International exchanges and study abroad students
If you're joining Loughborough University as an international exchange or study abroad student, you can find safe and University approved accommodation. Students joining us in February 2025 have a number of accommodation options available.
Campus accommodation in university halls
We have a limited number of rooms available for Semester 2 exchange students in Loughborough University campus accommodation.
We encourage all Semester 2 students to submit an application to live in university halls, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to offer rooms out to all students who apply for campus accommodation.
Please note that we are allocating rooms as they become available, so you may only receive a room offer very close to the start of your course. We recommend looking for alternative accommodation in addition to submitting your application for a room in halls.
Applying for campus accommodation
Register an account on the Accommodation Hub
Register an account on the Accommodation Hub. Our online reservation system will guide you through the short registration process and when this is complete you will receive a confirmation email.
Submit an application
When you are eligible to make an application, you can select up to five hall preferences. You can select preferences based on area of the university, catering provision and bathroom provision.
We use your hall preferences as a guide when looking to allocate you a room, but we cannot guarantee that you will be offered one of your preferred rooms.
Accept your room offer
Once we have allocated you a room, you will receive an email confirming your offer. Offers are subject to availability.
Please make sure you check the email address you used on your accommodation application so you do not miss out on your accommodation offer.
You will have five days from when the offer is made to accept your contract. To accept the contract, you will be required to enter your accommodation username and password. You will be entering into a legally binding agreement with the University, your landlord.
Please contact the Student Accommodation Centre if you experience problems applying for your accommodation.
Accommodation in Loughborough town
The university works with trusted private student accommodation providers in town. There are rooms in private halls and student houses available to rent.
Use the Loughborough Studentpad website to find university-approved accommodation in town.
The Student Accommodation Centre inspect every property advertised on Studentpad, so you can have peace of mind that you're renting a great student property. Every landlord on Studentpad has also been accredited by the local council.
How to commute to Loughborough University campus by bus or on foot:
Commuting to Loughborough campus from town
Travel by bus
- The Kinchbus 'Sprint' bus runs directly from Loughborough train station, through town and to Loughborough university with stops at different areas of campus. This is a regular service running every 10 minutes during term time, and every 15/20 minutes outside of term time.
- Use google maps to find the nearest bus stop to your accommodation in town and how long your commute by Sprint bus is.
- Typically it takes students around 10-15 minutes to get to university from their accommodation in town.
Travel on foot
- Many students also choose to walk into Loughborough University campus from their accommodation in town. This typically takes students around 30 minutes.
- Use google maps to find your route to campus from your chosen accommodation in town.
- Most students walk into University using Radmoor Road, so this is a safe and well populated route for students to walk.
Accommodation in Leicester
We are also able to offer students self-catered private student halls in a nearby city, Leicester. Here students share flats with other Loughborough University students. Tenancy is from 2 February 2025 to 28 June 2025.
Our recommended private hall in Leicester, Liberty Park, is managed by Unite. Unite is a well trusted student accommodation provider, and have recently been awarded as the 'Best Student Properties in the UK' in the StudentCrowd Student Voice Awards 2023 and 'Student Accommodation Operator of the Year' in the 2023 Property Week Residential Awards.
Students living in Leicester are also able to access libraries and other services within the local universities in Leicester as well as access to a commuter lounge at Loughborough.
How to commute to Loughborough University campus by train or bus:
Commuting to Loughborough campus from Liberty Park (Leicester)
Travel by train
- To Leicester train station: 24 minute walk or 9 minute taxi (free bus available for part of the route)
- Train journey: Take the train from Leicester to Loughborough (9 minutes)
- Bus to campus: Kinchbus 'Sprint' directly from Loughborough train station to campus (14 minute journey to Loughborough Student Union on campus).
Travel by bus
- To St Margaret's Bus Station: 30 minute walk or 12 minute bus (X6 Arriva Bus from Windermere Street to St Margaret's Bus Station)
- Buses into Loughborough: Use the Skylink Derby from St Margaret's Bus Station to Loughborough High Street (30 mins) or Arriva 127 to Loughborough High Street (57 mins)
- Once you're in Loughborough: Take a 3 min walk from Loughborough High Street to Swan Street (Bus stand SB). Use the Kinchbus 'Sprint' from Loughborough Swan Street to the university campus (14 minute journey to the Students Union).
Key contact information
If you have any queries regarding campus accommodation or accommodation in Loughborough town, please contact the University Student Accommodation Centre on sac@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk or 01509 274488.
For further information on accommodation options in Leicester please email Loughborough@unitestudents.com, alternatively you can call the Unite Students team on 0300 303 8642.
If you have any other queries about your exchange please contact the Exchanges team exchanges@lboro.ac.uk.