<p>Most schools require freshman to live in the dorm as part of the acculturation process. After that, it depends on the school. Most do not require students to stay on campus after that (and many don’t have sufficient housing on campus to require it), although many stay by choice because housing off campus may be more expensive, may be hard to find, and/or the transportation can be tricky. Check the housing policy for each school. Note that many schools have a variety of ‘living options’ from dorm rooms (doubles, singles, or more) to student apartments to suites with multiple rooms off a common living area.</p>