Accommodation guarantee

You will get a University room offer if you meet the terms of our accommodation guarantee.

Guaranteed applicants

If you meet the terms of our accommodation guarantee, you can apply for accommodation and we will offer you a room.

The room may not be in one of our advertised residences. It depends how many applications we receive.

You will be offered a room with a tenancy starting in January 2027 if you are:

You must also apply for accommodation by 10 November 2026.

You will be offered a room with a tenancy starting in September 2026 if you are:

an undergraduate student in first year of study
a postgraduate student in first year of study, who pays fees at the international (overseas) rate
a study abroad student (September 2026 entry)
a foundation year student
an International Foundation Programme student
an intercalator joining an undergraduate course
an intercalator joining a postgraduate course, who pays tuition fees at the international (overseas) rate
an Aerosol Science PhD student.

You must also:

You may not get a room offer if you:

apply after your accommodation guarantee deadline
do not accept an offer to study at the University by your accommodation guarantee deadline
do not accept a room offer by the deadline we give you
are a postgraduate student who pays tuition fees at the home rate
are accompanied by partners or dependant family members
are an intercalator joining a postgraduate course, who pays tuition fees at the home rate
are a current or former University of Bristol student. You can apply for returner accommodation instead.

You can still apply for accommodation and we will try to offer you a room.

In case you do not get a room offer, you should also look for accommodation in the private sector.