Search for Rentals
Begin your search with Places4Students
Places4Students.com is a free rental listing service available to current UCSC students, faculty, and staff. It’s a one-stop shop where you can search for rental listings, short-term sublets, rooms for rent, and roommates. There’s no need to sign up—UCSC affiliates have access when you sign in using your CruzID Gold university credentials. Review the sign-in instructions below.
How to sign in
Visit Places4Students, but don’t use the standard sign in—just below that is the Sign in with your school section and the UC Santa Cruz button. Click that and you’ll be prompted to sign in using your CruzID Gold university credentials.
Once you’re signed in…
You’ll start on your personal profile home page. Click the orange Go to School button in the upper-right area of the screen to go to the UC Santa Cruz rental and roommate listings.
New to UCSC?
Before you can access the rental and roommate listings, you will need to activate your CruzID, Gold password, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) at cruzid.ucsc.edu.
Places4Students customer support:
Email: admin@places4students.com
Phone: 1-866-766-0767 (toll-free in North America)
Hours: Monday–Thursday 6 a.m.–4 p.m., Friday 6 a.m.–2 p.m. (Pacific Time)
What you can do with Places4Students
Search rental listings
- Filter your search by number of bedrooms and type of property.
- Map feature shows distance from campus.
- Set up a Smart Search to find listings that match your preferences and get an email when new listings are posted.
Find roommates
- Post your own Roommate Profile and describe what you are looking for.
- Browse profiles of other UCSC students looking for housemates.
- Find a roommate or a group to search with.
Search for sublets
- Search spaces available by students, for students, often in a shared living space.
- Need to find housing fast? Search for a short-term sublet available when you need it.
- Have a space available for rent? Advertise your sublet to other UCSC students.
I was looking for a certain number of bedrooms, budget, and location, and being able to filter out what was available was really helpful.
– Junior, Porter College
Disclaimer: The Community Rentals Office does not investigate, inspect, endorse or guarantee the condition of a rental, nor do we recommend or judge the suitability of a potential renter or landlord. We also do not provide “matching” or “finding” services.
Continue your search with other methods
Places4Students is not the only way to search for rentals. For the most effective search, we recommend using a combination of methods.
Check out other ways to find housing.
