Behrend is a steadily growing campus with many students living on campus and even more students commuting to campus.

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Behrend has around 4,700 students, and around 1,750 live on campus and take advantage of many benefits as a result. Behrend has three standard dormitories named Lawrence, Niagara and Perry, typically housed by freshmen students. Almy and Ohio halls are reserved for honors students and are also typically housed by freshmen students. Porcupine, Tiffany and Tigress halls house 8 wing suites that are slightly larger than the standard dormitories and are typically housed by upper classmen. Senat hall is in the center of campus, right beside Reed. It also houses suites for two or four people.

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Additionally, Trippe Hall is currently being built to accommodate a few hundred more students to meet the demand of the growing student population.

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On campus students have easy walking access to classes, Dobbin’s and Bruno’s for food, quick access to computers and technology, many different on campus events, and are more attached to the social life of the campus.

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However, the remaining number of students live off-campus and have some liberties that on-campus students may not have and still have access to many benefits of on campus students. There are many off campus options for living such as University Gate Apartments, Hudson Lofts, other apartments, and houses. These are generally shared living spaces with other Behrend students.

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Living off campus allows students to be more independent and is more conducive of drinking habits that are not allowed on campus.

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Interdisciplinary business with engineering studies Junior Rena Gerber said: “I chose to live off campus so I could be more independent and drunk.”

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Off campus living tends to be cheaper and supports a more free style of living.

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International business and communications Senior Brandon Christopher Moten said “I chose to live off campus because it was cheaper and supports a better living style.”

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Living off campus helps teach time management, but weather can be a problem when commuting.

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Communications Senior Natalie Klinger said, “I love off campus simply because it is cheaper to live and I can get the feeling of discipline by learning time management (when to leave for class) etc. It’s not very convenient when the weather's not cooperating, but nonetheless I handle it with my best judgment.

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Either way a student decides to live, there are benefits of each that factor in a student’s decision to live on or off campus.