Graduate and Law Student Housing

We offer Graduate Housing in the Cedar Dell Townhouses and housing for Law Students in the Ivy Hall Apartments and In Cedar Dell Townhouses, 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
A well supported residential experiences with dedicated Housing & Residential Education Staff

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.

Graduate and Law Student Housing Cost

2025 - 2026	Academic Year (Ivy Hall)	Per Semester (Ivy Hall)	Academic Year (Cedar Dell	Per Semester (Cedar Dell)
Estimated cost per person (Base Agreement)*	$7,612	$3,806	$5,666	$2,833
Estimated cost per person (Base Plus Agreement, which includes summer)*	$11,112	$5,556	$6,766	$3,383

2026 - 2027 Rates
Room Type	Academic Year	Per Semester
4-Bedroom Apartment (Ivy Hall) - Base Agreement	$7,840	$3,920
4-Bedroom Apartment (Ivy Hall) - Base Plus Agreement	$11,444	$5,722
2-Bedroom Apartment (Ivy Hall) - Base Agreement	$10,644	$5,322
2-Bedroom Apartment (Ivy Hall) - Base Plus Agreement	$14,248	$7,124
6 Bedroom Apartment (Cedar Dell) - Base Agreement	$5,834	$2,917
6 Bedroom Apartment (Cedar Dell) - Base Plus Agreement	$6,968	$3,484

Grad housing features

	Ivy Hall (Law)	Cedar Dell (Graduate/Law)
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.

More information

Agreement Types

Room agreement types

Changes to Housing Agreement Types (Base or Base Plus) are only available to students prior to Fall Semester Occupancy. No changes to Housing Agreement Types will be available to students after Fall Occupancy. Additionally, Base Plus Agreement is only available for students occupying a campus space for the full academic year. Students applying for housing for the Spring Semester will only be eligible for the Base Agreement and may opt into summer housing separately and will be subject to standard summer housing fees. The Summer Housing term will conclude no later than July 31st each year.

Base Agreement

This agreement is binding and enforceable for the entire academic year (both Fall and Spring semesters). This agreement will remain in force for the duration of residency and includes financial responsibility for the entire agreement period. The agreement remains binding after the Fall semester unless the student is on an approved leave or official withdrawal from the University. Failure to pick up a key(s) and/or check-in does not release a student from the agreement. Agreement start date and move in date will be determined by university-sanctioned requirements (example: orientation, athletic, course start dates). Generally, a student’s move-in day will be the day before these activities start, as provided to the Housing & Residential Education Office by the sponsor of your program.

Break periods – For the periods that courses are not in session (Thanksgiving, Winter/Intersession, Spring Breaks), residents with an active agreement may remain in housing as needed, with no additional charge. The following should be kept in mind for these periods:

Students must indicate their intention to remain in housing so that we may facilitate proper card access and be aware in case of emergency where residents are located.
Staffing levels may be adjusted during these times, based on expected reduced occupancy.
Meal service may be limited or unavailable during these periods.
Transportation services may be limited or unavailable during these periods.

Base Plus Agreement

The Base Plus Housing Agreement includes all terms outlined in the Base Housing Agreement and extends the housing contract to cover the summer term. This agreement includes additional fees to cover the extended duration of residency and requires financial responsibility for the entire agreement period, including summer. Residents who do not have a Base Plus Housing Agreement may opt into summer housing separately and will be subject to standard summer housing fees. The Base Plus Housing Agreement and Summer Housing term will terminate no later than July 31st each year. This agreement option is not available to Residents in Balsam and Spruce Halls.