Accommodation guarantee

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

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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.

If you apply for accommodation before 30 June

You will get a room offer 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 exchange student
  • 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:

  • apply for accommodation by the guarantee deadline: 30 June 2026
  • firmly accept your offer of study
  • be a new full-time student, studying at Bristol for the first time
  • accept your offer of accommodation by the deadline
  • be unaccompanied, coming without partners or dependent family members.

After 30 June you can still apply and we will try to offer you a room, but you are not guaranteed an offer.

If you apply for accommodation after 30 June

You are only guaranteed a room offer if you either:

  • accepted an offer to study at the University through Clearing  
  • chose the University as your insurance choice.

You must also accept your place of study by 31 August.

We will send you an email inviting you to book a room. You must complete your room booking within 48 hours of receiving the email.

If you do not meet the guarantee, you can still apply and we will try to offer you a room.

Non-guaranteed applicants 

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.