Chapter 7.2: JST-SCU Housing

The JST Housing Office oversees three university owned and operated apartment style residence halls including the Jean Donovan Lay Intentional Community. Our residence halls are located at 2600 Virginia Street and 2564 Virginia Street. Each individual apartment comes fully furnished and our rental prices include utilities. Onsite parking is not available to our residents,  but a residential parking permit can be purchased for on street parking from the City of Berkeley or a monthly parking permit can be purchased for the Pacific School of Religion’s parking lot which is open to all GTU member schools.

Each residence hall has a live-in student staff member, Building Resident Manager (BRM), who contributes to the hospitality, safety and security of each building. The BRMs serve on an on-call duty rotation during evenings, weekends and breaks throughout the academic year. The BRMs report to the Manager of Academic Building and Housing Operations.

To apply for housing with the Jesuit School of Theology, you can submit a JST-SCU Housing application through the Santa Clara University’s Housing Portal. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and housing assignments are made if space is available at the time of the application. A $500 prepayment deposit is required when submitting the application.

See Chapter 7.1: Tuition and Fees for the 2026-2027 Housing Rates.

More information can be found on JST-SCU’s Housing Website, or you can contact JST-SCU Housing Office by email (jsthousingfacilities@scu.edu) or call (510) 549-5050.

Housing Policies

For Santa Clara University’s full housing policies, please refer to Housing and Residence Life Policies, Procedures, and Standards as found in the SCU Student Handbook.

JST-SCU students may direct their housing-related questions to the Manager of Academic Building and Housing Operations.