1. Will KAUST provide housing for me upon arrival?
2. What kind of housing will I be assigned?
3. Can I choose my accommodation or request specific housing?
4. How can I apply for family housing if my dependent will be arriving on campus at the same time as me?
Housing & Accommodation
1. Will KAUST provide housing for me upon arrival?
Students are required to live on campus and will be allocated shared accommodation. For married students, family-style housing will be assigned.
2. What kind of housing will I be assigned?
The university has an established criteria for oncampus housing eligibility. Students may change their housing entitlement, subject to changes in accommodation criteria. Sharing may only be entered with other sharers of the same gender, and apartment blocks are gender specific.
3. Can I choose my accommodation or request specific housing?
No. Housing is assigned based on availability, and units are allocated and prepared prior to the new resident’ s arrival.
Single students are assigned shared accommodations. Preferences shared in advance may be accommodated depending upon availability.
Married students are assigned family-type accommodation if they come with their legal family( spouse and kids) to campus.
4. How can I apply for family housing if my dependent will be arriving on campus at the same time as me?
When completing your onboarding form, please make sure to include the information of your dependents who will be joining you on campus at the same time.