All unmarried students who do not have senior standing, are less than 21 years of age before the day that classes start for the semester, and who do not reside with parents/guardians, or approved relatives, are required to live in one of the residence halls. Northwest Nazarene University’s residence halls have a capacity for more than 800 students. Halls are divided into upper and lower division categories.

Students desiring to live off-campus must apply by filling out Off-Campus Housing Forms and must meet established criteria as stated in the handbook. In addition, off-campus students are expected to observe the same general rules of conduct as residential students.