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Housing & Residential Life

Fall Housing Selection for Rising Juniors and Seniors

Fall Housing Selection 

Rising juniors and seniors will be able to participate in Room Selection in Fall 2025 for 2026-2027 academic year housing. This process will allow rising juniors and rising seniors to choose between selecting a room in their same area of campus or changing communities during the Open Room Selection process.

PLEASE NOTE: We have a new cancellation policy in effect for 2026-27 academic year housing.

  • Same Area: Thursday, Oct 2 @ 8pm – Monday, Oct 6 @ 10am  
    For rising juniors and seniors who would like to select a place to live in the same area of campus where they currently reside. Areas include North Campus Residence Halls, Program Houses, and Townhouses; South Campus Residence Halls; and each individual House in the West Campus House System
    • Suite-style buildings: Students and roommate blocks must fully fill suites during the first day of Same Area.  
    • Corridor-style buildings: Students and roommate blocks must fill a room during the first day of Same Area.
    • Beginning at 4pm on October 3, students will be able to select from any available bed in their area.
  • Open Room Selection: Monday, Oct 6 @ 4pm – Wednesday, Oct 8   
    For rising juniors and seniors who'd like to select from any available space on campus
  • Waitlist Opens: Immediately following Open Room Selection
    For any rising juniors and seniors, who did not select a room during Same Area or Open Room Selection. Students will be able to join a waitlist and preference areas and room types that they would like to be considered for as rooms become available 

To participate in Room Selection this fall, rising juniors and rising seniors must apply via the Housing and Dining Portal by September 22, 2025 at 12 noon. While we are unable to guarantee housing to juniors and seniors, we are committed to accommodating as many students as possible given our available spaces on campus. Students who fail to apply for housing by the deadline will not be given a timeslot and will be redirected to join the waitlist when it opens.

Housing information sessions

You can use these opportunities to learn about your options for living on campus, such as in traditional residence halls, in the West Campus House System, in a Co-op or Program House, or in University-approved affiliated housing, and ask any questions you have about the upcoming process.

Program House Participation

For Veterans House, residents may participate in Same Building (open during the same time as Same Area, but you are limited to the Same Building) and Open Room Selection. Language House residents may participate in Same Area and Open Room Selection. All other program house residents may participate in either of the selection processes: Same Area or Open Room.

The academic year housing process for rising sophomores will take place in Spring 2026.

Roommate Considerations  

Creating a roommate block (up to five) is permitted throughout the process. If you are selecting a multi-occupancy space and wish to pull in a specific roommate(s), you will need to have your group block established prior to reserving your room. We encourage you to discuss any housing arrangements for next year with your current and prospective roommates and plan accordingly before the process begins. Students should only join a roommate block if their intention is to live together in the same room or suite for the 2026-27 Academic Year.

During the first day of the Same Area process on October 2, roommate blocks are restricted to filling only an entire suite or room based on the number of students in the block. Students who have established roommate blocks prior to timeslots being released will be given a timeslot during the first day. Beginning at 4pm on October 3, students will be able to select any bed in any room in their assigned area.

The Open Room Selection process allows students to select one or more rooms. If you are the roommate group leader, you may also assign yourself and roommate block members to those rooms.

Fall Housing Selection Instructions

Instructions for the 2026-2027 Housing Selection process for rising juniors and rising seniors will be posted in September 2025.

  

Questions? 

Please contact us or review our FAQs page.