Gender Inclusive Housing

Gender Inclusive Housing Options

Gender inclusive housing (GIH) is offered to all students, without additional costs. In previous years, students were able to directly communicate with the Housing Operations Manager of the Campus Housing Office for an intentional meeting about spaces given infrastructure. Starting Spring 2024, students have also been able to indicate interest in gender inclusive housing options directly within the housing application, allowing them to view other students who would also like to live in a gender inclusive accommodation. During room selection, students are able to self-select a variety of room type options across buildings by themselves or with their roommate group, regardless of  gender. 

For the 2024-2025 housing application process (and moving forward) all students who opt into GIH and/or mark their gender outside of the binary are given additional GIH questions related to housing (to help with room selection planning and for GIH roommate selection), and are able to match with other GIH students in the roommate selection page of the application, and during room selection they are able to self-select a variety of room type options across buildings by themselves or with their roommate group, regardless of gender identity. 

Students interested in gender inclusive housing, who choose a room type and/or specific residence halls are charged for the room type selected. If a student chooses a double room and the second bed space is not filled, the student will not be charged for the second bed unless requesting to “buyout” the room (if applicable/available). If filling the second bed space is necessary, Campus Housing will communicate and work together with the student/suitemates to fill the space. 

Costs are associated with the type/style of housing selected. Room types include double rooms with common bathrooms, single rooms and deluxe single rooms with common bathrooms,  single/double suite style rooms with shared bathrooms, townhouse style suites with full bathroom (double rooms). The cost of room and board can be found here. 

It is the intention of Campus Housing to make room assignments on how you, the student, identify. Please contact the Housing Operations Manager (925-631-4897) to discuss your housing preferences. For additional support and resources, please contact the Director of the Intercultural Center (925-631-8358) or the Director of the Center for Women and Gender Equity (925-631-4171). Please refer to the Saint Mary's College Nondiscrimination Disclosure found in the College's Undergraduate Student Handbook.