There are no graduate housing facilities on the Rosenstiel School's Virginia Key campus or on the main campus of the University. Graduate students must obtain rental housing in the Miami area. Public transit options may include the metrorail, buses, and bike routes, depending on the area. Many students find it necessary to have a car given the lack of reliable public transit in some areas of Miami.
The Rosenstiel School offers a free shuttle service between the Coral Gables campus, the Vizcaya Metrorail station and the Rosenstiel campus during the regular academic semester (from the first day of classes to the last day of classes each semester). It does not operate, however, on University holidays, breaks or summer. The shuttle schedule is available here.
The Rickenbacker Causeway, along which the School is located, is a toll route. The entrance fee at the mainland end of the causeway is $2.50 per entry with a SunPass. A card or transponder, allowing unlimited entry to the causeway, can be purchased from the Rickenbacker Causeway Office for $60.00 per year for communters and $24.00 per year for Key Biscayne residents (subject to change). A deposit will also be required for the entry devices.
Since Miami is a large metropolitan area and traffic can be a problem, most students choose to live fairly close to the Rosenstiel School campus. Housing offerings are usually broken down into neighborhoods.
The neighborhoods closest to the campus are:
- Brickell
- The Roads
- Shenandoah
- Coral Way
- Coconut Grove
- Key Biscayne
- Coral Gables
The best place to start looking is the off campus housing website.
