The November issue of ORA Power Rankings features the Top 10 Student Housing Managers for 2019. This ranking is based on ALN Data Services data of companies that manage over 2,000 student housing units.
As compared with 2018, five new entrants have upstaged the incumbent companies to seal their position in the 2019 ranking. The current national average ORA is 62.52; the average score of the Top 10 student housing managers for 2019 is 71.43.
ORA Rank | Company | 2019 ORA Score | 2018 ORA Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dinerstein Companies | 80.90 | 80.33 |
2 | CA Management Services | 74.28 | 70.81 |
3 | Greystar Collegiate Housing | 73.28 | 66.80 |
4 | CORE Spaces | 72.26 | 66.50 |
5 | Landmark Properties | 69.65 | 63.10 |
6 | FPA Multifamily/Trinity | 69.39 | 60.77 |
7 | Pierce Education Properties, L.P. | 69.34 | 62.59 |
8 | Asset Living | 68.93 | 65.41 |
9 | Peak Campus | 68.92 | 63.33 |
10 | Campus Advantage | 67.74 | 65.48 |
For the second consecutive year, The Dinerstein Cos. is the No. 1 student housing manager with an ORA of 80.90. At No. 2 is CA Management Services, with a score of 74.28. Greystar Collegiate Housing ranks third with an ORA of 73.28. Greystar has improved its score by 10% to up its ranking from the seventh position in 2018 to the third spot in 2019.
Besides Greystar Collegiate Housing, three other companies have upped their ORA score by 10% or more and consequently improved their ranking since last year. These include Landmark Properties, FPA Multifamily/Trinity, and Pierce Education Properties.
There are five new entrants in 2019 as compared with 2018—Landmark Properties, Trinity Property Consultants, Pierce Education Properties, Peak Campus, and Campus Advantage.
The National Average ORA Table
99% | 90 |
90% | 80 |
80% | 75 |
70% | 71 |
60% | 67 |
50% | 64 |
62.52 | |
40% | 60 |
30% | 55 |
20% | 50 |
10% | 43 |

About the ORA Power Rankings
Developed by J Turner Research, the ORA Power Rankings are a monthly, independent ranking of apartment properties and management companies based on their Online Reputation Assessment (ORA) scores. A property or management company is not required to be a J Turner Research client to qualify for this ranking, which is published by J Turner’s media partner Multifamily Executive. To learn more or to request your ORA score, visit www.jturnerresearch.com/about/what-is-ora-score.
Methodology
The ORA score is an aggregate compilation of a property’s ratings across 21 plus review sites and ILSs. Each month, J Turner Research monitors the online ratings of more than 120,000 properties nationwide. Using a statistical model, a single score based on a scale of 0 to 100 is assigned to each property. This score serves as a benchmark to compare a company’s individual properties and portfolios nationally, regionally, and against the competition.