NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Wednesday, students at Vanderbilt University held a rally to protest their new graduate student housing.
They said the new units are simply not affordable.
The cheapest option is a furnished studio apartment with a pullout couch bed.
NewsChannel 5 has been told it will cost more than $1,300, with a $218 "amenity fee."
Some grad students said they are frustrated with the limited options.
"Especially with inflation, groceries are expensive... it's easily $300 a month for groceries, and that's being conservative," said 4th-year grad student Mike Reynolds.
"I don't know a single grad student that can say that the cost of the apartment is less than 50% of the salary that they make," said 6th-year grad student Katie Larson.
Vanderbilt issued a statement to say that the apartments aren't university-owned or operated, but that they want the apartments to be an additional choice for students.
