2025-2026 Academic Year Housing

Essential dates that determine your housing decisions...
Follow the timeline to maximize your options.

Overview

First-year, transfer and international students looking to live on campus have important dates and deadlines that must be met to guarantee on-campus housing. There is a $50 non-refundable application fee, unless qualifying for a fee waiver from admissions. Room selection occurs in May 2025 and room selection groups are assigned through a lottery process. Housing is guaranteed if the contracting process is completed by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST), May 1, 2025.

Your application is submitted through the myKU Portal, not the Housing & Residence Life website. Newly admitted students must establish their KU online ID to access the portal: MyIdentity Account Setup.

myKU portal login

Visit the myKU login page.
Log in with your KU online ID and password.
Select "Services."
Log in to housing.

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Key Dates for 2025-2026

Important dates for the 2025-2026 academic year as of 11/13/2024
November 2024	Housing Application Opens Students admitted to KU can log in to the myKU Portal to apply and contract. There is a non-refundable $50 application fee for housing unless you receive a fee waiver from admissions. We also encourage you to pay your admissions enrollment deposit as soon as possible.
January 10, 2025	Primary Submission Date: Students who apply to KU by December 1, 2024, once admitted, can complete the Housing & Residence Life application by 11:59 PM CST, January 10, 2025 to qualify for initial room selection lottery groups. Payment or deferral of the enrollment deposit by May 1 is required to be eligible to receive a group number.
March 1, 2025	Scholarship Hall Priority Sign-Up (Optional) If you’re interested in living in a scholarship hall, submit your Scholarship Hall Application by this date to have the best chance to receive an offer. Applications received after this date will remain active for consideration as space becomes available. Offers for Scholarship Halls could be delayed due to FAFSA release dates.
May 1, 2025	Deadline to Guarantee Housing Apply and Contract by 11:59 PM CST, to guarantee housing. A complete application and contract included payment of the housing application fee and payment or deferral of the enrollment deposit.
May 5, 2025	Standby List Available The contract will no longer be available. A standby list will be available at 8:00 AM CST. The standby list is NOT a housing contract or a guarantee of housing. Housing & Residence Life will work to accommodate students on the standby list if space is available after room selection.
Late May	Mid-May: Group Numbers Announced Room selection lottery group numbers will be available in the Housing Portal for students who met application and contracting deadlines. Students are assigned a random group selection number that will give them a date and time to select a space Late May: Room Selection Begins Students have the ability to select their hall, room and bed space. We highly recommend having backup options if your first choice is not available.
Optional Items	Sign Up for a Special Interest Community If you wish to live in the Honors, Engineering, ROTC, Rainbow Community, or a Gender Inclusive Assignment (GIA), submit your Preference Application by May 1 in the housing portal. Connect with a Roommate You are allowed to pull in ONE roommate. Students will have an assigned a PIN number, found in the housing portal, that can be shared with the person you would like to pair with. You will also need your roommates preferred name, choice of bed space and dining plan selection. Students on the standby list cannot be pulled in as a roommate. Submit Medical Accommodations Request If you require medical accommodations, complete your accommodation request with the Student Access Center by May 1 for the best chance of accommodating housing recommendations. Any recommendations received after May 15 will be considered but will be accommodated as space is available.