In recent years, the pace of project implementation in this sector has increased significantly. The report “Private dormitories in Poland – the time of new facilities” indicates that in 2025, 12 private dormitories were put into use, offering a total of 3.8 thousand. accommodation places. Additionally, 8 more facilities of this type are under construction, and another 30 are in the planning phase. CBRE, which prepared the report, emphasizes that investing in private student residences is becoming more and more attractive to European investors.
Experts indicate that in 2024, the volume of investments in the student housing sector in Europe increased by 9%. compared to the previous year. In the first half of 2025, the value of transactions in this sector already reached half of the amount invested in the entire year 2024. The “2025 European Investor Intentions Survey” shows that as many as 62 percent of surveyed investors plan to invest in alternative sectors, mainly private student residences.
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Record results in Warsaw
Przemysław Łachmaniuk from CBRE notes that Poland is particularly attractive to investors thanks to the dynamic development of the private dormitory market, the shortage of modern facilities and the free market pricing. At the same time, it points to the challenge of settling rents in Polish zlotys, which may be risky for investors operating in other currencies, such as euro.
According to the report, over the last 15 years, at least one new private student residence hall has been opened in Poland every year. In 2023-2024, 12 such facilities were launched in the eight largest academic centers, offering a total of over 4,000. accommodation places. In 2025, record results were recorded in Warsaw, where 6 new dormitories with over 1.7 thousand rooms were put into operation. in places.
Although the number of private student residences in Poland is growing, the market still does not meet students' demand. The greatest deficit of accommodation places occurs in Warsaw, Wrocław and Poznań. In the capital alone, there is a shortage of about 60,000. places, making it the fourth city in Europe in terms of student accommodation shortage.
Poland is one of the largest markets
CBRE points out that Poland is one of the largest academic markets in Europe and the number of foreign students is constantly growing. In the academic year 2023/2024, 107,000 students studied in Poland. foreigners, which constituted 8.6 percent. the entire student community. Forecasts indicate that by 2030 the number of students in Poland will increase to 1.4 million, which will further increase the demand for private student dorms.
The report also emphasizes that private student housing has an advantage over the traditional rental market. They offer not only comfortable living conditions, but also the opportunity to integrate in an international environment and participate in events organized at the facilities.
According to data from JLL, public dormitories in Poland offer only 115,000. places, which meets the needs of only 9 percent. students. In Warsaw, where the number of students is 260,000, the deficit of places in dorms is particularly severe.
PLN 4.5 billion of support
In 2024, the Ministry of Science allocated PLN 250 million for the renovation of student houses, and this year universities have already submitted 60 new applications for funding. Deputy Minister of Development and Technology Tomasz Lewandowski announced that the government plans to allocate as much as PLN 4.5 billion to housing programs for students and graduates by 2030.
The Students' Parliament of the Republic of Poland conducted a survey in June, which shows that the median monthly fee for a place in a dormitory is PLN 713. The highest prices are found in large cities, and not all universities have enough places in dormitories. At some universities, only half of applications for places are accepted, which further emphasizes the importance of the development of the private dormitory sector in Poland.
