Application and Room Assignment Overview

All University Housing business and notifications are communicated thorugh your University of Michigan email account.

We know that many incoming students have older friends, siblings or other relatives who have lived in a UM residence hall. It’s great to get advice from them, but policies, the composition of halls, and procedures have changed over the years. Be sure you are deciding your preferences based on current information.

You have our assurance that we will do our best to meet your stated preferences, but we are unable to guarantee placement to a specific campus location, hall or room type. There are several key reasons why it may not be possible to offer you an assignment that matches your top preferences. As is the case at most campuses across the country, returning students have first choice of spaces and halls, so most singles and many doubles are taken by these students during the reapplication process. The number and size of residential Michigan Learning Community programs, room environment options and room gender designations are other factors that make room assignment a complex process. Please read the items below so you understand how University Housing makes its decisions regarding room assignments.

• All newly admitted freshmen who follow all application procedures and deadlines will receive on-campus housing.

• If the completed application is not received within 30 days of the date of issue, the student will lose any priority for on-campus housing until all other applicants have been assigned, vacancies permitting.

• All documentation related to a disability, a chronic health condition or religious observance must be provided according to the procedures and timeframe described on this Web site.

• University Housing does not make room assignments and will not consider room changes based on race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or in-state/out-of-state residency status.

• We are not able to take into consideration factors that are not part of the standard application, such as your academic unit, location of on- or off-campus employment, participation in a club sport, or family alumni status. You may, however, consider such factors in indicating your preferences on your application.

• Freshmen are not guaranteed an assignment to a room with other freshmen. It is possible that a freshman may be assigned to a room with upperclass students.

• Once an assignment has been made, it cannot be changed even if the contract has not been signed. If you refuse an assignment, University Housing will not offer you another assignment until the first day of classes, vacancies permitting. You are not legally bound to a room assignment until you sign a contract. Submitting an application is not a contractual commitment.

• Spring/Summer Term assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

• The Fall Term application and assignment process follows a specific timeline, which is outlined below.

May 7
Deadline to submit application for the first round of housing assignments. All housing applications received by 11:59pm EDT are assigned a random number to objectively determine the order in which housing assignments are made. Having an application in this round does not guarantee that you will receive your preferred room type or campus neighborhood. Applications after May 7 are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

August 31
Entire Fall Term room and board payment is due.