International Students

As an international student, you have several options. All of our halls and apartments have something different to offer.

Our residence halls and Ram Village allow you to enjoy the more traditional on-campus living experience, while Baity Hill is an excellent choice if you are a graduate student or a student who will be bringing his/her family. You may also opt to live at Granville Towers, our partner in campus housing. 

Visit our Housing section to get details on our residence halls, Ram Village and Baity Hill. Visit Granville Towers and Carolina Housing for more information on Granville Towers.

• For residence halls/Ram Village/Baity Hill: Once you are admitted to UNC, you will be able to fill out an application at the Housing Portal at myhousing.unc.edu. You do need an ONYEN in order to use this system, so contact your UNC Study Abroad Office if you need help retrieving that.
• For Granville Towers: You can apply through the Granville Towers website at http://www.granvilletowers.com/.

On-campus housing assignments are issued as space is available.

For those living on-campus: You will receive notification of your room assignment via email or letter from the Exchange or Study Abroad office. A move-in schedule is provided in your assignment email to let you know when you check in to your room. Check-in is held at the Community Office for your assigned community.

For residence halls/Ram Village/Baity Hill: Visit our What's My Address page to get the physical address for your particular hall. Our Housing section also offers detailed on-campus maps.

*If you are living at Baity Hill and have questions about where to go, contact them by emailing baityhill@unc.edu or by calling 919-962-8190.

Your hall’s registration site may be different than the hall you are going to live in. This chart will tell you where to register:

Please refer to the Mail and Packages FAQ to get the dates when you may start sending packages. Our package centers can not accommodate packages at certain times during the summer and winter breaks. 

• Triangle Transit: http://www.gotriangle.org/
  If you are flying into Raleigh-Durham International Airport, you can use the bus to get to campus.
  Cost: US $2.00-$4.00
  Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday, 06:30-22:00 (6:30 a.m. -10:00 p.m.) NO SUNDAY SERVICE
  Trip length: ~1 hour 
  Instructions: Follow signs in the RDU terminal for public transportation. You can take the outbound 100 Bus from Terminal 1 or 2 to the Regional Transit Center. Ask the bus driver for a transfer fare.  From the Regional Transit Center you can take the 800 Bus to the South Road at Student Stores bus stop. Please refer to the Triangle Transit website for exact route times. You can then proceed to your registration site as indicated in the chart above.
• Uber/Lyft
  Neither ​Carolina Housing nor UNC endorses/is affiliated with the transportation network apps Uber and Lyft, but both companies do service the Triangle area. 
• Taxi
  The cost of a taxi ride from RDU to UNC varies from company to company. Most of these services run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can drop you off at/near your exact registration site. 
  Cost: US $25.00-$50.00+
  Hours of Operation: In most cases, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  Trip length: 20-30 minutes 
  Instructions: Some taxi services offer flat rates between US$25.00-$35.00, while regular metering will cost somewhere between US$40.00-$50.00; ask if they have a flat rate. Tell the driver to go directly to your registration site. Neither ​Carolina Housing nor UNC endorses/is affiliated with any Triangle taxi company. Area taxi services include:
  RDU Taxi: 919-840-7277
  Chapel Hill Taxi: 919-933-9595
  Carolina Sedan: 919-924-0568
  On Time Taxi: 919-493-5050
  Time To Go Taxi: 919-407-9747
   

Refer to the What's My Address page for your exact address. In the event you get lost on campus, please contact the Department of Public Safety at 919-962-8100.

Our residence halls only close over the Winter and Summer Breaks. Ram Village and Baity Hill remain open during all breaks. Granville Towers also remains open during breaks. If you do not live in Ram Village, Baity Hill or Granville Towers, you can submit a Winter Break Housing Application. See our page on Break Housing for more details. 

Please refer to our Housing Contract page for information on cancellation. International students should refer to the "New Students: Cancellation Policies" section.