Student housing affordability in College Park isn’t likely to improve soon, officials say

"… Demand for off-campus housing could also be driven up by the fact that juniors and seniors aren’t often provided spots in on-campus housing, which Scott Young, an associate director for the Department of Resident Life, said is reserved for freshmen and sophomores, along with exempted groups such as resident assistants.

Because the department wanted to minimize the number of lounges and flex rooms used to accommodate students this academic year, many upperclassmen weren’t given the option to participate in room selection at all, Young said." …

http://dbknews.com/2019/12/29/umd-college-park-student-housing-rent-prices-expensive-vacancy-commons-varsity-view/

Hmmm…the fact that juniors and seniors aren’t guaranteed on campus housing might be a deal breaker for us. Thanks for sharing article!

You may be interested to read the following before excluding UMD in your consideration:

http://reslife.umd.edu/housingoutlook/meaning/

http://reslife.umd.edu/housingoutlook/exemptions/

Perhaps most important to know is that light rail is being built to connect UMD with Bethesda and Silver Spring. Speculators are buying up properties (or were before c-19). It is very unlikely prices off campus will decline.