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 a:

  • undergraduate student in first year of study
  • postgraduate student in first year of study, who pays fees at the international (overseas) rate
  • study abroad exchange student
  • foundation year student
  • International Foundation Programme student
  • intercalator joining an undergraduate course
  • intercalator joining a postgraduate course, who pays tuition fees at the international (overseas) rate
  • 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:

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

You must apply for accommodation by the guarantee deadline: 31 August.

After 31 August you can still apply and we will try to offer you a room, but you are not guaranteed an offer.

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.