Apply for Housing—New Residents

Applying for housing is easy but there are decisions you must make before filling out your application. With that in mind, we created this housing application guide to answer questions that students have about applying for on-campus housing. To learn more about the Greek formal recruitment process, please visit the UW Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life.

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

Want to learn about room assignments?

Information about how rooms will be assigned within 9-month residences will be sent in July, and room assignment notifications will be sent in August.

Students who apply for 12-month apartments will participate in room selection starting in mid-May. Information will be provided as the time nears.

Students who apply for family housing will be assigned by HFS based on availability and priority.

What information will you need before you apply?

• Determine which agreement length you prefer. Undergraduate students can apply for either 9-month residences or 12-month apartments.

• Which building, type of room and bathroom type you prefer

• If you are choosing a Living Learning Community

• If you are interested in a gender-inclusive or mixed-gender room

• Your choice of dining level

• Your choice of roommate(s) (optional)

What might I also need?

• Agree to the application's terms 

• Electronically sign the agreement 

• Pay a $500 prepayment 

A $500 prepayment is required for on-campus housing. Paying the prepayment is the last step in submitting your application. Your prepayment will be applied to your autumn quarter housing statement. Some students with financial need may submit the application without prepayment.

What are my room options?

Your Husky Home experience can be as unique as you are!

Living Learning Communities

Students who select a Living Learning Community (LLC) live together in the same area of a residence hall. Students have opportunities to connect outside of the classroom around common interests. LLCs integrate academic and social learning through faculty and staff guidance and holistic education.

Black Affinity Housing

Black Affinity Housing is offered to all incoming and returning students in partnership with Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity, Black Student Union and ASUW Black Student Commission. This community will provide a space within our residence halls to promote personal wellness, social connectedness, and academic success centering the Black student experience.

Single-gender rooms

Most shared rooms within the residence halls are assigned to two or more students of the same gender. If you don't specify your preference for a different type of assignment, you can expect to be in a room with another person or people whose gender is the same as yours according to their record with the UW.

Gender-inclusive rooms

It is important to us that all UW housing options are welcoming for all students. The gender-inclusive room option is intended to provide a welcoming and supportive environment for residents across the spectrum of gender identity, gender expression, biological sex, sexual identity, and allied members of the community.

Mixed-gender rooms

Mixed-gender rooms and apartments are open to all students, regardless of your gender.  You can specify on your application that you want to live with a person of a different gender, and put that person's UW student ID number in your application as your mutual roommate request.

Want to request a specific roommate?

You may request a specific roommate on your application. Your request will be accommodated if:

• Both applications are for the same agreement length

• Both applications have identical housing preferences

• Both applicants have the same assignment priority

• Space is available

If you want to request a specific roommate on your housing application, you will need their UW student ID number. We cannot guarantee requested roommates will be assigned together.

Students who request and are approved for a gender-inclusive room will be assigned with another student who has requested the same. Students who request a mixed-gender room and apply with a mutually requested roommate will be assigned together in the same room.

Except as required by law, assignments to UW housing facilities provided for students are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or military status.

How do I find a roommate?

You are not required to find your own roommate; however, if you would like to, please consider the following resources: (you will be required to use your UW email address to use the message boards):

• Roommate Finder message board

• For members of the LGBTQIA+ communities, the Q Center’s Queer-Positive Roommate Message Board

If you don’t find a roommate on your own, we will assign one or more for you.

Select a dining level

The Resident Dining Program is a reliable and easy way for residents to eat and shop on campus. You may be required to have a dining plan unless you live in Mercer Court, Stevens Court or a studio apartment, where the dining account is optional.

Are there accommodation for students with disabilities?

Students with individual accommodation or accessibility needs will follow the same housing application process as all students to apply for UW housing. In addition, the student will then register with UW’s Disability Resources for Students (DRS).

Family Housing applicants with a disabled family member may follow the same guidelines for application and registration with DRS.

Is there parking near my building?

Depending on where you live on campus, parking areas and loading zones may not be located close to your building. Please be aware of this before making housing choices. A map of parking areas can be found on the UW website.

What are the cancellation charges?

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