Returning Student Housing Process
Returning students have the options of selecting their own room through the returning student housing process. Be sure to follow and fully complete all the steps in the housing application.
Returning Student Application Timeline
Application opens: Jan. 27, 2026, at 10 a.m.
Application closes: Aug. 28, 2026, at 5 p.m.
Roommate selection opens: Jan. 27, 2026, at 10 p.m.
Roommate selection closes: Prior to room selection/assignment.
Room reassignment open: April 7, 2026, at 10 a.m.
Room reassignment closes: May 8, 2026, at 5 p.m.

Important Dates
Returner Hall Open Houses
Tour our returner halls and see all your great options!
- Hansen – TBD
- Thorne – TBD
- Meadows – TBD
- Pierson – TBD
- Young – TBD
- Brown – TBD
- Mathews – TBD
- Waneta – TBD
- Honors – TBD
- Schultz – TBD
- Spencer – TBD
- Caldwell – TBD
- Hyde – TBD
Hall Renewal
Ability to select same room in Brown, Honors, Pierson and Young.
- Timeline Jan. 20, 2026, at 10 a.m.-Jan. 26, 2026, at noon
Application Windows
- Application window 1: Students who complete the application Jan. 27-Feb. 1, 2026
- Selection window 1: Feb. 10-13, 2026
- Application window 2: Students who complete the application Feb. 2-11, 2026
- Selection window 2: Feb. 18, 2026
- Application window 3: Students who complete the application Feb. 12-22, 2026
- Selection window 3: Feb. 26, 2026
- Application window 4: Students who complete the application Feb. 23-March 6, 2026
- Selection window 4: Manually assigned.
Living-Learning Communities
- Application deadline: Feb. 3, 2026, at 5 p.m.
Reassignment Requests
- April 7-May 8, 2026
- Students can utilize the reassignment request process in the housing application beginning April 7, 2026, at 10 a.m. until May 8, 2026, at 5 p.m. No students will be reassigned after May 8, 2026.
- June 2-July 14, 2026
- Students can utilize the reassignment request process in the housing application beginning June 2, 2026, at 10 a.m. until July 14, 2026, at 5 p.m. No students will be reassigned after July 14, 2026.
What are the confirmation windows for?
Students will be able to self-assign to a hall and room during the self-selection windows. The confirmation window helps our system generate a random self-selection window based on application complete date.
What is a self-assign window for?
Students who complete the application within a confirmation window will be randomly assigned a time to self-select their hall and room. This is all completed in the application during the self-selection window assigned to the student.
What do I need in order to complete my housing application?
You will need your login information for MyState as well as a means to pay the $75 confirmation fee, and you will need to sign the housing contract. If you have a roommate in mind, you will need to also have their first and last name in order to request them in the application.
What information am I able to put into the application?
Students will be able to request special accommodations, indicate additional interests, indicate interest in a Living-Learning Community, apply for up to two Living-Learning Communities, create a profile for a roommate search (about me information, living environment preferences) and search for, request and confirm roommates.
Do I have to choose a roommate?
No, not necessarily. However, if you do not choose a roommate, you will not be able to self-assign during your self-assign selection window. Housing and Residential Life will assign you at the end of your self-assign window.
Is there a limit to how many roommates I can have?
You can send up to eight roommate requests. To fill a double room, you need to confirm at least one roommate. To fill a four-person suite, you need to confirm at least three roommates (same for six- and eight-person suites). If you wish to live in a suite, you must confirm all the roommates you wish to have in the suite with you. This is the only way to self-assign to a suite. Students must have enough roommates to fill a suite when the self-selection window becomes available or they will not be able to self-assign.
Why isn't my friend showing up in my roommate search?
It is possible that your friend has not yet completed a housing application. Your friend also needs to select being included in roommate search results in their application. Only roommates who are eligible to live in the same spaces will show up in search results (a first-year student will not show up in a second-year student's search results, etc.).
What happens if my roommate and I have different self-selection times?
The person with the earliest self-selection time will be able to assign both students to a double room during their assigned time frame. Likewise, the person with the earliest self-selection time will be able to assign all confirmed roommates to a four-, six- or eight-person suite during their assigned time frame.
Why can't I access the self-selection step right away?
You must have been assigned a selection time in order to access this step. When your self-selection time arrives, assign yourself to a room.
What happens if I receive a server message?
Like most online systems, the software has user capacity limits for how many people can access it at any given moment. As soon as one student logs off or leaves the site, another student will be able to access the portal. If you receive a "server is busy" message, please return in a few minutes.
What if I need to cancel my application because I decided not to return to SDSU?
Here is our cancellation policy:
- If your application is canceled on or before May 31, your $75 confirmation fee will be refunded to you.
- If your application is canceled between June 1 and July 31, your $75 confirmation fee will be forfeited.
- If you are formally withdrawing from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University and your application is canceled on or after Aug. 1 (fall) on or after Dec. 1 (spring) through the date of 60% completion of the current semester, your $75 confirmation fee is forfeited, and you will be billed for any days you had occupancy of your room.
- If you remain a student at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University, but are permitted to cancel your housing contract through appeal or release on or after Aug. 1 (fall) or after Dec. 1 (spring) through the date of 60% completion of the current semester, your $75 confirmation fee is forfeited, you will be charged a $200 early termination fee, and you will be billed for any days you had occupancy of your room.
- If your application is canceled after the 60% completion date, you will be charged the entire semester housing charges.
Where can I live in the 2026-2027 academic year?
- 2024 or earlier high school graduates:
- 2025 high school graduates:
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Where can I live in the 2025-2026 academic year?
2023 or earlier high school graduates:
Both men and women:
- All residence halls*
- Meadows Apartments
- Southeast University Apartments (separate application)
*If you want to live in a Living-Learning Community, you must complete the Living-Learning Community application.
2024 high school graduates:
Both men and women:
- All residence halls*
- Meadows Apartments
*If you want to live in a Living-Learning Community, you must complete the Living-Learning Community application.
