Unlike many large cities, Pittsburgh has a number of pleasant residential neighborhoods with private homes that have been converted to apartments. Many graduate students live in Oakland, where the University is located, or in the surrounding communities of Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, Highland Park, and Mt. Washington. All these areas are within walking or easy commuting distance of the University. Bus transportation in the city of Pittsburgh is excellent.
The University's Commuter Resource Center provides assistance in finding off-campus housing (either in converted houses or in apartment buildings). Apartment rentals in Pittsburgh are quite reasonable.
While there is no residence hall on campus for graduate students in the Fall and Spring Terms, on-campus accommodations are available for the Summer Term. Rates are available upon request from the University Housing Office.
Off-campus Housing. For graduate students interested in living in privately owned housing, the Commuter Resource Center's Off-Campus Housing Service (OCHS), located in the William Pitt Union, maintains computerized files on rental properties listed by individual landlords, real estate agencies, and apartment complexes. Listings range from individual sleeping rooms to large apartments and houses, and include furnished and unfurnished units. The listings are updated on a continuous basis and are available for review Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. No phone inquiries are accepted.
Listed accommodations are neither "inspected" nor "approved" by OCHS. It is the student's responsibility to inspect a listing and to determine its suitability. The OCHS staff, however, is prepared to assist new students in becoming more familiar with local neighborhoods and to help them evaluate accessibility to transportation, shopping, and recreation areas.
OCHS also provides a Roommate Matching Service, Student Emergency Loans, a Bell Telephone Payment Agency, sample leases, maps, information on furniture rentals, campus meal plan information, rental insurance information, and apartment guides.
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