Collegiate Housing Services

Name

Collegiate Housing Services

Legal name

Collegiate Housing Services, INC.

Website

https://housingservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Housing Services

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Off-Campus Student Rentals (Scattered-Site/Single-Family) Management (BPAJAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

On-Campus University Housing Management (BPAJAJAA), Student Housing Roommate Matching, Assignments & Occupancy Management (BPAJAJAJ)

Keywords

• Student housing services
• Off-campus housing management
• On-campus residence life
• Individual lease housing
• Student apartment locating

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Student Housing Leases: Monthly housing payments from students covering rent, utilities with allowance, furniture package, and roommate coordination. Students enter individual leases that are tailored to their graduation date.
2. Shared Housing Program: 2-4 bedroom shared apartments with individual leases, covering housing costs, utilities, furniture, and resident life programming
3. Referral Housing Program: Referral services connecting students to apartment communities; residents enter direct leases with landlords

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Collegiate Housing Services (CHS) is a full-service student housing coordination company that provides furnished and unfurnished off-campus and on-campus housing for college, university, and technical school students across 20+ U.S. states. Core offerings include the Shared Housing Program (individual leases with furnished units), Connect Housing Program (unfurnished apartments with roommate matching), Referral Housing (apartment locating), Independent Housing (credit-qualified rentals), and full on-campus housing management for institutions, including residence life programming, facilities management, and overflow housing coordination through a property management partner network.

Product overview

Collegiate Housing Services (CHS) operates a multi-product student housing platform centered on three main programs: Shared Housing (furnished apartments with individual leases), Connect Housing (unfurnished apartments with roommate matching), and Referral Housing (landlord connection service). The company also offers Independent Housing for credit-qualified students, On-Campus Housing Management services for institutions, and Off-Campus Overflow Management through a network of partner properties. A separate Corporate Housing brand serves business travelers. All programs emphasize roommate coordination, flexible payment options, and resident life programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shared Housing Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Housing services for more than 150 campuses and educational facilities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Spartan Education GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2024Spartan Education Group partners with CHS to house their students in student housing programs. CHS provides comprehensive housing services including individual leases, furnished living, and roommate coordination for Spartan students.
• Private Colleges and UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHS establishes partnerships with private colleges and universities to provide housing services for their students. These partnerships involve customizing and coordinating student housing systems for each institution.
• National Technical SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with national technical schools to provide housing services for students attending these institutions.
• National Property Management CompaniescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCHS has formed partnerships with some of the largest national property management companies, as well as many regional and local companies, to manage the overflow of student housing into apartment communities close to campus.
• Regional and Local Property CompaniesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnerships with regional and local property management companies in markets CHS services to provide diverse housing options for students.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Capstone On-Campus Management: Direct competitor offering on-campus student housing management, residence life programming, and facilities management to post-secondary institutions. Closely comparable to CHS's on-campus housing management service line.
• Asset Living: Large third-party multifamily and student housing property manager operating across the US. Overlaps with CHS in off-campus student housing, overflow management, and partnership-driven property management services.
• Campus Apartments: Student housing management and development company serving colleges and universities with on- and off-campus housing solutions. Directly comparable offering and customer base to CHS.
• The Scion Group: Student housing developer and management company providing on-campus and off-campus housing with partnership models similar to CHS. Comparable in serving private and public universities with full-service housing management.
• Cardinal Group Companies: Student housing and multifamily management firm operating across the US with a partnership-based approach to on-campus and off-campus student housing. Directly comparable to CHS's institutional partnership model.
• Rittenhouse Management Group: Mid-size student housing property manager serving colleges and universities with on-campus management and off-campus partnerships. Comparable in scale and service mix to CHS.

Broad incumbents

• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Largest student and multifamily housing operator in the US with significant owned and third-party managed inventory. Operates broadly across the same space as CHS but at materially larger scale and with capital advantages.
• American Campus Communities: Largest publicly-traded (now Blackstone-owned) student housing REIT, owning and managing purpose-built student housing near major US universities. Broad incumbent with overlapping customer base but different ownership/operating model than CHS.

Emerging players

• Bungalow: Tech-enabled co-living platform offering furnished shared housing with roommate matching, primarily targeting young professionals and graduates. Comparable to CHS's Shared Housing and Connect Housing programs but with a digital-first, consumer-brand approach.
• Roomrs: Student housing-focused brand providing furnished off-campus apartments with individual leases near universities. Competes in a similar niche to CHS's Shared Housing program, especially for private/for-profit school students.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chservices
• Facebookfacebook.com/chservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/collegiate-housing-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/collegiatehousingservices

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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