Terms and conditions
We want you to settle into student life as quickly and as smoothly as possible, so we are offering you the opportunity to guarantee a place in our university accommodation.
To be eligible for this offer, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be a first-year student applying to start your studies for the first time in autumn 2025 and enrol on your course for a full academic year
- Have Home (UK) status, Overseas Island; Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, or EU with UK Settled Status at the time of applying
- Be a full-time, fee-paying student
- Apply for a single-occupancy room in university accommodation before 31 July 2025
- Have a live accommodation application with us before 31 July 2025
- Make University of Sunderland your firm choice before 31 July 2025
- Successfully enrol on a relevant undergraduate course after meeting the conditions of your offer
You are not eligible for a guaranteed place in our university accommodation if you:
- Are an international student
- Are transferring onto your first year on a University of Sunderland course from another university
- Are a returning student, even if you are re-sitting your first year of studies or suspended your studies in a previous year after the first term
- Apply for a course at our London or Hong Kong campuses
- Apply for a Foundation Degree at one of our partner colleges
- Apply for BA (Hons) Modern Music Industries at NAME
- Are a part-time student
- Do not intend to live in the accommodation for the full academic year
Terms of the Accommodation Guarantee
If you meet the above eligibility criteria, you will be guaranteed a place in our university accommodation. The guarantee applies to a single-occupancy room with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities in any one of our halls of residence. The University cannot guarantee family accommodation or en-suite rooms.
Where possible, we will try to give you your first preference; however, due to the popularity of some of our accommodation sites, it might not always be possible, and you may receive an offer for a room that was not your first or second choice.
Published: 16 May 2025