The University saves great effort to provide the students with comfortable accommodation. It accords special attention to students who come from outside Greater Cairo, by providing them with suitable accommodation. In 1957, the university founded the Student Hostel in Abbassia, accommodating 500 students. More housing units have been added since then, so that the housing capacity of different student hostels has reached 6200 for female students and 2900 for male students, the university has students under its supervision. These students receive the same services as those living in student hostels. Admission and residence at these hostels is regulated by a special student hostel statue approved by the University Council. Administration of the hostels is supervised by the Board of Directors of the Students Hostels, headed by the University Vice-president for Education and Student Affairs. The university provides hostel and nursing students with three free meals, in addition to low price meal offered to other student outside hostels. The university has ten dining halls at different faculties, institutes, and student hostels, to supply the student with low price meals.