The opportunity to live in Paris, immersing yourself in a new culture, becoming part of a Parisian neighborhood, interacting daily with your neighbors, landlord, the shopkeepers, etc. is a fundamental part of the educational experience at AUP.

The AUP Housing Office assists students in finding comfortable and affordable accommodations within easy commuting distance from school. Most students are housed during the first three days of Orientation after they meet with a Housing Advisor who takes into consideration their personal requirements, interests, and budget.

Students live in various parts of the city in Independent Rooms or with French families or landlords rather than on campus. 

The Housing Office also will aid students who have been at AUP at least one year in finding studios or larger apartments.  

The Housing Office  is open year round and available to assist students with any housing issues they encounter throughout the school year. Whenever necessary, the Housing staff often acts as an intermediary between students and their landlords.

An Independent Room is typically a chambre de bonne, a small, furnished, converted maid's room, located at the top of a classical French apartment building, usually without an elevator. An average room is between 10 and 15 square meters in size. These rooms are equipped with basic cooking facilities such as a refrigerator and a hot plate, a shower in the room, as well as a shared toilet located in the hall. On the same floor there are often several chambres de bonne occupied by other young people studying in Paris. 

Rent: € 450 - 650 per month; utilities and phone are extra.

A room with a French family in an apartment is a private room rented out to students by a family or landlord. The size of the rooms varies, but is usually between 12 and 20 square meters. Varying degrees of privacy exist; you may have a private bathroom and a personal phone. Some families allow use of the family kitchen (perhaps with some rules to be followed) and most will allow access to the washing machine. Utilities, except the phone, are included. Students can choose an option with or without meals. Meals shared with the French family offer the student the opportunity for language and cultural exchange (vegetarians are discouraged from choosing this option).

  Rent without meals: € 550 - 700 per month

  Rent with meals (daily breakfast and 2-3 dinners per week): € 650 - 800 per month.