the Student Housing Essentials section of our site.
Welcome to University Apartment Housing (UAH)
You may browse the navigation tabs on the left side of the screen for answers to your housing questions:
- Student Housing Essentials guides you through all the basics of student housing application, approval, and assigment procedures.
- For information on types of accommodation, including furnishing and rental rates, see Types Of Accommodations.
- Students placed on the Wait List for housing may refer to this section of the site for more information.
- For new and current residents, refer to the Tenant Information section for information on topics such as maintenance, building operations, setting up utilities, billing, lease/contract terms, and submitting vacancy notices.
Contact Us
Announcements
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (Rental Agreemnents must be signed by 3:30 P.M.)
UAH is located at 401 West 119th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive.
Telephone number: (212) 854-9300
Fax number: (212) 854-5333
Email: uah@columbia.edu
- Housing is now offered at The Arbor in Riverdale. Contact a Housing Coordinator for more information on eligibility and availability.
- Fall 2009 Housing Applications for fall will be accepted beginning Monday February 16. See Housing Application.
- The next transfer lottery will be held in October 2009. See Transferring.
- "Room to Room" Transfer Applications will be accepted between September 15 through April 15. See Transferring.

