1.0. Introduction 1.1. Rationale for Students’ Accommodation Policy at Mzumbe University. When the former Institute of Development Management (IDM) was transformed into Mzumbe University (MU) in 2002, there was no accommodation problem for students because population was only 1150. The students were staying comfortably, two students in a room. However, the students’ population has continued to grow to 4,916 in 2012/13 academic year for the main campus alone. The students population at Mbeya campus has likewise increased rapidly from 300 in 2005 to 1700 in 2012/13 academic year. This growth has resulted into students accommodation problems since rate of enrollment does not tally with the rate of expanding hostels at both campuses. To address...