First-Year Students Live On Campus
All students with less than 27 eligible credit hours (excludes dual credit and AP) at the time they enroll at
the University of Idaho are required to live in an organized living group that is officially recognized by the
University (residence halls, fraternities, and sororities) for one academic year. This policy is based upon
the university’s philosophy that the student will gain a more complete educational experience as part of a
residential campus. Further, both institutional and national research shows that students living on campus
have a higher GPA and retention rate than students living off campus.