Housing Application

Thank you for your interest in living on campus at the University of South Florida in Tampa. We are experiencing extremely high demand for on-campus housing and all beds designated for continuing  and new student room selection for the Fall/Spring 2023-24 term have been selected. This means continuing and new students are no longer able to select a room or request a room change for the Fall/Spring 2023-24 term.  

Our team has initiated a standby list for the Fall/Spring 2023-24 term. This does not mean USF Housing is out of rooms. The standby list process will allow students to sign up to be placed in the next space that becomes available. It is common for spaces to gradually become available as cancellations are processed and spaces allocated for special populations (like Living Learning Communities) are released. By joining the standby list, the student agrees to be placed in the next available space on campus, regardless of room type. Students are agreeing to the cancellation terms outlined in the Housing Agreement when joining the list which does NOT include a 48 hour period to cancel without penalty.  

To sign up for the standby list, students will need to complete the first steps of their housing application. The standby list is now available on the homepage of the housing portal. To sign up for the standby list, students will need to complete the first steps of their housing application. The Housing Assignments team will assign you to a space on-campus in the order in which we receive your request. 

To provide clarity regarding the movement of the standby list, Housing & Residential Education will publish the number of students currently on the standby list as well as the number of students that were assigned into spaces off of the standby list. These numbers will be posted here on our website weekly beginning Friday, March 10. Frequently Asked Questions regarding the standby list are also answered here on our website.
 
We will maintain weekly communication with students on the standby list until they are assigned a space to keep them informed throughout the process. Students can opt out of the standby list at any time  logging into the housing portal, clicking on the standby list icon on the main page, selecting “inactivate” and clicking the save button to update their status. We will keep students on the standby list until they are assigned a space on-campus or until the end of the second week of the term. 

If you don’t wish to participate in the standby list process, we would encourage you to explore the USF’s Living Learning Communities or the Tampa Student Government’s Off-Campus Housing portal.   

We know it is disappointing that we are not able to confirm the availability of a space on-campus for you in the Fall at this time  Please know we are working hard to accommodate as many students as possible on campus in a quick and efficient manner. If you have questions, please contact our team at housing@usf.edu or 813-974-0001.

Monday, February 6 - Saturday, February 17, 2023
Open to current USF students and residents only. All students (including those in roommate groups*) who have completed all required steps prior to round 1 will be assigned a room selection start date and time via email.

• Monday, February 6 - Tuesday, February 7
  Continuing students with a roommate group of 5, 4, or 3 people. Members of roommate groups will be restricted from selecting a room that leaves an empty bed space. For example, a group of 3 students will be unable to select an entire suite (a room with two bed spaces connected to another room with two bed spaces). This would leave only one student assigned to a two-bed room. However, a group of 3 students could select an apartment with 4 single rooms. This would leave behind an entirely empty room for another student to select later on.  Click here to watch a video demonstration breaking down this process.
  
  
• Tuesday, February 7 - Thursday, February 9 
  Continuing students with a roommate group of 2 people. The roommate group must fill the room(s) in the apartment, suite, or traditional room. 
  
  
• Thursday, February 9 - Friday, February 17 
  Room selection open for all continuing students. 

*In order to participate in a roommate group during room selection, you must have the roommate group formed by February 2 at 8 AM ET. 

Monday, February 13 - Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Open to incoming students only. All students (including those in roommate groups*) who have completed all required steps prior to round 2 will be assigned a room selection start date and time via email. 

• Monday, February 13 - Tuesday, February 14
  New students with a roommate group of 4, 3 or 2 people. Members of roommate groups will be restricted from selecting a room that leaves an empty bed space. For example, a group of 3 students will be unable to select an entire suite (a room with two bed spaces connected to another room with two bed spaces). This would leave only one student assigned to a two-bed room. However, a group of 3 students could select an apartment with 4 single rooms. This would leave behind an entirely empty room for another student to select later on. Click here to watch a video demonstration breaking down this process.
  
  
• Tuesday, February 14 - Wednesday, March 1
  Room selection open for all new students

*In order to participate in a roommate group during room selection, you must have the roommate group formed by February 9 at 8 AM ET. 

Monday, March 6 - Friday, June 30*, 2023
The room selection process re-opens for all students (based on available beds). 

*Please note: We anticipate on-campus space will become full prior to the June 30 date. If you are attending USF and living on campus is a priority for you, please select your room as quickly as possible. 

Continuing Students: All beds designated for continuing student room selection for the Fall/Spring 2023-24 term have been selected. This means continuing students are no longer able to select a room or complete a room change for the Fall/Spring 2023-24 term. Click here for Standby List information.

A roommate group is a feature in the Housing Portal that allows you to create a group of roommates before selecting a room. By creating your group in advance, you can keep track of who is in your group and ensure that everyone is together on the day the room, suite, or apartment is selected.

Before you can create or join a roommate group, you must complete your housing application and submit the $50 housing application fee.

Once these steps are complete, log into the Housing Portal and select "My Account" and then select "Roommate Group Manager." If you already have a group, it will show that group at the bottom of the Roommate Group Manager page. If you don't, you'll only see the "Create Group" button. If you create a new group when you are already a part of a group, you will automatically leave the group of which you are currently a member.

Before you can create or join a roommate group, you must complete your housing application and submit the $50 housing application fee.

Once these steps are completed, you can form and manage your roommate group. You can only invite people to a group if you're the leader. If you are a member of a group, you will need to ask the leader to do the inviting. If you are the leader, select "Invite." When the search menu appears below, you can use three criteria to search for your roommates: USF ID#, First Name, or Last Name. The more information you provide, the easier it will be to find the right person. Once you invite them and select "Finish," they will receive an email notifying them of their pending invitation. In addition, every other member of the group will get an email notifying them that someone else was invited.

To receive an invitation to a roommate group, you must complete your housing application and submit the $50 housing application fee.

Once these steps are completed, you can receive and respond to a roommate group invitation. To respond to an invitation, you will log into the Housing Portal, select "My Account" and select "Roommate Group Manager." At the bottom of the Roommate Group Manager page, you will see your group, its members, and each member's status. To the left of your name, you will see two buttons: Accept and Reject. Note that whichever option you choose, the other members of the group will receive an email notifying them of your choice.

While we encourage you to make a decision on every invitation, you may choose not to reply. If you do not reply, other members of the group will see that you have not responded when they check the group status. In addition, if you do not reply, you will not be considered a member of the group, so if the group selects a room before you accept, you will not be assigned with them. We encourage you to make a decision so potential group members know if you wish to be included or not.

If You Are the Group Leader
Log into the Housing Portal, select "My Account" and then select "Roommate Group Manager." At the bottom, you will see a red "Leave" button next to your name. The group members will receive an email informing them that you left the group. If you leave the group, the entire group will be disbanded and the rest of your group will need to start over if they wish to be in a group together.

If You Are a Group Member
Log into the Housing Portal, select "My Account" and then select "Roommate Group Manager." At the bottom, you will see a red "Leave" button next to your name. If you leave the group, the rest of the group will receive an email notifying them that you left the group.

Once you have completed the first three housing application steps and successfully formed a roommate group, any member can select for the entire group. When you log in to select a room, on the second page, you will see all of the roommates in your roommate group. If you click the next button to take you to the third page, you will only see room options that are large enough to accommodate your entire group.

Once you have selected a room/suite/apartment, you will be asked to identify which roommate lives in which particular room. After placing each roommate in a room, select "Finish," and you will be assigned. You and each of your roommates will receive an email notifying you that you have been assigned.

If you see a message that says no rooms are available, there may be no rooms left that can accommodate your entire roommate group. For example, you may have 4 people in your group, but there may only be suites available with three or fewer open spaces. In this instance you would need to consult with your roommate group on how to split your group up. To do this, you can go back to the second page of the room selection template and click the red "X" next to the roommates you do not wish to assign at this time. Then, when you move forward, you can select a room for only you and some of the group. The rest of the group can assign themselves together elsewhere during their selection time.

Any roommate in your group that you do not assign will receive an email indicating that you did not assign them with the rest of the group. We do not recommend clicking the red "X" next to someone's name unless you tell them you're going to do it in advance.

No. You will need to recreate your Roommate Group each year you choose to live on campus.

Our system can only assign people as directed by you. If you and your roommates were not assigned together, then the student who selected the space for your group removed one or more of your roommates before selecting a room. The system will not mistakenly separate students. Be sure to let the roommate selecting the room for your group know that they should always call the Central Housing Office at (813) 974-0001 and ask questions if they need any assistance with this process.

If Room Selection is still open, you may be able to live with them. However, you will not be assigned with them automatically. If you know where your friend is living, you can try to select a bed space in their room, suite, or apartment. However, once one member of a group is assigned, they will not show up in the group for Room Selection again, so it won't be automatic.

Once Room Selection has ended, however, and the Housing Assignments Team is assigning students to rooms, you will not be able to live with a specific student who has already been assigned. We recommend waiting until the Room Change and Room Swap Period opens after the start of the semester.

Yes! Even if you miss the Housing Selection process and the Housing Assignments Team is manually assigning you, your Roommate Group can still be used to help make your assignment. Please note that your Roommate Group cannot be guaranteed at that point. It will depend on the size of your group and the availability of rooms on campus. The Housing Assignments Team cannot break up your group for you. If you have a four-person group and there are no four-person suites/apartments available, all four people will be assigned separately.