Apply for Housing—Current Residents

Rediscover your Husky Home!

Did you know that 3,300 HFS residents are 2nd-year students or more? Live with the Pack!

Please note: This page is for current undergraduate residents. Please visit our other pages if you are a new undergraduate resident or graduate student to apply for housing.

Still thinking about it?

Watch our video to hear from residents about why they decided to live on campus again.

First choice priority registration

As a returning resident, you receive Returning Resident priority, meaning you will get first-choice priority when it comes time to pick your room!

Choose a residence hall or apartment

If you are not already familiar with the room types and apartments we offer, you can explore all of our buildings online. Be sure to check out our virtual tours!

How to apply

Step 1: Update your HFS student profile now on StarRez Housing Portal

Step 2: Fill out the application beginning at 2 pm on April 2

Step 3: Complete your application by 11:59 pm on April 8 to get highest priority

Before you apply

• Decide on a 9- or 12-month agreement

• Read the 2026–27 housing agreement

• Review next year’s rates

• Determine if you want to return to your current room

• If you have a new disability accommodation requirement, contact Disability Resources for Students

• Consider your choices for housing options

• Check your email and StarRez Housing Portal messages frequently for handy guides and tips about the application process and room selection.

Roommate selection

Once you’ve submitted your housing application, you’ll have the opportunity to search for and connect with potential roommates. You can form a roommate group with someone you already know or explore profiles to find someone whose living preferences match yours. Make sure everyone in your group has completed their Housing Profile and mutually confirmed each other by the deadline—only confirmed groups can be considered together during assignment.

If you want to live with a matriculated student who doesn't currently live on campus:

• 9-month applicants and 12-month applicants can pull in matriculated students which includes, current students, incoming first year students, and incoming transfer students.

• Request them by their student ID number on your application

• Complete the 2026–27 Roommate Pull-in Request by noon on April 7

• Tell your requested roommate to apply by 11:59 pm on April 8

• Make sure that both of you have exactly the same preferences on your applications

Looking for a roommate?

Search for roommates using our Roommate Finder Message Board or the Queer-Positive Roommate Message Board.

Room Types and building usage

• 2026–27 proposed rates

• Rooms configured for students with disabilities affecting their mobility (commonly referred to as ADA rooms) will be reserved for students who need those accommodations; students who do not need them will not be able to return to those rooms.

Preferences

• Students may apply for a mixed-gender room and select a room with a member of a different gender, as long as the roommates request one another, and the room selected has a private bathroom.

• Returning 9-month residents can pull in any matriculated UW student who doesn’t already live on campus. 

• Returning 12-month residents can pull in any matriculated UW student who doesn’t already live on campus.

• Students who cancel because they are joining a fraternity or participating in sorority recruitment must cancel their own housing applications. HFS will not cancel applications for returning residents joining Greek Life. Cancellation charges will apply.

Room selection process

We will be in contact with you on April 18 regarding your room selection time. Room selection will occur the week of April 22.

You have priority for your current room

• We will assign you to your current room if you request it

• You will have the option of choosing a different room during room selection

• If you request and are assigned to your current room and have a mutual roommate request, we will try to assign you together.

Changes to your room selection

You may search and select a room as many times as you like during your selection period.

If you're not finding a room

• You'll only be given search results for areas that you and your roommate are eligible for and that you both have set as preferences

• If your roommates aren’t eligible for the area you are trying to assign yourself to, you will not be given any search results

• If a mutually requested roommate is a smoker, all other members must have selected smoker or no preference on the roommate smoker preference question on the application to get search results

Room selection tips

• To maximize your opportunity to assign yourself to your preferred room, plan to log in as soon as possible after your appointment time begins.

• You may change your room as many times as you like during your room selection period.

• If you do not select a room, HFS will assign you to one that matches your preferences as closely as possible.

• For the best chance of assigning yourself to one of your preferred rooms, log in to the room selection website as soon as you can after your appointment time begins.

• We cannot accommodate requests for earlier appointments based on schedule conflicts.

• Have a backup plan. If there isn’t space available in your preferred building, room, or apartment type, what are your other choices?

Next steps

• Assignment confirmations will be emailed after room selection ends. Please contact us if you have any questions.

• Keep checking your UW email throughout the summer for more information about Move-in. HFS will also send you a final assignment confirmation in mid-August.

Cancellation charges

If you decide to cancel your application and assignment, cancellation charges will be based on the date you submit your notice. 

If you are a new resident or graduate student, visit our other application pages.