Graduate and Law Student Housing

We offer graduate housing in the Cedar Dell Townhouses and housing for law students in the Ivy Hall Apartments, which make finding reasonably priced housing on a graduate or law school budget much easier.

Living on campus benefits

convenient location close to your department
furnished units and common areas
parking in a lot adjacent to the building (with paid parking decal)
free internet, free utilities (heat, electricity, trash, water), and free laundry
on-campus security from UMass Dartmouth police
on-campus UMass Dartmouth exercise facilities
free bus service to Fall River, New Bedford, and the surrounding area with your UMass Pass

Ivy Hall apartments offer mostly four-bedroom apartments with 2 baths, while the Cedar Dell townhouses offer mostly six-bedroom units with 1.5 baths. Both communities offer a single bedroom for each assigned student and a shared kitchen, and dining/living room.

Housing details

The below information has been updated to reflect proposed rates for the 2025-2026 Academic Year Base Agreement. We encourage you to review the Terms & Conditions for the coming year for more information.

Please keep in mind, all rates are proposed and subject to approval at the state level each summer. The Base Agreement does not include the summer timeframe. For each agreement, billing is done by semester, so half of the rate below would be billed in the Fall, and half in the Spring.

Grad housing cost

Billed by semester, half of this rate each for fall/spring

	Ivy Hall (law)	Cedar Dell (graduate)
Estimated cost per person (Base Agreement)*	$7,612	$5,666
Estimated cost per person (Base Plus Agreement, which includes summer)*	$11,112	$6,766

Grad housing features

	Ivy Hall (law)	Cedar Dell (graduate)
Bedrooms (each room single occupancy only, twin XL mattresses)	4	6
Bathrooms	2	1.5
Convenient on-campus location	Yes	Yes
Furnished units, including common areas	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi included in cost	Yes	Yes
Utilities included in cost (heat, electric, garbage, water)	Yes	Yes
Laundry included in cost	Yes	Yes
Supported by on-campus UMass Dartmouth police	Yes	Yes
Close to on-campus exercise facilities	Yes	Yes
Parking near the building (with purchased decal)	Yes	Yes
Air-conditioned in summer	Yes	No
Refrigerator, stove/oven provided in unit	Yes	Yes
Dishwasher provided in unit	Yes	No

*Please note: Rates are proposed and subject to approval at the state level each year.

Living on campus is a wonderful option for housing with easy access to dining, academic support, and everything else you'll need on campus— giving you more time to study, conduct research, and socialize. Even better, you may be able to use your financial aid to cover your housing costs.

In comparison to the rates above, rent prices often currently range from $1,600 - $3,000 per month in the surrounding areas of Dartmouth, New Bedford, and Fall River.

Interested in on-campus housing?

Make sure you have indicated your interest in living on campus and paid your $200 housing prepayment as part of your admissions process! After that, you will get communications about completing your housing agreement.

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