International students at Sacred Heart University can rent off-campus housing, subject to the Universities housing requirements and approval policies. For undergraduate students, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are generally required to live on campus, while seniors may live off campus. Graduate students have more flexibility and can search for housing in nearby Sacred Heart neighborhoods. Refer to the previous section mentioning what neighborhoods students tend to search in when researching apartments.

If you're coming to Fairfield from another country, it's a good idea to start your housing search early. Look for apartments close to campus or near reliable transportation, compare roommate options, and make sure you understand what documents and financial information a landlord requires before signing a lease. Read our JumpOffCampus post talking about finding safe housing as an international student.

Once you have met all the requirements and prepared, you can begin your search! Don’t forget to keep an eye out for scammers. International students are one of the main targets for scammers, so be cautions of who you reach out to and do your research before going through with anything. Platforms like JumpOffCampus go through an extensive process to make the search as safe as possible and although we can’t promise every scammer is wiped from the web, we can do our part in making our platform safer for students.

Check out JumpOffCampus and begin your search for off-campus apartments near Sacred Heart University now!