The $150 Initial Housing payment
The $150 Initial Housing Payment will secure a room for the 2026-2027 academic year. This payment is NOT a fee, nor is it a refundable security deposit. The $150 Initial Housing Payment will be credited towards your fall housing charges and will be reflected on your student account as a credit. The $150 Initial Housing Payment is due at the time of application. You will not be able to secure a specific housing assignment without first making payment, including a request of Renew to My Hall. If you decide to cancel your housing after May 1, 2026 the $150 Initial Housing Payment will be forfeited. Students eligible to reside off-campus who re-contract through Housing Application for Returning Students may cancel the application via email to University Housing on or before 5 p.m. May 1, 2026 for a refund of the $150 Initial Housing Payment.
The $40 Application Fee
All students are required to pay the $40 application fee (both new/incoming and returning students).
What happens if I miss the Housing Application for Returning Students process?
Students required to live on campus who do not go through the online Housing Application for Returning Students process and secure a room for 2026-2027, (by April 1 at 5 p.m.), are able to submit an incoming housing application for Fall 2026. 
Any student who goes through the Housing Application for Returning Students process but does not self-select a room by April 1, 2026 will be assigned a room by University Housing.
Pending occupancy projections, students currently living on campus who do not complete the housing application for returning students may be directed to a housing waitlist application. If this occurs, students on the waitlist may not be able to apply for on-campus housing until mid-to-late summer.