Santa Clara University and the Offices of Housing & Residence Life are committed to providing comfortable, welcoming, and safe housing options for all students. We are pleased to offer various types of on-campus accommodations, which meet the needs of a thriving and diverse population, including members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Pansexual, Asexual, and Ally (LGBTQQIPAA) community.
Beginning Fall 2025, Santa Clara University will offer gender inclusive housing. More information will be shared at a later date, but we are happy to confirm that the Gender Inclusive Housing Community (GIHC) will be housed in the Unity RLC (McLaughlin-Walsh and Nobili Hall).
The GIHC is designed with an intentional focus on gender and sexuality supported by Residence Life, Housing, and the Office of Multicultural Learning (OML). SCU’s GIHC is an affinity space for first through senior year LGBTQ+ students and their allies. In addition to creating a safe space for students of all identities, this community embraces honest dialogue about gender, sexuality, and intersectionality as a means towards self-awareness. Rooms in this community will be mixed gender rooms.
Please contact our central housing email at housing@scu.edu or call the Housing Office at 408.554.4900 if you have specific questions regarding your housing accommodation for the current or following year.
We would like to encourage you to visit the Rainbow Resource Center website, which offers multiple resources, as you make your transition to campus life.