Moving away from home for the first time can be as scary as it is exciting.
However, dealing with landlords or estate agents shouldn't be an issue during your first year as we can guarantee an offer of accommodation to all first-year students from outside the City of Edinburgh.
See our accommodation guarantee
Types of Accommodation
Our accommodation ranges from the catered to the self-catered, the modern to the traditional, and is based over 25 sites across the city, all of which are located within a short walk or bus ride of the buzz of Edinburgh's centre.
See our types of accommodation.
For more detailed information on University accommodation, see our Accommodation Guide.
Help, Advice and Support
Sharing a living space with new friends can throw up a variety of issues but students will have access to a range of residential support, provided by both staff and students.
They can offer advice and guidance on living in University accommodation, as well as organising some of your social activities.
Accommodation Services have more information on the range of support available.
Factfile
Over 4,300 first-year students live in University accommodation
99% of rooms for new students are single
Around 25% of rooms for new students have private bathrooms
The great thing about Pollock Halls is that you meet a wide range of people from different backgrounds, particularly from overseas. It is an education in itself just to find so much out about people and where they come from.
Francesca
undergraduate in Pollock Halls