You can live in university dormitory or rent a flat out of the campus.
● University Dormitory
There are 5,000 beds in the university dormitories for domestic and foreign students. The university cooperates with Chunghwa Telecom in providing ADSL service to each dormitory on campus. The prices of university dormitory are various, and it depends on halls you are going to live in. Apart from Fu Jen LiXue Hall, Besides Fu Jen LiXue Hall, all the other university dormitories are with shared bathroom, and water and electricity fees are included in accommodation fees. (Electricity fees of air-conditioners in each room are excluded)..
To know more information of school accommodation, please see: school accommodation
● Renting a flat out of the campus
The university dormitories do not provide enough number of beds compared to the large number of students. Therefore, students are busy in finding flats before new semester starts. We strongly suggest you come to Taiwan earlier and find a flat before your study starts.
Some information you have to know before looking for your new home in Taiwan:
➔ In Taiwan, we use a different way, which is called 坪 (ping), to measure the space of a house. 1坪 (ping) = 3.30579 square meters.
➔ Some flats may not have a kitchen.
➔ There are many flats out of campus you can look for. Prices are various based on types of flats. In general, flats with shared bathroom cost around NTD 5,000 per month, flats with ensuite bathroom (but shared other spaces with other people) cost around NTD 6,500 per month. Owning the whole flat which is about 10 坪 (ping) costs approximately NTD 7,000 per month.
➔ Be always careful when you look for a flat and sign the contract. It is better if there is anyone, especially who knows Chinese, accompanying you to check your prospective flat.
The following is a link which provides you information about renting flats. Admittedly, websites of renting houses are mostly in Chinese only. It would be more ideal if you can find a Taiwanese friend search it for you.
Tsuei Ma Ma Foundation for Housing and Community Service (English version):http://www.tmm.org.tw/English/index.html