The Boston University housing system is the 2nd-largest of any private university in the United States, with 76% of the undergraduate population living on campus.
On-campus housing at BU is an unusually diverse melange, ranging from individual 19th-century brownstone town houses and apartment buildings acquired by the school to large-scale high-rises built in the 60s and 2000s.
Though originally a commuter school, the University now guarantees the option of on-campus housing for four years for all undergraduate students. This is a challenge considering the size of BU's undergraduate population and its urban setting. BU has met this goal every year, often by using area hotels, though in fall 2009, with the completion of its new 960-bed 26-story dorm, the school says it has accommodated everyone on campus who has opted for it, without using hotel space.
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