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Important Housing Dates

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New Students

2025-2026 New Student Housing Applications

  • March 16:

    • New Student Application and roommate selection opens

    • Graduate and Transfer classification room selection opens for new students

  • April 7:

    • Tuition Deposit Deadline for any First-Year admitted student to select a room during Priority Housing First-Year Room Selection

  • April 16:

    • Priority Housing First-Year Room Selection Opens (no room selection time slots will be assigned, all residence hall options will be available)

  • June 8:

    • Deadline to sign housing contract to receive a double room selection time during General Housing First-Year Room Selection

  • June 9:

    • General Housing First-Year Room Selection time slots will be sent out

  • June 10:

    • Priority Housing First-Year Room Selection Ends

  • June 11-13:
    • Room Selection opens for First-Year Students
  • June 14:
    • Any First-Year student with signed housing contract can select a room from remaining available rooms, regardless of if they received a room selection time
    • New student room selection will remain open throughout most of the summer, as long as rooms are available
  • July 11:
    • New Students with housing agreement signed but without a reservation will be assigned a room

 

2026 Spring-Only New Student Housing Application

  • November 3:
    • Spring-Only Application and Room Selection open on Housing Portal
    • New students will be able to sign their housing application and place themselves directly into an available double room
  • January 1: Housing Cancellation Deadline
    • Students may cancel their housing assignment without financial penalty until this date
  • January 11:
    • Room Selection closes
  • January 23:
    • New Student Move in
  • January 27:
    • Spring Term classes begin
  • January 31:
    • Spring-Only Housing Application closes

2025 Spring-Only New Student Housing Application

  • November 4:
    • Spring-Only Application and Room Selection open on Housing Portal
    • New students will be able to sign their housing application and place themselves directly into an available double room
  • January 1:
    • Housing Cancellation Deadline
    • Students may cancel their housing assignment without financial penalty until this date
  • January 12:
    • Room Selection closes
  • January 23:
    • New Student Move in
  • January 25:
    • Spring Term classes begin
  • January 31:
    • Spring-Only Housing Application closes

Returning Students

2025-2026 Returning Student Housing Applications

  • January 6: 
    • Applications for The Village open
    • Applications and room selection for Solenberger (Graduate apartments) open
  • January 24: Deadline to Apply for The Village
  • February 1:
    • Medical Single Selection opens
    • Housing agreement and roommate selection opens
    • Room Lottery Deposits are posted to students’ accounts 
    • Housing Exemption Application opens
  • February 7:
    • Current Graduate student single-room selection (and current seniors who submit proof of acceptance to their Graduate program)
  • February 12:
    • The Village decisions will be emailed to applicants
  • February 10:
    • Current Junior/Senior single room selection (while rooms are available)
  • February 11:
    • Current Sophomore single room selection (pending availability)
  • February 12:
    • Current First-Year single room selection (pending availability) 
  • February 25:
    • Deadline to sign housing agreement in order to receive a priority double room selection time
  • February 28:
    • Double room selection times are emailed to residents
  • March 3-7:
    • Double room selection for students who met the housing agreement signature deadline
  • March 10:
    • Room selection opens to all returning students who missed the February 27 housing agreement signature deadline
  • March 31:
    • All rising sophomores (i.e. current First Year/Freshmen residents) without a room assignment or approved housing exemption will be assigned a room
  • June 30th:
    • Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students Housing Cancellation Deadline
      • Juniors and Seniors may cancel their housing assignment without financial penalty until this date
    • First Year and Sophomores without a housing exemption are required to live in campus housing

*All single room selections are first-come, first-serve, with priority given to Graduate and Upperclass students. Limited single rooms are available. Medical singles are always available for those who qualify. Please email hphillip@su.edu to learn more about applying for a medical single

*Priority for Solenberger Hall is given to current graduate students. If you are a senior applying for graduate programs at Shenandoah you will not be eligible until you are accepted into your graduate program. Once you have been accepted, you will need to email Residence Life your letter and we will provide you access to the graduate housing application at that time.

2024-2025 Returning Student Housing Applications

  • January 8: 
    • Applications for The Village open
    • Applications and room selection for Solenberger (Graduate apartments) open
  • January 26:
    • Deadline to Apply for The Village
  • February 1:
    • Housing agreement, roommate selection, and Medical Single Selection opens
    • Room Lottery Deposits are posted to students’ accounts 
    • Housing Exemption Application opens
  • February 7:
    • The Village application decisions will be emailed to applicants
  • February 9:
    • Current Graduate student single-room selection (and current seniors who submit proof of acceptance to their Graduate program)
  • February 12:
    • Current Junior/Senior single room selection (while rooms are available)
  • February 13:
    • Current Sophomore single room selection (if rooms are still available)
  • February 14:
    • Current First-Year single room selection (if rooms are still available) 
  • February 27:
    • Deadline to sign housing agreement in order to receive a priority double room selection time
  • March 1:
    • Double room selection times go out
  • March 4-8:
    • Double room selection for students who met the housing agreement signature deadline
  • March 11:
    • Room selection opens to all returning students who missed the February 27 housing agreement signature deadline
  • March 18:
    • All rising sophomores (i.e. current First-Year residents) without a room assignment or approved housing exemption will be assigned a room
  • June 30th:
    • Juniors and Seniors Housing Cancellation Deadline
    • Juniors and Seniors may cancel their housing assignment without financial penalty until this date
    • First Year and Sophomores without a housing exemption are required to live in campus housing

*All single room selections are first-come, first-serve, with priority given to Graduate and Upperclass students. Limited single rooms are available. Medical singles are always available for those who qualify. Please email hphillip@su.edu to learn more about applying for a medical single

*Priority for Solenberger Hall is given to current graduate students. If you are a senior applying for graduate programs at Shenandoah you will not be eligible until you are accepted into your graduate program. Once you have been accepted, you will need to email Residence Life your letter and we will provide you access to the graduate housing application at that time.

AN UPDATE ON PHASED ROOM RELEASES

Fall 2024 was the first year that Shenandoah offered Priority Room Selection for incoming First Year students who paid their tuition deposit by April. These students were allowed to select from all available first year hall rooms. The success of this initiative means that there is a smaller number of first year students participating in General First Year Room Selection for those who did not deposit early, and that many of the rooms that are normally released in phases during General First Year Room Selection have already been claimed.

What residence halls should I expect to see during General First Year Room Selection?

    • Racey – Plenty of rooms to choose from!
    • Funkhouser – Plenty of rooms to choose from!
    • Gore – Fully booked; no availability.
    • University Inn – A very small amount of rooms remain, which will be released in equal amounts each of the three days of room selection. If this hall is your first choice, please take a look at Racey and Funkhouser to select a second option.
    • Parker – A very small amount of rooms remain, which will be released in equal amounts each of the three days of room selection. If this hall is your first choice, please take a look at Racey and Funkhouser to select a second option.

Summer Housing

2026 Summer Housing Application Dates

  • February 3: Summer Housing Application and Room Selection opens
    • Students will be able to sign their housing application and place themselves directly into an available single room
  • May 4: Housing Cancellation Deadline
    • Students may cancel their housing assignment without financial penalty until this date
  • July 7:
    • Summer Room Selection closes
  • August 7:
    • Summer Housing Application closes

2025 Summer Housing Application Dates

  • February 3:
    • Summer Housing Application and Room Selection open
    • Students will be able to sign their housing application and place themselves directly into an available single-room
  • May 4:
    • Housing Cancellation Deadline
    • Students may cancel their housing assignment without financial penalty until this date
  • July 7:
    • Summer Housing Application and Room Selection close