The purpose of this thesis is to explain how undergraduate students at Iowa State University (ISU) think of their current housing, their mobility, their housing preferences, and criteria they use to select where to live. Based on this knowledge of student preferences, rental housing providers can adjust the rental units to reflect the needs of student tenants. Two surveys for students and property managers were set up for this research. Results from the student survey indicated that most of the students were not satisfied with their current dwelling units. The majority of respondents were planning to move in the near future, and most said they preferred to live off-campus. When looking for housing, the most important criterion they considered was the rental price.