Apply Now, Select Later

Pay application fee and agree to contract terms

Payment example: After you apply and sign your contract you’ll be prompted to pay the $50 non-refundable application fee. Payment must be submitted to receive a room selection group number. Students who receive an application fee waiver from KU Admissions also receive an application fee waiver from KU Student Housing.

Room selection schedule

You select space based on your group number and the room selection schedule. The group number corresponds to a window of time in the schedule. Group numbers are assigned one business day after the contract is completed. Here is the schedule for the 2021-2022 school year.

This worksheet may help as you make your decisions.

 

Sign into Housing

• Choose "myKU" from the uppermost blue navigation bar above or go to the myKU portal page using a desktop computer, not a tablet or phone.
• Enter your KU online ID and password.
• Click “Services” and click “Student Housing.”
• Click “Sign into Housing.”
• Click "Select a Space and Dining Plan." If you have a preferred roommate you will need the roommate PIN and dining plan.

Please note: As students self-assign or are pulled in as roommates, any remaining spaces in a room, suite or apartment are available for selection by other students. KU Student Housing retains the right to assign or reassign any remaining spaces. Students may enter the muKU portal and look for a new space or building.

1. Identify your room and dining choices.

Consider your options before choosing your space. Residents who will live in residence halls must also choose a dining plan.
View the rates and definition of room type.

This worksheet will help as you make your decisions.

2. Select your space (April 2021).

Your group number determines your room selection date, which begins in April 2021 for incoming residents. Returning residents choose space in February before new residents.

3. Sample screen shots, video tutorials, and instructions for selecting space.

• Set or change your roommate PIN. (pdf)Here is a video of the process.
• Room selection with a specific roommate. (pdf)Here is a video of the process.
• Select a space without pulling in a specific roommate (potluck). (pdf)Here is a video of the process.
• Add a roommate to a room you previously selected. (pdf) Here is a video of the process.
• If you have selected a room and want to change your space to another room or hall that has vacancies. (pdf) Here is a video of the process.

Here are instructions you'll need if you have a specific roommate. The roommate with the lowest group number should be responsible for the room and dining plan selection for the group.

Please note: As students self-assign or are pulled in as roommates, any remaining spaces in a room, suite or apartment are available for selection by other students. KU Student Housing retains the right to assign or reassign any space. Students may enter the muKU portal and look for a new space or building.

Roommate matching

If you wish, you may complete a questionnaire for potential roommates. The pdf below outlines the questions and how to interpret the "yes, no, no preference" options you're given so you can become familiar with the questions ahead of time. You will see a potential roommate's cell phone number and may use that to call or text, or in the textfield at the end, "About Me," drop your snap or Insta.

The roommate report asks that you select – from your own roommate questionnaire - your five most important lifestyle preferences. It will compare your answers with another student’s survey to see if you match and may help you identify prospective roommates. Keep in mind that more than half of new incoming residents don’t pre-select a roommate. If, after you look around a bit, you decide to go potluck, that’s OK.

Instructions, along with screen shots, for generating a roommate matching report based on the questionnaire (pdf) or click this video tutorial for a look at how to generate a roommate matching report.

• Set or change your roommate PIN. (pdf)Here is a video of the process.
• Room selection with a specific roommate. (pdf)Here is a video of the process.
• Add a roommate to a room you previously selected. (pdf) Here is a video of the process.
• Roommate matching questionnaire (pdf)
  • Choose "myKU" from the uppermost blue navigation bar above or go to the myKU portal page using a desktop computer, not a tablet or phone.
  • Enter your KU online ID and password.
  • Click “Services” and click “Student Housing.”
  • Click “Sign into Housing.”
  • Click "Roommate questionnaire."

When you choose your room online, you will see the abbreviations for each building name. The abbreviations and the full building name are below. If you have questions, call KU Student Housing, 785-864-4560.

Building ID Building Name AMI K.K. Amini Scholarship Hall BAT Battenfeld Scholarship Hall COR Corbin Hall DOU Douthart Scholarship Hall DOW Downs Residence Hall ELL Ellsworth Hall GPH Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall GSP GSP Hall HAS Hashinger Hall JTA Jayhawker Tower A Apartment JTB Jayhawker Tower B Apartment JTC Jayhawker Tower C Apartment JTD Jayhawker Tower D Apartment KRE Krehbiel Scholarship Hall

Building ID Building Name LEW Lewis Hall MAR Margaret Amini Scholarship Hall MSM Marie S. McCarthy Hall Apartments MIL Miller Scholarship Hall OSW Oswald PEA Pearson Scholarship Hall RIE Rieger Scholarship Hall SEL Sellards Scholarship Hall SLF Self Hall STO Stouffer Place Apartments STE Stephenson Scholarship Hall TEM Templin Hall WAT Watkins Scholarship Hall