Accommodation guarantee
Depending on your chosen course, fee status and level of study, you may be guaranteed campus accommodation.
Am I eligible for guaranteed accommodation?
Whether you’re guaranteed an offer of accommodation depends on a few factors. Here’s what you need to know to understand your eligibility.
Undergraduate applicants
You’ll be guaranteed University accommodation for your first year of study at Sussex if you:
- are a new, full-time undergraduate student applying through UCAS for a September start
- choose Sussex as your first choice and firmly accept your offer
- apply for accommodation by midnight on 31 July in the year you begin your studies.
Our Accommodation Guarantee applies to your first year of study at Sussex – whether that’s a Foundation Year, Year 1, or Year 2 if you transfer from another university.
Insurance offer-holders
As an Insurance applicant, whilst you do not meet our Housing Guarantee, you should still apply for accommodation before the deadline of midnight on 31 July.
Once we’ve allocated rooms to students eligible for guaranteed housing, we’ll then be in a position to offer accommodation to you.
Pre-sessional students
If you’re already studying a pre-sessional course at Sussex, you’ll be guaranteed University accommodation if you apply before midnight on 31 July.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) students
If you’re a BSMS student in your first year of study, you’ll receive housing information from the Accommodation Office at the University of Brighton.
For more information, email: accommodation@brighton.ac.uk
Masters applicants
International applicants
You’ll be guaranteed a room on campus if you:
- are a full-time international Masters student from outside the UK
- are starting a Masters course in September
- apply for accommodation by midnight on 31 July.
Once you’ve paid your tuition fee deposit, we’ll be able to confirm your housing offer – so we recommend doing so as soon as you can.
If you’re exempt from paying the deposit, this condition won’t apply to you.
Home applicants
If you’re assessed as a Home student, whilst you do not meet our Housing Guarantee, you can still apply for housing on Campus via our application portal. Once we’ve allocated rooms to students eligible for guaranteed housing, we’ll then be in a position to offer accommodation to you, subject to availability.
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Pending status
If your fee status is still being assessed, your accommodation eligibility will be confirmed once your status has been finalised.
Find out how you can check your fee status, and further information on the classification criteria.
Social Work MA and PGDip
Only international applicants to our MA or PGDip in Social Work are eligible for campus accommodation.
PGCE students
If you’re applying for a PGCE, whilst you do not meet our Housing guarantee, you can still apply for housing on Campus. In order to do so, please contact the Housing Services team via email at housing@sussex.ac.uk.
PhD applicants
You’ll be guaranteed University-managed accommodation if you:
- are a full-time, first-year PhD student starting in September
- have received an offer by midnight on 31 July
- apply for accommodation by the same deadline.
Applying through an agent?
If you’ve applied to Sussex through an agent, they can submit an accommodation application on your behalf between March and July.
International Study Centre students
If you’re joining a preparation course at the University of Sussex International Study Centre, you’ll have a range of accommodation options to choose from.
Find out more about housing options, fees and further information on our booking process.
What happens if I apply after the deadline?
To give yourself the best chance of securing a room, make sure to apply for accommodation before midnight on 31 July. However, if you do apply after this date we are confident that we’ll be able to make an offer of accommodation on our Campus.
Disclosures
When you apply for accommodation, you’ll be asked to disclose details of ‘relevant’ unspent criminal convictions. This will enable us to ensure we meet our safeguarding obligations as a University.
You can find out more about declaring criminal convictions as a new student, as well as in specific relation to our housing application process.
You can also read our Housing Policy on Criminal Convictions [PDF 157KB].
Contact
+44 (0)1273 678220
Housing Services
Bramber House, Level 2, North Side,
University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton
BN1 9QU