Student apartments in Bay Area
Stanford, UC Berkeley, San Jose State, USF, SF State, the Bay Area is the highest-rent student market in the US. We help international grads find real rooms within commute range without getting scammed.
Top neighborhoods for international students
Palo Alto
Palo Alto is Stanford's home, one of the most expensive student housing markets in the US. Stanford grad students typically live in University Terrace, College Terrace, or shared houses in town.
$2,200 – $6,500 /mo
Menlo Park
Menlo Park is just north of Stanford, slightly more affordable, still walking/biking distance.
$2,100 – $5,800 /mo
Mountain View
Mountain View, 10-15 min south of Stanford. Cheaper rent, Caltrain access, sizable graduate student community working at nearby tech.
$2,000 – $5,200 /mo
Berkeley (Southside / Downtown)
Southside Berkeley and Downtown Berkeley are walking distance to Cal's main campus. Heavy international grad population.
$1,500 – $4,200 /mo
North Berkeley
North Berkeley is quieter, Gourmet Ghetto, Solano Ave, close to North Gate.
$1,700 – $4,500 /mo
Rockridge (Oakland)
Rockridge in North Oakland is one BART stop from Cal, popular with students who want a livelier neighborhood and slightly lower rent.
$1,700 – $4,000 /mo
Universities in Bay Area
Stanford
Palo Alto
Stanford in Palo Alto. The most international US university by grad student percentage, GSB, CS, and Engineering all have large international cohorts.
UC Berkeley
Berkeley
UC Berkeley in Berkeley. Public Ivy with large international graduate population, especially in EECS, Haas, and Engineering.
SJSU
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.