Why LiveOn?

Benefits of Campus Living

Living on campus at University Park is an important part of the Penn State experience. It's a tradition! First-year students attending Penn State University Park are required to live on campus, and space is guaranteed in University housing. Current students are eligible to LiveOn for future academic years.

Here are just a few of the many benefits to living on campus:

Great Friends

You'll have a fellow first-year student as a roommate, of course, but there will also be many other first-year students in your building to hang out with. Several of our residence halls are reserved exclusively for first-year students! Students tell us that it's easy to make friends in the residence halls than if they were living off campus.

Better Grades

We've found that first-year students who live on campus get better grades—especially those enrolled in a Living Learning Community related to their major.

Perfect Location

First-year students are housed throughout campus in East, Pollock, North, South, and West Housing Areas, which are all conveniently located near classroom buildings and dining facilities. Upperclass students can live in Pollock, North, South, West, Eastview Terrace, Nittany Apartments and Suites, and White Course Apartments.

Supportive Staff

Your Resident Assistant (RA) will be available to answer any questions you might have as you get settled in at Penn State.

Lots to do

Residence Life sponsors many activities in and around the residence hall areas. The fun starts as soon as you arrive on campus for Welcome Week.

Student Friendly HFS Contract

Students living in University housing accept a Housing and Food Service (HFS) Contract for the academic year, not a year-long lease, which is typical in off-campus housing. You are only obligated to the HFS Contract for the semester(s) or session(s) you'll be enrolled as a student, so if you plan to graduate a semester early, study abroad, or participate in an internship elsewhere, the remainder of the HFS Contract can be cancelled without penalty.