Housing & Dining Programs Auxiliary Services

1. Reservation times will be based on when a student applies, so apply early! Make sure to apply by May 4 to be guaranteed a housing offer.
2. You do not need to log-in ahead of time and accept your LLC offer. If you get an offer for an LLC, you will "accept" this offer by reserving a room
during your reservation time in that community.
3. Students can view potential roommates by viewing roommate profiles in Housing U. They can reserve together based on availability during
their reservation time. There is no longer a roommate group tool to use. For the best chance of rooming together, apply early!
4. All first-year students who apply by May 4 will receive an offer for a room no later than August 1st! We heard you loud and clear and will
meet our housing guarantee earlier.

Yes! This year, the application process it is based on application completion date. The earlier you apply, the better! This is true for returning and new students. Reservation times and guaranteed housing offers will be determined based on application completion date.

All first-year students who apply by May 4 are guaranteed to receive a room selection offer by August 1st. Students will view the available room types during their room selection window. Check your UMail account regularly to learn when your reservation selection window is. Please note our housing guarantee is not building or room type specific.

The first-year housing application must be submitted by May 4 at 11:59 PM (MST) to receive the first-year housing guarantee. This deadline is firm as we work to house students as soon as possible. Students who apply after this deadline will be considered as spaces become available.

The University of Utah system updates automatically every day. If you just paid your enrollment deposit, you need to allow the system 24-48 hours to recognize the operation.

Failure to select a room within 72 hours will result in the forfeiture of your housing offer.

No, missing your priority reservation means you have lost your housing guarantee. You can apply for non-guaranteed housing in August once all guaranteed housing has been offered.

Unfortunately, because we give students more agency over the building and room type they live in, we cannot guarantee that you will live with your friends.  When it is your turn to book your room, you will see all the rooms that are available, as well as the profiles of any other students who have booked those rooms. You will also see your compatibility with those students based on the questionnaire that you filled out in your application. If you have specific people you would like to live with, we recommend utilizing the Pre-Occupancy Room Change Tool or doing a Room Swap to get into a room together.

Yes, you can make changes to your application. Your “complete application” date will still be based on when you first submitted your application and paid the deposit, not when changes are made afterward.

Please try again later. What you see in the Housing U portal is what we have currently available. Be aware that we are in a dynamic environment and room changes are not guaranteed.

For the 2026-2027 academic year, our first-year traditional
housing options are: - Chapel Glen - Gateway Heights - Sage Point - Kahlert - Trailhead

Students that apply by May 4 are guaranteed a bed but not all of them will receive a reservation time by May 8. A group of these students will receive a reservation time to reserve during 5/11 to 5/22 window. The rest will be on the guaranteed list and will be sent room selection offers weekly until Aug 1.

Honors students are not required to live on-campus, but they are able to apply to live in unique communities: If you are a first-year honors student, you are required to live in an honors designated area if you choose to live on campus (either Kahlert Village Honors Tower, or Trailhead).

As any other first year student, if you are a first year Honors student, you need to complete a housing application as soon as possible. Once you have applied and received your reservation time, you will see the Kahlert Village Honors Tower, or Trailhead as housing options. This is when you can choose your bed location. If you wait too long to apply, when you receive your reservation time, bed spaces in your preferred community may no longer be available. As with traditional housing, Honors housing reservation times will be allocated based on application date/time. IMPORTANT: The housing guaranteed offer is for all students who apply by May 4; however, LLC reservation times start in April. So, DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO APPLY!

1. Reservation times are based on when a student applies, so apply early! The earlier you apply the better chance of getting housing you have.
Remember, upper-division housing is not guaranteed.
2. You do not need to log-in ahead of time and accept your LLC offer. If you get an offer for an LLC, you will "accept" this offer by reserving a room during your reservation time in that community.
3. Students can view potential roommates by viewing roommate profiles in Housing U. They can reserve together based on availability during
their reservation time. There is no longer a roommate group tool to use. For the best chance of rooming together, apply early!
4. There will be no upper-division waitlist. Instead, students can check for live housing availability in Housing U after the initial reservation period.

Honors students are not required to live on-campus, but they are able to apply to live in unique communities: If you are an upper-division honors student, you can choose to live in any upper-division housing option. You are not required to live in honors housing. You can, however, indicate interest in the Marriott Honors Community or Officers Circle Honors Houses (upper-division honors housing) when you apply.

• Lassonde Studios
• Impact & Prosperity Epicenter
• Officers Circle
• Marriott Honors Community
• Benchmark Plaza
• Shoreline Ridge
• Trailhead

LLCs are selected in the first part of the housing application, before you participate in room selection.

Yes, you can update your LLC preferences at any time before selecting a room. Once you choose a room within an LLC, you are committed to that LLC and can no longer change your preference.

NOTE: students select preferred LLC's, not general buildings

If the LLCs you applied for are still available when it is your turn to reserve, you will have the opportunity to book there. However, this depends on availability, and we cannot predict how quickly they will fill up.

Decide on which LLC you prefer and reserve a room during your reservation time. After you reserve in an LLC, you may change rooms within that LLC, but you will not be able to change to a different LLC.

You can view photos and 3D floor plans on our website by selecting the community you’ll be living in. You can also check out our virtual tours on our YouTube or our Housing Tours webpage.

Students can view potential roommate profiles in Housing U via CIS.  Students can also use NearPeer or make friends and find prospective roommates through social media platforms. Please note that starting in 2025-2026 students will no longer need to create roommate groups. Students who wish to room together can reserve a room together based on availability during their reservation time. 

Please note that you will only be able to room with folks who also selected the same housing selection as you for "male" "female" or "gender inclusive" housing.

We encourage students to communicate with each other and book in the same room together. Students can book together based on availability.

We ask these questions to create a student profile that is visible to other students. This way, when students go to reserve a space, you may view the profile of other students that are already booked in that room and work to find a good match.

You can view your roommate(s) or suitemate(s) by logging back into the Housing U Portal in CIS. Click “Apply for Housing” and select the 2026-2027 academic year application. From here, you’ll be automatically directed to the “Application Review” section where you’ll be able to view your roommates’ names, answers to profile questions, and the ability to send them a message to their UMail.

If your roommate has a privacy setting on that does not allow you to view their information, please contact the HDP office for assistance in reaching out to them.

Each semester, room changes are not allowed for the term's first two weeks. This process accommodates late arrivals, cancellations after classes start, and enrollment verification. Be aware that room changes are not available during the summer. After meeting with your RD, the Room Change Request Form is available on the Housing U portal.

Room changes are prioritized when students feel unsafe in their current setting. Requests for preference changes are processed lower on the priority list, and the resident must meet with their Residential Director (RD) before submitting the room change form in Housing U portal.

Dining plans are selected later in the housing process, after participating in room selection. You will be prompted to choose a plan before finalizing your housing information.

You can change your dining plan in the Housing U Portal in CIS by following these steps. 

Yes! Enjoy having access to food options and dining halls across campus by purchasing a dining plan.

No. Once added to an account, these dining plans are only eligible for cancellation during the dining plan removal period, through the first Friday of courses in the fall or spring semester.