The University of Mississippi will lease 228 bed spaces at the Flatts at South Campus, located on Whirlpool Drive, July 2025-July 31, 2026.

This is the sixth master lease agreement the university has signed with off-campus apartment complexes. The others include Revel Oxford, Taylor Bend, The Lark, the Quarters at Oxford and Gather Oxford. 

In addition to the new leasing agreement, the university is expanding its agreements with Revel Oxford and Taylor Bend Apartments.

The master lease at Revel Oxford will increase from 200 bed spaces to 316 bed spaces and will remain in effect until July 31, 2027. The master lease at Taylor Bend Apartments will increase from 126 bed spaces to 201 beds and will remain in effect until July 31, 2026, with options to extend the lease yearly until July 31, 2028.

“Between the addition of the Flatts and expansions at other complexes, the university has added more than 300 beds for freshmen and upperclassmen next year,” Jacob Batte, director of news and media relations for UM, said on Friday.

The Daily Mississippian requested information about the number of bed spaces reserved for freshmen and for upperclassmen, the style of the apartments and the rates. The university acknowledged the request.

The master lease expansions are a result of growing enrollment at the university, Batte shared. Between the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years, enrollment increased from 21,596 students to 23,981 students, an 11% increase, according to data released by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning in November 2024.

“The master lease agreement will help the university meet the needs of our growing enrollment,” Batte said.

The university-leased apartments at the Flatts at South Campus will be managed like other university on-campus and off-campus housing.

“Student Housing staff will oversee on-site programming and activities to foster a sense of community and belonging that reflects the on-campus experience,” Batte said.