Student housing

Founder’s Hall is the center of UAT’s vibrant residence life community. Situated right on campus, Founder’s Hall is just one minute across the quad from your classes and is the perfect complement to the UAT classroom experience.

Within Founder’s Hall, the residence staff creates and nurtures connections through activities, clubs and enlightening programming. The UAT residential life program supports our residents through the transition from dependence to independence and achieving their role as a positive force in society. Combined with UAT’s technology-infused campus, living in Founder’s Hall provides students the full breadth of everything UAT has to offer.

Housing costs per Year

The Residence Life Community features shared living arrangements with double occupancy rooms. Some rooms have a private bathroom for you and your roommate and others have Jack-and-Jill bathrooms shared by only two rooms. No community bathrooms here! The price per student includes all utilities and internet.

Lease & Housing Deposit

Students sign a 12-month lease, which includes coverage over University breaks and all three (3) academic terms. Please refer to the UAT License Agreement for information about our Cancellation Policy.

A deposit of $550 is required to reserve your space. $400 of the deposit is refundable if all move-out procedures are followed correctly and there are no damages. $150 is a non-refundable administrative fee. An additional fee is added if the student is their own guarantor.

PAYMENT Schedules

UAT offers students the option to pay for their housing monthly, in one (1) single payment at a 5% discounted rate*, or in three (3) semesterly payments as detailed below.

The payment schedules are for one (1) bed in a room with a roommate in either Unit A (private bath) or Unit B (shared bath).

Mandatory Housing Policies

All first-year undergraduate students are required to live in the Residence Life Community during their first year at University of Advancing Technology (UAT).

There are limited exceptions to this policy (for example, if you are married). A student should inquire in advance about requesting permission from the University for independent housing in order to avoid an inconvenience for the student and the University.

Applying for Independent Housing

To live outside of the Residence Life Community a student must submit an Application for Independent Housing and furnish appropriate documentation*, 30-days prior to the semester the student wishes to commence residing off campus. The General Manager of Founder's Hall shall approve or deny all applications in writing.**

Please send an Application for Independent Housing to the following address:
University of Advancing Technology
ATTN: New Student Advisor
2625 W. Baseline Rd.
Tempe, AZ 85283-1056

Any questions should be directed to UAT's New Student Advisor (NSA). It is the student's responsibility to follow up and maintain communication with the NSA to ensure the Application for Independent Housing was received and that determination of final decision was made.

The New Student Advisor will make every effort to ensure all students receive assistance in finding housing.

* This includes any other written information supportive of the request. Such as, if the student is age 17 or younger the application must have a parent or guardian signature.
** Students must receive application approval the General Manager of Founder’s Hall prior to entering into a third-party rental or lease agreement.