300 Swift Apartments
300 Swift is an apartment complex located close to main campus and is considered “on campus” housing. Swift offers 2-bedroom, 2-person, fully furnished apartments for any graduate students (including PhD students)
This building is comprised of graduate and professional student apartments and undergraduate student apartments. Graduate and professional students and undergraduate students will not be assigned to live together in 300 Swift.
IMPORTANT: We cannot accommodate postdocs, short-term, or visiting scholars.
Featuring furnished 2-bedroom apartments
- All 300 Swift graduate apartments are two-person occupancy. Each resident has their own private bedroom and bathroom, and shares the living room and kitchen
- Appliances are included in the apartment: stove, oven, refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, and washer/dryer.
- Utilities such as water, electricity, and high speed internet are included in the rate.
- Basic furnishings:
- Common Area
- Couch
- Coffee Table
- Common Area
- Bedroom
- Queen Bed
- Chest of drawers
- Desk
- Chair
- Bedroom
- Exclusive parking deck for 300 Swift residents
- Duke Shuttle directly to West Campus; Duke Vans access.
- Pets are not allowed at 300 Swift, except for registered service animals.
- Elevators through entire building.
Students are responsible for: Linens, housekeeping supplies, cookware, and laundry items
300 Swift Apartment Rates
IMPORTANT: Family member housing is ONLY available at Lancaster Commons.
If you are applying for housing with a family member you will NOT be able to live in 300 Swift.
Students applying with a family members will only be eligible for a 2-bedroom apartment in Lancaster Commons and will be charged for the occupancy of both spaces if assigned with a family member.
Please note: Assignments will be based on availability. It is not a guarantee that students would be offered an assignment from their top housing location.
**All rates are per student/per bedroom. Apartment rates are fixed. Students will be charged the full assignment length (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027) regardless of move in/move out arrival date.**
Fall 2026 Rate (6-month): $13,775.00
Spring 2027 Rate (6-month): $13,775.00
*Charges will be billed to your student account 6-months at a time.
- Master's students will receive monthly bills via email to their Duke email address. Master's students can also set up monthly payments via NelNet.
- A fee will be charged for late payments (1.25% of the outstanding balance).
- Unpaid bills will result in a hold being placed on students' bursar accounts, preventing students from registering for classes for the next term.
- PhD students will not receive monthly bills with their housing charges, but charges will be reflected in their Bursar's accounts. PhD students can set up payroll deduction or NelNet.
Assignments are not subject to renewal; students will need to find other accommodations beyond June 30, 2027. No exceptions.
It is important for you to understand your commitment to the Housing License / Terms and Addendum. You will be asked to sign the License and Terms on the housing application. By agreeing to the License, you are bound to on-campus housing for the entire length of the License (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027).
Please note: Once students receive assignment information via their Duke email, they will be given a deadline to take action. If Duke receives no timely communication/action from the student, the housing assignment will be automatically canceled.
Resources
Transportation:
300 Swift distance from:
- Harris Teeter - 0.7 mile
- Whole Foods - 0.3 mile
- Duham Co-Op Market - 0.9 mile
- Compare Foods - 2.1 miles
- Food Lion - 1.4 miles
- Dollar General - 0.6 mile
- Wells Fargo - 0.5 mile
- FedEx Shipping - 0.4 mile
- UPS Shipping - 0.6 mile
- Nasher Museum - 0.6 mile
- Duke Graduate School - 0.8 mile
- Duke West Campus - 0.5 mile
- Duke East Campus - 0.6 mile