Harvard Law School Housing

Welcome to the Harvard Law School Housing web site. Contained within these web pages, you will find information regarding the housing options available for HLS students. Accommodations can be found in a variety of different types of HLS on-campus housing, Harvard University apartments, or in privately owned apartments in Cambridge and the surrounding neighborhoods.

Harvard Law School On-Campus Housing

The Harvard Law School on-campus housing contains 495 residents, nearly half of whom are first-year J.D. students. Harvard Law School offers a limited amount of on-campus housing for law students in a wide variety of housing types from traditional dormitories, suite-style housing, a converted hotel and a few apartments in our wood frame houses. Each of the on-campus options is located in proximity to the classrooms, Harkness Commons (the student center and dining hall), and Langdell Library. All are within walking distance of Harvard Square. All rooms and apartments are fully furnished and are available to all Law School students through a series of housing lotteries and rooms selection processes held during the spring term.

2008-2009 HLS On-Campus Housing 

Preparations are still being made for housing for the 2008-2009 academic year and this website will be updated throughout the spring and summer of 2008. Please find below approximate timelines for applications and the lottery/housing selection.

• Returning HLS Students - The returning student deadline to apply for HLS dormitory housing for 2008-2009 has now passed (Tuesday, April 8, 2008) and the lottery / room selection will be held in mid-April. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please submit the 2008-2009 Returning Student On-Campus Housing Application. We will be making our way through the waitlist in early June at the conclusion of the incoming student housing lotteries.
• Incoming J.D. Students - The incoming J.D. deadline to apply for HLS dormitory housing for 2008-2009 has now passed (Sunday, April 20, 2008) and the lottery / room selection will be held in early May. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please submit the 2008-2009 Incoming J.D. On-Campus Housing Application. We will be making our way through the waitlist after the incoming J.D. room selection occurs in early May.
• Incoming LL.M./S.J.D. Students - The incoming LL.M./S.J.D. deadline to apply for HLS dormitory housing for 2008-2009 has now passed (Friday, May 2, 2008) and the lottery / room selection will be held in mid-May. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please submit the 2008-2009 Incoming LL.M./S.J.D. On-Campus Housing Application. We will be making our way through the waitlist in early June.

Harvard Real Estate Services' Affiliated Housing

Off-Campus Housing

Contact Information

All housing inquiries should be directed to housing@law.

Dean of Students Office
Douglas J.D. Walo, Housing Administrator
Pound Hall 310
617-495-1880

Facilities Management
Becky Andreasson, Senior Manager of Building Services
Holmes Hall
617-495-5521