off-campus

American  

[awf-kam-puhs, of-] / ˈɔfˈkæm pəs, ˈɒf- /

adjective

1. located or available outside a campus.

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adverb

1. outside or away from a campus.

Etymology

Origin of off-campus

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Example Sentences

One student familiar with the party, who isn’t a member, said it was held off-campus in lower Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The Tufts University statement said that it had no advance knowledge of the arrest, which took place off-campus.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

But many on- and off-campus students have already left.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Even after campus activities and protests wound down for the summer, Columbia’s campus has remained on “orange level” alert for much of the last several weeks, restricting off-campus guests and closing numerous points of entry.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

“Your father, Our Father, haha—wait, no joke. He worked with the Catholics for Nonviolence of the Chicago Archdiocese, and they got me and Olivia an off-campus apartment of Saint Xavier’s to use for the weekend.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti