8.01 Vanderbilt Hall

Operational and management responsibility of Vanderbilt Hall has transferred to Harvard University Housing & Real Estate (HUHRE) as of July 1, 2025. Please visit the Harvard University Housing’s Vanderbilt Hall site.

Vanderbilt Hall, located at the corner of Avenue Louis Pasteur and Longwood Avenue, is the residence hall for Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM). It also houses students from the Division of Medical Sciences (DMS) and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), as well as visiting students and scholars from all over the nation and the world. The Vanderbilt Business Office is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 617-495-5560 or 617-432-1629.

Eligibility for Occupancy

1. Residence in the Hall is primarily for matriculated predoctoral students registered full-time in a degree program at the Harvard Medical School, the School of Dental Medicine, or the Division of Medical Sciences. Non-matriculated Visiting Scholars of the Medical School and full-time students who are registered in degree programs at other Harvard Schools are also eligible if space is available.
2. Priority for residence in Vanderbilt Hall is given to incoming students in the degree programs identified above.
3. Residence in the Hall for students after their first year of residence is subject to availability. Students may be asked to seek other accommodations after their first year of residence, or after any subsequent year of residence, to allow space for incoming students. Students asked to relocate will be notified by April 30 and will be expected to vacate on or before June 30. As a general rule, students who have been in residence longest will be the first asked to relocate.

Please go to the Vanderbilt Hall website at for more information.

Last updated  12/15/25