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HOW TO APPLY:

  1. Log into CIS
  2. Under the "Student" section, select "Student Homepage"
  3. Click on the "Student Housing" tile
  4. Select "Housing & Residential Education" from the left-hand menu, then click "Housing U"
  5. Click on the Apply Tab
  6. Select the applicable application
  7. Apply!

For more information on the move-in process, check out our Move-In page.

"Student Housing" text under gray house icon from CIS portal
Student Housing tile in CIS

Note: If you receive an error page when trying to access "Housing U" through your CIS account, please contact our office and we can solve this issue for you. Send an email to info@housing.utah.edu with your name and UID indicating that you are unable to access the application because of the error page. 

2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

IMPORTANT NOTE: First-year students must submit their enrollment deposit prior to applying to housing.

Important Dates for First Year Prospective residents, current residents & U students, and transfer students:

November 1 Upper-division 2023-24 Housing Application Opens.
January 16 Upper-division LLC/TC and Traditional Housing application deadline
January 16 First-year 2023-24 Housing Application Opens. Be sure to pay the one-time $130 application fee.
January 17-February 1 Upper-division LLC/TC acceptances sent to UMail
February 2-3 Upper-division LLC/TC reservation windows sent to UMail
February 13-17 Upper-division Traditional Housing reservation windows sent to UMail
February 6-10 Upper-division LLC/TC room reservations

    • Login on your reservation time to select a room and pay the reservation fee
      • For upper-division students who applied by January 16.
February 20-24 Upper-division Traditional Housing room reservations

    • Login on your reservation time to select a room and pay the reservation fee
      • For upper-division students who applied by January 16.
March 15 Deadline to submit a medical/disability accommodation request for both current and newly admitted students (see: housing.utah.edu/housing-options/disability-accomodations/).
April 3 First-year LLC/TC application deadline
April 24-28 First-year LLC/TC Room Reservations
May 3 First-year Traditional Housing application deadline
May 15-19 First-year Traditional Housing Room Reservations:

    • Login on your reservation time to select a room and pay the $200 reservation fee
      • For first-year students who applied by May 3
Late Spring Semester Open room selection
Late Spring Semester Waitlist sign-up begins for students who did not meet the application deadline.

      • Sign up in Housing U
Late Spring Semester Last day to cancel housing contract without penalty. $200 reservation is refunded to students who cancel by this date
Mid-August Fall Move-In Week

LIVING LEARNING AND THEME COMMUNITY TIMELINE

Some of our LLCs require an additional application; for more information, visit our Living Learning and Theme Community webpage to learn more about these communities and what special application information is required (as applicable). Please be aware that some Living Learning Community and Theme Communities (Marriott Honors Community, Officers Circle Honors House, and Lassonde Studios) begin accepting applications as early as August and are due earlier.

Please be aware that some Living Learning Communities and Theme Communities (including Honors and Lassonde) run a waitlist that is separate from the Traditional Housing waitlist.

August 1
November 1 Upper-division 2023-24 Housing Application Opens
December 1
  • Admissions Application Due (for prospective/new or transfer students). Apply by this Early Action 1 date to be automatically considered for merit scholarships.
  • First-year honors admissions application due.
January 9 Lassonde Studios Priority Deadline for all students. Application* available here.

    • *Not an HRE application.
    • Applications are accepted after the January 9 priority deadline.
January 15 University Admissions Decisions Available.

    • For students who applied by the December 1 Early Action date.

Honors College Admissions Decisions.

    • For students who applied by the November 1 priority date.
January 16   Upper-division LLC/TC and Traditional Housing application deadline

    • You must apply through Housing U for all communities, including Lassonde Studios & Honors.
January 17-February 1 Upper-division LLC/TC decisions
February 2-3 Upper-division LLC/TC reservation windows sent to UMail
February 6-10 Upper-division LLC/TC room reservations

    • Login on your reservation time to select a room and pay the reservation fee
      • For upper-division students who applied by January 16.
April 3 First-year LLC/TC Housing application deadline
Late April First-year LLC/TC decisions
May 3 First-year Traditional Housing application deadline
Late Spring Semester First-year LLC/TC Room Reservations:

    • Login on your reservation time to select a room and pay the reservation fee
      • For first-year students who applied by April 3
Mid-August Fall Move-In Week

2022 SUMMER

To be eligible to live on campus over the summer semester, you must be taking at least one (1) credit hour or be able to demonstrate that you are affiliated with a University of Utah Internship or Research Project.

 

February 10
  • Summer Housing Application Available!
April 1
  • May Break Housing Application Available.
April 19
  • May Break Housing Application and payment due.
May 7
  • Spring Closing. Must move out of spaces by 2 p.m. if not participating in May Break Housing.
May 7-13
  • May Break. No Meal Service.
May 12
May 13
  • Summer Move-In Day! Begins at 9 a.m.
July 1
  • August Break Housing Application Available.
July 19
  • August Break Housing Application and payment due.
August 6
  • Residence Halls and Apartments Close. Residents must move out by 2 p.m. if not participating in Break Housing.
August 6-16
  • August Break. No Meal Service.
August 12-15
  • Early Arrival for fall 2021 for students with approved University-sponsored activities or requirements.
August 16-18
  • Fall 2022 Move-In Week