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Higher college enrollment spurs demand; rent growth slows as operators strive to fill beds<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 29, 2025 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0U.S. student housing is off to a robust start ahead of the 2025-26 school year, with preleasing in the Yardi\u00ae 200 markets reaching 85.3% by June, according to a\u00a0new national report<\/a>\u00a0from Yardi\u00ae Matrix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This figure represents a 160-basis-point increase over the level recorded in June 2024. Fifty markets are already over 90% preleased, with preleasing levels at 27 of them equal to or above last year\u2019s September occupancy. Rising college enrollment following a peak in high school graduates this year accounts for some of the brisk preleasing activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Average advertised rates at the Yardi 200 schools have fallen over the past three months as operators cut rates to fill remaining beds, although the $909 figure in June represents a 1.3% year-over-year increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schools such as the University of Mississippi and the University of Kansas, where student enrollment has increased with little or no new supply of off-campus housing, recorded double-digit average rent increases in June. Meanwhile, markets with significant new student housing and\/or competition from a weak conventional apartment sector, such as Arizona State University and the University of Tennessee, experienced rent declines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beds sold so far this year exceed the total sold at this point in 2024 and 2023. The average price per bed is 28% higher than the average recorded from 2020 through 2024, likely due to the 23% increase in per-bed rents since January 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenges ahead include reduced federal funding for higher education and student loan programs along with an expected decline in international student enrollment. \u201cThese factors will impact schools differently, with private institutions and certain states likely to be more affected,\u201d the report notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about the latest student housing market fundamentals in the\u00a0Yardi Matrix report<\/a>, which is compiled from a database of more than 1 million student housing beds across 1,500 universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yardi Matrix offers the industry\u2019s most comprehensive market intelligence tool for investment professionals, equity investors, lenders and property managers who underwrite and manage investments in commercial real estate. Yardi Matrix covers multifamily, single-family rentals\/ build to rent, affordable housing, student housing, self storage, office, industrial, retail and vacant land property types. Email\u00a0matrix@yardi.com<\/a>, call (480) 663-1149 or visit\u00a0yardimatrix.com<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Yardi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yardi\u00ae develops industry-leading software for all types and sizes of real estate companies across the world. With more than 10,000 employees, Yardi is working with our clients to drive significant innovation in the real estate industry. For more information on how Yardi is Energized for Tomorrow, visit\u00a0yardi.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Higher college enrollment spurs demand; rent growth slows as operators strive to fill beds SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 29, 2025 \u2013\u00a0U.S. student housing is off to a robust start ahead of the 2025-26 school year, with preleasing in the Yardi\u00ae 200 markets reaching 85.3% by June, according to a\u00a0new national report\u00a0from Yardi\u00ae Matrix. 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