Housing Application

Room Selection

Fall 2026/Spring 2027 Room Selection Process

Select your population below to learn more about your specific room selection process!

Continuing Students
New Students

 

Learn more about the housing application, room change and room selection processes below: 

STEP 1: COMPLETE THE FIRST 3 HOUSING APPLICATION STEPS

Before you can select a room, you must complete the first three housing application steps. If you are a current student or current resident, you have likely already completed step 3. Spaces fill quickly and we encourage students to select a room at the earliest possible opportunity.

Residential Community Program Note: Only students accepted to the Honors LLC will participate in room selection. Students accepted to all other RCPs will receive a room assignment and will not participate in room selection. If you are accepted to an RCP after having selected a room, you will be automatically reassigned to a space in the RCP's block of rooms.

STEP 2: EXPLORE HALL OPTIONS

Develop a list of possible buildings you wish to live in. As beds are limited in each building, you should create a list that includes multiple options in ranked order. If you have decided to live with friends, make sure you have planned out who will live in each room if you choose a suite or apartment-style hall. Explore hall options and view hall rates.

Please note: first-year students will not be eligible to select apartment-style rooms.

STEP 3: SELECT YOUR ROOM

Remember, you will not be eligible to participate in room selection or create a roommate group until you complete your housing application, submit the $50 housing application fee, and register for orientation. Once you complete these steps, you will be able to select a room from the available spaces using the Housing Portal. After room selection ends, housing applicants who have completed the first three housing application steps but did not select a room will be contacted by our team to review placement options.

Processing Time
As you complete the housing application steps prior to room selection, please note that payments take 1 business day to process.

Application Terms and Fees
Remember that each of the terms listed below represents an individual housing application and application fee. For example, if you start at USF in the summer B term, you will complete a summer B housing application (and pay the $50 application fee) and a fall/spring housing application (and pay the $50 application fee). You only need to reserve a single Orientation session. Please review the housing agreement for full agreement and terms.

 

Questions?

If you have any questions, please email us at housing@usf.edu or call 813-974-0001 Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and we will be happy to assist you!