UCLAroommates & off-campus housing.
Crashmates verifies every UCLA member against their @ucla.edu email and the federal IPEDS database before they can post or message — find a roommate, room, sublease, or lease takeover near Los Angeles, free to join, no subscription. 1 verified UCLA student is on the platform now.
How do UCLA students find roommates and housing?
Pick a flow. Every UCLA listing is from a .edu-verified student.
Where do UCLA students live off campus?
Crashmates connects verified UCLA students across Los Angeles, CA (ZIP 90095). Whether you are looking for UCLA housing near campus, off-campus housing near UCLA, or rooms for rent in Los Angeles, every listing is from a student verified through their @ucla.edu email. The platform covers Los Angeles and the surrounding Los Angeles County area. Crashmates makes finding UCLA subleases, lease takeovers, and roommate matches faster than Craigslist, Facebook groups, or paid subscription apps, because every profile is verified before it is visible to other students. Verification completes in under 30 seconds via a one-click email code cross-checked against the federal IPEDS database — the same registry the US Department of Education uses to track every accredited college.
Semester subleases at UCLA.
Every fall and spring, UCLA students leave for a semester — study abroad, internships, co-ops, early graduation — and need someone to take their room in Los Angeles instead of paying for an empty one. At the same time, exchange students, transfers, and interns arrive at UCLA needing a place for a single term, not a year-long lease. Crashmates matches both sides, and everyone's a verified UCLA student — not a stranger off Facebook.
New to it? See how semester subleases work →
Which neighborhoods near UCLA do students rent in?
The areas most UCLA students rent in. Browse listings by neighborhood.
How long does it take to find a roommate at UCLA?
From signup to your first match in about 5 minutes.
Verify your @ucla.edu email
Sign up with your UCLA email address. We send a verification code, you click it, and our IPEDS cross-check confirms you’re really at UCLA in about 30 seconds.
Build a UCLA profile
Answer eight quick lifestyle questions (sleep schedule, cleanliness, social habits, budget, target move-in). Add a photo or two and your Los Angeles neighborhood preferences. Done in about 4 minutes.
Match with verified UCLA students
Browse profiles ranked by compatibility, like the ones you vibe with, and message the students you want. Skip the cold spam. Skip the bots. Just real UCLA students looking for a roommate near Los Angeles or wherever you’re moving.
What makes Crashmates different from other roommate apps for UCLA students?
Other roommate apps don’t verify students. Roomster charges every UCLA student a subscription to message profiles — most of which are bots or scammers operating outside the US. Bunky doesn’t verify .edu emails at all and doesn’t carry housing listings. Facebook UCLA groups are full of brokers and fake posts. Craigslist is a privacy nightmare. Crashmates was built specifically for the UCLA community: only students with a verified @ucla.edu email can join, and joining, posting, browsing, and matching are all free — you only spend a credit to send the first message in a new conversation, with no subscriptions, no auto-renewals, and no $30/month surprises. UCLA students looking for verified students near me, Los Angeles roommates near me, or UCLA housing near campus get the cleanest signal of any roommate app on the market.
Which UCLA students are newest to the platform?
Crashmates is live here — meet the host, and UCLA's founding student.
Every member is a verified UCLA student — cross-checked against their @ucla.edu email and the federal IPEDS database. No bots, no Craigslist creeps. See how it works →
Frequently asked questions about UCLA roommates.
How does .edu verification work at UCLA?
Is Crashmates free for UCLA students?
Who can join Crashmates at UCLA?
Where do UCLA students live?
Can I post a sublease or lease takeover at UCLA?
Can I find a semester or study-abroad sublease at UCLA?
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