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Cronkhite Center

Rooms are available for the 20102011 academic year. Please e-mail housing@radcliffe.edu if you are interested in Cronkhite Center housing, and click here to submit an application on-line. You may also complete a PDF version of the application and mail it to the Radcliffe Housing Office at 84 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Summer Housing

For information about summer housing at the Cronkhite Center, please see the Summer Housing page.

Cronkhite 271, photo by Florian ZinoeckerHousing Eligibility

All full-time degree-seeking Harvard graduate students from the following schools are eligible to apply for a room in the Cronkhite Center:

  • Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Graduate School of Design
  • Graduate School of Education
  • Divinity School
  • Kennedy School of Government
  • Harvard Law School

The Cronkhite Center houses 121 residents on two coed floors. The majority of rooms available are singles. There are a limited number of two-bedroom suites with semi-private baths, and premium rooms (larger rooms or private baths). 

Room Type Price (Per Academic Year)
Single $7,995
Suite $8,819
Premium Single $9,746
Penthouse $10,855

The Cronkhite Meal Plan is mandatory for all residents. The cost is $4317* per academic year. It includes 10 meals per week, Monday through Friday, except holidays. For more information and menus, see http://www.dining.harvard.edu/.

A $50 student activity fee is also required.

*All prices are in USD and are per person for the entire academic year.

Application Process

Applications for housing at the Cronkhite Center are available on-line, at the top of this page. The application requires a $75 application fee and a photo for the Cronkhite Face Map, submitted on-line or sent to housing@radcliffe.edu, to be considered complete.

Housing assignments are completed through a random lottery process. All applicants are assigned a number once their application has been marked complete. Numbers are selected at random until all Cronkhite rooms have been filled. A waitlist will be established for any applications not chosen in the lottery, followed by those applicants whose applications were received after the due date. Please note: being placed on the waiting list does not guarantee that you will be assigned a room. Returning Cronkhite residents have priority over new applicants and will be allowed to select their room prior to the lottery process.

Other Important Information

Billing

Cronkhite residents are charged for room and board fees once per semester on their Harvard term-bill.

Cronkhite Community Standards Regarding Noise

Cronkhite brings together students from six different Harvard graduate schools. All of our students are faced with difficult academic demands, involving deadlines at different times throughout the year. This makes it essential to keep noise levels in the building low, even on Friday and Saturday nights.  Students who do not wish to live in this type of environment may want to search for alternative housing options.

Current Residents

Click here to view the Cronkhite Center Resident Handbook.

Photo by Florian Zinoecker