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5215 S Harper Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Modern luxury high-rise in the heart of Hyde Park with Whole Foods, Ace Hardware, and Akira retail downstairs. The most popular new building for UChicago professional + grad students.
🚶 10-min walk to UChicago Main Quad
4659 S Drexel Blvd, Chicago, IL 60653
Historic Bronzeville building with 24-hour fitness, Wi-Fi lounge, and parking. Sophisticated studios through 2-beds — popular with IIT international graduate students.
🚶 10-min drive / 15-min bus to IIT
3300 S King Drive, Chicago, IL 60616
The flagship Lake Meadows complex along Chicago's lakefront. Multiple high-rise towers, a pool, and an established Indian + South Asian IIT student community. The most popular IIT off-campus option.
🚶 10-min drive / 15-min bus to IIT
Friedrichshain, Berlin
Purpose-built student-housing tower in Friedrichshain, run by Europe's largest private student-housing brand. Fully furnished studios with all-bills-included billing — the simplest first lease for international students arriving in Berlin without a UK/EU credit history.
🚶 12-min U-Bahn to HU Berlin
Kreuzberg, Berlin
Purpose-built student housing in Kreuzberg — Berlin's classic alternative neighborhood, U1/U3 to TU Berlin in 12 minutes. Fully furnished and all-bills-included.
🚶 U1/U3 to TU Berlin (12 min)
Munich
THE FIZZ's Munich student-housing tower. Furnished, bills-included, U-Bahn distance to both TUM and LMU. All-bills-included rent removes the German utility-contract maze that trips up most arriving internationals.
🚶 U-Bahn to TUM + LMU
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Where international students live near top US universities
Hyde Park is the historic neighborhood surrounding the University of Chicago — bookstores, coffee shops, lakefront parks, and architectural landmarks. The most popular choice for UChicago graduate students.
$1,200 – $3,500 /mo
Lake Meadows is a quiet residential community along Chicago's lakefront, just north of IIT Chicago and 15 minutes from downtown. High-rise towers with parking, lakefront access, and an established graduate student community.
$1,100 – $2,800 /mo
South Loop is downtown Chicago's southern edge — modern high-rises, easy CTA access to multiple universities, and walking distance to Museum Campus and Grant Park.
$1,500 – $4,500 /mo
Kenwood sits just north of Hyde Park — historic mansions, leafy streets, and a quieter alternative for UChicago students who want space without giving up campus access.
$1,300 – $4,000 /mo
Bronzeville is the historic African American cultural district immediately surrounding IIT Chicago. Affordable, transit-rich, and the closest neighborhood to IIT campus.
$950 – $2,500 /mo
Downtown Evanston is walking distance to Northwestern's main campus. Restaurants, the Davis L stop, lakefront — Kellogg students especially cluster here.
$1,400 – $3,500 /mo
Hand-picked listings near the campuses we know best
Chicago
The University of Chicago in Hyde Park is one of the world's leading research universities, with a large international graduate population across the College, Booth, Harris, the Law School, and Pritzker.
Chicago
IIT Chicago, located in Bronzeville near Lake Meadows, has one of the highest international student percentages in the US — engineering, computer science, and architecture draw graduate students from all over the world.
Chicago
UIC is Chicago's largest public research university with a major medical campus on the West Side. Strong international grad presence in engineering, public health, and business.
Chicago
DePaul University has campuses in Lincoln Park and the Loop, with international students concentrated in business and computer science programs.
Chicago
Loyola's main campus in Rogers Park (Far North Side) attracts international students looking for a quieter, lakefront neighborhood with strong public transit.
Evanston
Northwestern University in Evanston, just north of Chicago. Significant international graduate population — Kellogg, McCormick Engineering, and Medill especially.
New York City
Columbia University in Morningside Heights, NYC. One of the most international Ivy League schools — over a third of grad students are from abroad.
New York City
NYU's Washington Square campus is in the heart of Greenwich Village. The largest international student population of any US private university — Stern, Tandon, and Steinhardt especially.
New York City
Fordham's Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan attracts international students for its business and law programs. Rose Hill in the Bronx is the larger campus.
New York City
The New School (including Parsons School of Design) draws international students globally — design, social research, and policy programs are especially international.
Cambridge
Harvard's main campus in Cambridge. Large international graduate population — especially HBS, Kennedy School, GSAS, and Harvard Law.
Cambridge
MIT in Kendall Square, Cambridge. One in three grad students is international. Sloan, EECS, and Mathematics see large international cohorts.
Boston
BU's Charles River campus stretches along Commonwealth Ave. One of the largest international student populations in the US — Allston is BU's de facto student housing district.
Boston
Northeastern's main campus in Fenway. Particularly large international master's enrollment in Khoury College (CS) and the College of Engineering.
Boston
Tufts in Medford/Somerville hosts strong international graduate populations in Fletcher School (international affairs), Engineering, and Friedman.
Palo Alto
Stanford in Palo Alto. The most international US university by grad student percentage — GSB, CS, and Engineering all have large international cohorts.
Berkeley
UC Berkeley in Berkeley. Public Ivy with large international graduate population, especially in EECS, Haas, and Engineering.
Palo Alto
San José State in downtown San José is the largest CSU campus and a top destination for international graduate students in computer science and engineering.
Los Angeles
UCLA in Westwood, west LA. Among the largest international student populations of any US public university.
Los Angeles
USC's University Park campus south of Downtown LA. The most international private US university by raw count.
Los Angeles
Caltech in Pasadena is one of the most international STEM-focused universities in the world. Small student body, very high international concentration.
Pittsburgh
CMU in Oakland, Pittsburgh. Highest international grad percentage of any major US private university — SCS, MISM, and Tepper especially.
Pittsburgh
Pitt's main campus in Oakland, Pittsburgh. Strong international grad presence in engineering, public health, and the medical school.
Seattle
University of Washington's Seattle campus in the U-District. Major international population in CS, Foster Business, and Engineering.
Austin
UT Austin is one of the largest international graduate populations in the US — McCombs, Cockrell Engineering, and Computer Science especially.
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown in Washington, D.C. — particularly international in the McCourt Policy School, McDonough Business School, and Walsh School of Foreign Service.
Washington, D.C.
GWU's Foggy Bottom campus is at the heart of D.C., blocks from the State Department and World Bank. Heavily international policy and business programs.
Washington, D.C.
American University in upper NW DC. School of International Service draws students from over 130 countries.
Philadelphia
Penn (Wharton, Engineering, Med, Law) in University City, Philadelphia. One of the most international Ivy League schools.
Philadelphia
Drexel in University City. Engineering and Business programs draw large international graduate cohorts; co-op program is a major draw.
Philadelphia
Temple in North Philadelphia. Fox Business School and Engineering have strong international graduate enrollment.
San Diego
UCSD in La Jolla. Among the most international UC campuses — engineering, life sciences, and Rady School of Management.
Atlanta
Georgia Tech in Midtown Atlanta. One of the most international engineering and computer science graduate programs in the US.
Atlanta
Emory University in Druid Hills, Atlanta. Strong international presence in Goizueta Business, Public Health, and the Medical School.
Houston
Rice University in Houston. Small student body but heavily international — Engineering, Business (Jones), and Natural Sciences.
London
UCL in Bloomsbury is one of the most international universities in the world — over half of grad students are from abroad. Engineering, Bartlett (architecture), and computer science are flagship programmes.
London
Imperial College in South Kensington — the leading STEM-focused university in the UK with a heavily international graduate body, especially Engineering and Imperial Business School.
London
LSE in Holborn — the most international UK university by graduate percentage. Economics, Finance, and Public Policy programmes draw students from over 150 countries.
London
King's College London — large, broad-spectrum university with strong international cohorts in Law, Medicine, and Business.
Oxford
Oxford — colleges provide most undergraduate housing, but graduate students often live in Jericho, Cowley, or Headington for private rentals.
Cambridge
Cambridge — like Oxford, college accommodation is dominant, but many graduate students supplement with city centre, Mill Road, or Newnham private housing.
Manchester
University of Manchester — one of the largest international student populations in the UK outside London. Engineering, business, and computer science are major draws.
Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh — Scotland's most international university. Strong AI/Informatics, Business, and Medicine programmes.
Toronto
University of Toronto's St. George downtown campus — Canada's largest and most international university. Computer Science, Engineering, Rotman, and Medicine see major international cohorts.
Waterloo
University of Waterloo — Canada's top engineering and computer science school, with co-op programmes that draw international students globally.
Vancouver
UBC's main campus on Point Grey peninsula — one of Canada's most international universities. Engineering, Sauder Business, and Computer Science are flagship programmes.
Montréal
McGill in downtown Montréal — Canada's most international university by graduate percentage. Affordable relative to other top North American universities.
Sydney
University of Sydney — Australia's oldest university and a major international student destination. Business, Engineering, and Medicine see large international cohorts.
Sydney
UNSW in Kensington/Kingsford — known for Engineering, Business (AGSM), and Computer Science. Half the graduate student body is international.
Melbourne
University of Melbourne in Parkville — Australia's #1 university by international rankings. Heavily international Business, Engineering, and Medicine programmes.
Melbourne
Monash University in Clayton, Melbourne — Australia's largest university by enrolment. Strong international cohorts in Engineering, IT, Business, and Medicine.
Berlin
TU Berlin — Germany's largest technical university by international enrolment. Engineering, computer science, and urban planning draw the largest international graduate cohorts. Main campus sits in Charlottenburg.
Berlin
Humboldt-Universität — the historic university of Berlin. Strong humanities, social sciences, life sciences, and an outsized PhD-level international population. Campus runs along Unter den Linden in Mitte.
Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin — humanities, political science, and natural sciences powerhouse. Main campus sits in Dahlem in the south-west — a 30-minute U-Bahn ride from Mitte.
Munich
Technische Universität München (TUM) — consistently the highest-ranked German university in international tables. Main engineering and science campus is in Garching, 30 minutes by U-Bahn from central Munich.
Munich
LMU München — Germany's largest research university by enrolment, with strong humanities, medicine, and physics programmes. Central campus sits in Maxvorstadt next to the Pinakothek museums.
Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg — Germany's oldest university, founded 1386. Strongest international cohorts sit in Medicine, Physics, Molecular Biotechnology, and Romance Languages. Sciences campus is in Neuenheim, humanities in the Altstadt.
Aachen
RWTH Aachen — Germany's largest engineering university, anchored by mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and materials. The international engineering cohort is the largest of any German university.
Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt — Germany's third-largest university, with the country's strongest research footprint in finance, economics, social sciences, and biomedicine. Main campus is the Westend.
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt School — private business school with one of Germany's most international MBA, Master in Finance, and Master in Management cohorts. Compact campus in Nordend.
Hamburg
Universität Hamburg — Germany's fifth-largest research university. Strong cohorts in marine science, climate research, computer science, and business. Main campus is in Rotherbaum/Eimsbüttel.
Hamburg
TU Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) — Hamburg's technical university. Sits in Harburg, 20 minutes by S-Bahn from the city centre. International cohort dominates the master's programmes in engineering and CS.
Karlsruhe
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) — Germany's premier research university for engineering and computer science, merged from Universität Karlsruhe and a Helmholtz research center. Strong international master's programmes.
Stuttgart
Universität Stuttgart — engineering, aerospace, computer science, and automotive systems. Sits next to the European automotive industry. Main campus is in Vaihingen, 20 minutes south of the city on the S-Bahn.
Cologne
Universität zu Köln — one of Germany's largest universities. Cologne Business School (within the university) and the medical faculty draw the largest international cohorts. Main campus sits in Lindenthal.
Cologne
TH Köln — Germany's largest university of applied sciences. Engineering, computer science, and media programmes with strong industry placement. Multiple campuses across the city.
Bonn
Universität Bonn — Germany's old federal-capital university, now an Excellence University. Mathematics, economics, agricultural sciences, and Asian studies attract the largest international graduate cohorts.
Darmstadt
TU Darmstadt — one of Germany's top technical universities, with a particular reputation in computer science (CS master's is taught largely in English), electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Dresden
TU Dresden — one of the largest technical universities in Germany. Computer science, biology, and microelectronics are dominant. Substantially cheaper rent than west-German peer cities.
Tübingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen — one of Germany's old classical universities. Strong international cohorts in machine learning, neuroscience, evolution biology, and theology.
Göttingen
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen — historic mathematics and physics powerhouse (the Hilbert/Klein/Gauss tradition). Today, also strong in agricultural sciences, biology, and forestry.
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