International Center

Housing

Temporary Housing

When you arrive in Columbia, you will need temporary accommodations until you move into your residence hall, apartment or house. MU does not provide temporary accommodations; each student or scholar is responsible for arranging temporary housing. Options include:

• Staying with current students and scholars — Sometimes international student organizations can assist with temporary housing. Please contact the organizations directly for more information.
• Hotels — Find hotels in the Columbia area with help from the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau website. If you are not staying near campus, make arrangements for transportation (bus, shuttle, taxi, rental car). Columbia offers limited public transportation. Find out whether the hotel where you want to stay is on a bus route.
• Subleasing — Some members of the university community rent out their homes for short periods of time. Check classified ads, websites such as Craigslist or the International Student Services Facebook page.

Hotels close to campus include:

• Hampton Inn & Suites (suite with microwave/refrigerator available, walking distance to campus)
  1225 Fellow’s Place
  573-214-2222
• Stoney Creek Inn (cottages/suites with kitchenette, shuttle to campus available)
  2601 S. Providence Rd.
  573-442-6400
• The Tiger Hotel (downtown, walking distance to campus)
  23 S. 8th St.
  573-875-8888

Short-term housing

Short-term scholars and students who will be in Columbia for less than one year can try the following options:

• University Place
• The Gathering Place Bed & Breakfast
• A&B Management
• Real Estate Management, Inc (REMI)
• Hawthorne Management
• Temporary Quarters
• The Links

Long-term housing

• On campus — Contact the Department of Residential Life. On-campus housing options include Residence Halls and University Student Apartments – spaces fill up quickly, so apply early! Information about living on campus should have been mailed to you after you applied to MU. It also is available on their website. If you plan to live on campus, you must submit a housing application along with a deposit to hold your room. Be sure to review Residential Life's advice about moving to MU.
• Off campus — Contact the Wellness Resource Center – off-campus living.  The website for off-campus living at MU provides resources for the apartment search, a housing guide, roommate finder, and is essential when looking for an apartment in Columbia. You can also do your own search for apartments online at My Apartment Map, Apartment Finder or Craigslist, where you also can find items such as furniture and appliances. The International Center has a Facebook page for International Student Services that includes housing opportunities and is a great place to look for roommates or subleasing opportunities. It is highly recommended that you find an apartment before arriving in Columbia, as apartment space fills up very quickly!
• The International Center has a Facebook page for International Student Services that includes housing opportunities.

Some apartment complexes that are close to campus include:

• University Place Apartments
• The Ashwood Apartments
• Ashland Manor Apartments (e-mail)
• Warnken Properties
• Brookside Downtown Apartments

Some apartment complexes provide shuttle service to and from MU.