Top 10 Universities by Number of Student Housing Units Underway We’ve identified the top universities based on the number of units under construction as of October, according to Yardi Matrix data. Dec302020 As of October, some 10,311 student housing units were under construction across 30 universities out of the 200 monitored by Yardi Matrix. Despite uncertainties on a university by university basis on how to handle social distancing guidelines, students’ desire to move back to school rather than staying at home, has kept demand for housing robust across universities. All the universities analyzed below except Texas State University, are classified as R1: Doctoral Universities with very high research activity. Besides this classification, each university is under a different conference as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In terms of percentage of stock, Florida International University and the University of Texas at Dallas top the list by exceeding 100 percent of the existing stock.