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Returning Resident Room Selection

2025-2026 Room Selection Information

This process is for Spring 2025 on-campus residential students (including those studying abroad or interning through °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êapp).ÌýSpring students living off-campus are not eligible to participate in this process and must complete a Standby Waiting List after Feb. 7 at noon to request Fall 2025/Spring 2026 housing.

For detailed information about the room selection process, including how-to steps, FAQs and contact information, please review our two guides. They will be updated for 2025/2026 by Dec. 1:

All continuing students who wish to live on campus for 2025-2026 must complete these steps:


  • Dec. 1, 2024 - Feb. 7, 2025, at noon.

    Eligible students will have access to the application inÌý. Completed applications must be submitted by noon on Feb. 7, 2025. Form roommate groups of any size throughout the process. The date of when you apply for housing does not influence your selection time. However, you must apply by the deadline to be eligible to participate.


  • Feb. 14 after 2 p.m.

    On Feb. 14, selection times will be sent to student email accounts. Students will be randomly assigned a selection time; with priority given in order based on the number of semesters students have lived on campus. Students with fewer semesters on campus will have earlier selection times than those who have had several semesters on campus. You may select a space either by yourself or with other students. If you choose to join a group, your group selection time will be theÌýmedian best (middle best number)Ìýof its members. Adding or removing members may impact the group selection time.

  • Feb. 18–21

    Select your space inÌýÌýat your assigned selection time. Spaces will be available in Barrymore Hotel, Brevard, Jenkins, Palm, Straz and Urso. The process will continue until all spaces are selected, or until the last assigned selection time - whichever comes first.


  • Feb. 26, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Vaughn Lobby

    We encourage you to explore off-campus housing options through our off-campus fair. Local apartment complex representatives will be in attendance to go over off-campus options with you for the Fall 2025—Spring 2026 school year.

  • Step 4: CANCELLATION AND REGISTRATION DEADLINE
    June 1, 2025

    Deadline to cancel: Cancellation requests are inÌý
    Deadline to register for classes full-time: You must be a full-time student to keep your room on campus.

  • Step 5: CONTINUING STUDENT CHECK-IN
    Aug. 22-24, 2025

    Residence Halls open for continuing students primarily onÌýFriday, Aug. 22, 2025. Specific scheduled move-in days/times for each building will be provided at a later date. The deadline to arrive, check-in and claim your room key is Aug. 24. Your space will not be held beyond Aug. 25 without prior written notice providing your anticipated date of arrival.

If you have any questions about the room selection process, please contact Residence Life staff atÌýreslife@ut.eduÌýor (813) 253-6239.