Apartments for Baylor Transfer Students
Transferring to Baylor? Skip the dorm and start your Waco life right — close to campus and a built-in community.
Transferring to Baylor — whether from a community college, another four-year, or after a gap — puts you on a different timeline than the typical sophomore class. You may be arriving in January for spring semester, mid-summer, or off-cycle altogether. Most on-campus housing options were filled in the prior fall, and you don't have a built-in friend group from freshman year orientation. Centre Apartments accommodates flexible move-in timing and gives you a real off-campus base from day one. The location helps the adjustment. Centre is at 500 Bagby Avenue, 0.3 miles from Baylor — close enough that you can walk to class and to campus events without feeling stranded in an unfamiliar town. The community pool, gated grounds, and resident mix make it easier to meet neighbors who are also Baylor students. The 2 and 3-bedroom floor plans support roommate living if you find people through housing groups; the smaller 2-bedroom works well if you're moving in solo. Contact the leasing office about availability for your specific move-in window — off-cycle openings come up regularly.
Sound Familiar?
Arriving off-cycle with limited housing options
If you're starting at Baylor in January, summer, or any time outside the August move-in rush, on-campus housing is usually full and most major leasing waves have already happened. Your timing problem is real.
Do not know the area yet
Picking an apartment in a city you've never lived in is a guess at best. You don't know which streets are noisy, which complexes have a reputation, or which neighborhoods are convenient for the schedule you'll actually have.
Want to meet people without freshman orientation
Transfer students often skip the bonding rituals of first-year orientation. Living somewhere with community amenities — pool, walkable to campus, neighbors who are also Baylor students — gives you natural ways in.
Need flexibility because plans might shift
Transfer life involves more uncertainty: credits might not transfer cleanly, your major could change, internship timelines might force a different summer plan. You need a lease office that's responsive, not bureaucratic.
Here's How Centre Helps
Centre Avenue location — heart of the Baylor neighborhood
Centre is at 500 Bagby Avenue, 0.3 miles from campus. You're in the residential pocket that most upperclassmen and grad students choose — close to Fuego, the Brazos Riverwalk, and the south end of Baylor's campus.
Community amenities that help you meet people
The pool, gated common areas, and resident events create natural points of contact with neighbors. Many transfer students end up finding their Baylor friend group through who they meet at the apartment first.
All-in pricing while you're getting settled
Monthly fees cover internet, trash, pest, and facilities. You only set up electricity. Predictable monthly cost means one fewer thing to figure out while you're also navigating a new campus and new classes.
In-unit washer/dryer and included internet make move-in simple
Internet works from day one. Laundry happens in your unit. Trash and pest service is handled. The basics are sorted so you can focus on the actual hard parts of transferring — classes, advising, and finding your people.
Amenities That Matter for Transfer Students
Swimming Pool
Gated Community
High Speed Internet
Common Questions from Transfer Students
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Schedule a tour and see why transfer students choose Centre.
