Rising Juniors and Seniors
The 2027-2028 Housing Application is not available in the Housing Portal. For priority consideration, the Housing Application is due on Friday, October 30, 2026 at 5PM.
Accessing the Housing Portal:
- Log into SIS.
- Click on “About Me,” then click on “Housing”
- Once you have reached the Home Page, click on “Housing Applications” on the top left of the screen.
University housing is not guaranteed for juniors and seniors. All rising juniors and seniors interested in living in University housing must apply for the chance to be issued a lottery number, added to the wait list, or a theme/special interest or fraternity/sorority community. Being issued a lottery number guarantees the opportunity to select housing from available housing stock as designated by class year.
Please note:
- Graduate students should not complete this housing application. More information will be available later in Spring 2027 for new/continuing graduate students will be available.
- There is a different process for rising juniors/seniors who want to apply to live in a theme, special interest, fraternity or sorority community. Please review the detailed information about applying to TSI/FSL housing below.
- Students with medical or religious accommodations should note their accommodation in their housing application on the appropriate page and work directly with the StAAR Center and/or the Office of Equal Opportunity to ensure that proper registration and paperwork have been submitted. Approval for accommodation(s) does not guarantee a housing lottery number on campus housing.
- The deadline to request housing accommodation through the StAAR Center and OEO is Friday, October 23, 2026.
- If you have previously been approved for accommodation(s) please re-confirm with the office that approved your housing accommodation that you want to continue to use your accommodation(s) in the 2027-2028 academic year.
All students who submit an intent to study abroad and a 2027-2028 housing application will automatically be placed on a study abroad waitlist, despite when their application for campus housing was submitted. Students on the study abroad housing waitlist will receive priority consideration only if the study abroad program is cancelled as confirmed by Global Education. Students who change their minds about studying abroad will be added to the general waitlist for juniors and seniors. If a student who submits an intent to study abroad form is issued a lottery number, their lottery number will be rescinded ahead of group formation.
General Tips for the Lottery
- When signing up as a group, make sure the group leader is available to make the final selections for others in the group. If the group leader is not available, re-form your group by the deadline with another group leader or contact Residential Life to change your group leader.
- Have up to five options in mind for your housing preferences.
- Review all of the options for room/apartment sizes available to you. Your group size may change during the process so have a backup plan in mind before you begin.
- If you have questions, please ask! We are partners with you in helping navigate the housing process. We welcome all questions, so please stop by, call or email us.
Understanding Lottery Numbers vs. Waitlist Numbers
- Students who are given a lottery number are guaranteed a housing assignment for 2027-2028 as long as they select a space as instructed at their assigned selection time.
- Lottery Numbers: Rising juniors/seniors need to apply for housing by the deadline to be eligible to receive a lottery number. The junior/senior housing supply determines how many lottery numbers are assigned to applicants. Students are only allowed to utilize the lottery number assigned to them by Residential Life and Learning; lottery numbers cannot be transferred, exchanged, or sold. Lottery numbers are assigned randomly.
- Waitlist Numbers: Rising juniors/seniors who apply for housing and do not receive a lottery number are eligible to receive a waitlist number. Being on the waitlist means you are not guaranteed housing. If you are given a waitlist number, you will be updated regularly regarding your status/likelihood of receiving on-campus housing. The process of issuing waitlist numbers is dependent on the date the application is completed before the priority deadline to join the waitlist.
- There are two wait lists. There is a Priority Housing Waitlist for students who did not receive a lottery number but submitted their 2027-2028 Housing Application by the deadline. There is a Study Abroad Waitlist for students who complete a Housing Application and an intent to study abroad form. Residential Life will offer on campus housing to students on the Study Abroad Waitlist after the Priority Housing Waitlist has been exhausted.
- Lottery Number Ranges: In all of the ranges noted, the lowest number selects the earliest in the process within each class year's group. Rising seniors (including fifth-year seniors) have been assigned lottery numbers between 1 and 300. Rising juniors have been assigned lottery numbers between 300 and 500. Rising sophomores have been assigned lottery numbers between 1000 and 3000.
Housing Application, Group Formation, and Selection Timeline
- September 23 – Housing applications open for general and special interest communities
- October 8 – Housing selection webinar availble to view on Housing Lottery website
- October 23 – Deadline to request an accommodation through the StAAR Center or OEO
- October 30 – General and theme/special interest housing applications close for rising juniors and seniors at 5:00PM
- November 10 – Rising junior and senior lottery numbers are distributed via email, theme and special interst housing offers sent
- November 13 – Deadline to accept theme and special interst housing offer
- November 16-20 – Housing accommodations placements
- November 19 – Theme and special interest housing selection
- November 30 – Sophia Gordon group formation: 4-person and 6-person groups
- December 1-2 – CoHo and 3-Person apartment group formation: various sizes
- December 7 – Sophia Gordon housing selection
- December 8 – CoHo and 3-person apartment housing selection
- December 9 –General housing selection
- December 10 – Deadline for priority consideration for the waitlist at 5:00PM
- December 11 – Waitlist numbers released
- January 6 – First wait-list selection, pending availability
Rising Sophomores
Rising sophomores (current first year students) who want to apply for a theme/special interest community can apply now and the deadline to apply is 5PM on Friday, October 30, 2026. Please note that accepting placement in a theme/special interest community is binding and rising sophomores who accept an offer to live in a TSI community cannot participate in general selection in Spring 2027.
Accessing the Housing Portal:
- Log into SIS.
- Click on “About Me,” then click on “Housing”
- Once you have reached the Home Page, click on “Housing Applications” on the top left of the screen.
Housing Application, Group Formation, and Selection Timeline
- September 23 – Housing applications open special interest communities only
- October 23 – Deadline to request an accommodation through the StAAR Center or OEO
- October 30 – Theme/special interest housing applications close at 5:00PM
- November 10 – Theme and special interest housing offers sent
- November 13 – Deadline to accept theme and special interest housing offer
- November 16-20 – Housing accommodations placements
- November 19 – Theme and special interest housing selection
If you are not interest in living in a theme/special interest community, there isn't anything for you to do until you receive a notification that the housing application for general housing selection is available. The 2027-2028 general housing application for rising sophomore students will be available during the Spring 2027 semester. Different from the first-year housing placement process, rising sophomores have the opportunity to select who they live with and where they live through two separate processes: group formation and housing selection processes. More information a general housing selection for rising sophomores will be available closer to the end of fall semester in November 2026.
If you have previously been approved for accommodation(s) please re-confirm with the office that approved your housing accommodation that you want to continue to use your accommodation(s).
Rising sophomores who do not get the type of space they applied for through group formation or who chose not to participate in group formation will be assigned a space by Residential Life staff. Residential Life staff will refer to students' lottery numbers if any single rooms are available after selection and place students with the lowest lottery number in single rooms, if they are available. In multiple occupancy spaces, like double, triples, and quads, Residential Life staff will make roommate matches based on students' Housing Survey responses striving for matches that are 70% or better. It is normal part of the rising sophomore housing selection process for some students not to receive a housing assignment until the end of July prior to the start of their sophomore year.
Theme, Special Interest, and Fraternity/Sorority Housing
All continuing students can now apply for theme and special interest housing. Applications will be available from September 23, 2026 through October 30, 2026 at 5PM. Rising juniors and seniors must chose between applying to the general housing lottery or applying to a theme and special interest community; they will not be able to apply for both.
A separate selection process will be held for those students accepted into theme housing. Students interested in theme and special interest communities should complete the community specific application via the Housing Application. More information on those communities can be found here.
Students interested in living in their fraternity or sorority house should fill out a housing application by October 30, 2026 at 5PM and work with their leadership to make sure they are on the roster shared with our office.
Accepting placement is theme, special interest and fraternity/sorority community is binding and students who accept placement must plan on moving into their selected space in Fall 2027. More information about theme and special interest housing selection will be available towards the end of September.
Students on Leave
Any student currently on personal leave of absence or a medical leave of absence may apply for housing if they intend to return from their leave in Spring 2027; the Spring 2027 Housing Application will be available in mid-October 2026. Please make sure you complete all necessary requirements and adhere to any necessary deadlines.
Students who have taken a leave from the University may potentially not qualify for off-campus living per the two-year residency requirement. Qualification is dependent on the number of semesters students have completed for their residency requirement. For more information on the residency requirement, please visit the Housing Guidelines and Policies page
Webinars
Rising Sophomores
Residential Life hosting the rising sophomore housing selection webinar on February 11 and a recording willl be posted shortly!
Watch the Rising Sophomore 2026-2027 Housing Selection Webinar
Watch Housing Lottery and Selection Webinar from Spring 2025
Rising Juniors and Seniors
Aimed specifically at rising juniors/seniors and their families, this housing lottery and selection webinar will explain in detail the process in order to be successful during the group formation and housing selection periods.
Watch the Rising Junior/Senior 2026-2027 Housing Selection Webinar