New Student Housing Application
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Fall 2026 Housing Application & Room Assignment Timeline
All dates are subject to change. Updated: 9/24/25
October 6 at 10 a.m. CST
Housing application opens in Housing Self Service.
Once your housing application is completed, you will be prompted to start the roommate matching process.
Roommate Selection/Matching
In preparation, you can return to your Housing Self Service portal and update your Personal Information found under the menu options.
- Update your Roommate Profile: Select Personal Information from the menu and then select Roommate Profile. You can choose whether you want your profile to be public or private. Please provide a personal introduction and contact information to assist in the roommate matching process. This is what other students will see when searching for roommates.
- Update your My Info: Answer as many of the questions you would like. Your answers to these questions will help you search for students who have also answered these questions during the roommate selection process. These questions will also be used during the assignment process to match students who have not selected roommates.
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Complete roommate selection/matching process and ensure that you and your roommate are fully matched. Roommates will be assigned automatically if you do not wish to select your own.
Students wanting to be included in the LLC Room Assignment Process must have indicated their preference on their housing application prior to the priority deadline.Students who are eligible and have been pre-selected to live in an LLC will be assigned to a room.
- Assignments for each LLC will be made according to the date the housing application was received.
- Students may only be assigned to an LLC if they meet the eligibility for the LLC and have indicated interest in living in the LLC.
- Matched roommates will be assigned together only if both roommates meet the criteria for the LLC. If both roommates do not meet the LLC criteria, they will not be assigned as part of the LLC Room Assignment process.
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Not all students that request an LLC assignment will receive an assignment in an LLC as demand in some communities is greater than the capacity.
Housing Checklist: May 1 Deadline
- Deadline for any Residence Hall Application changes.
- Deadline for completing roommate selection/matching process.
- $200 Admissions enrollment confirmation deposit must be paid.
- $60 Residence Hall Application Fee must be paid.
First Room Assignments: May 15
New Student Residence Hall Room Assignments for applications received between October 6 – May 1. Students will receive an assignment notification no later than May 15.
Ongoing Room Assignments: June 1
New Student Residence Hall Room Assignments for applications received after May 1. Starting June 1, assignments will be completed and communicated each week. (Example: Applications received on June 13 will receive their assignment the following week.) Students will receive communication regarding their assignment via their UND email.
Select a Meal Plan
Before June 30, students who have received a room assignment can select their own meal plan in Housing Self Service.
- Login to Housing Self Service
- From the menu, select Dining > Dining Plans
- Filter for the corresponding semester and year, usually displayed as Fall 2026.
- Choose one of the available dining plans and select Purchase Meal Plan (you will only see plans you are eligible for).
- Your Dining Plan will now show in your Housing Self Service
Room & Meal Plan Changes: June 30
- Room Change Requests: Preferably communicated by June 30.
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Silver Anytime Access Meal Plans added for any student that did not self-select a plan. Before June 30, students who have received a room assignment can select their own meal plan in Housing Self Service. If students need to change their meal plan after June 30, please contact the Dining Services Office at dining@UND.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you did not meet the requirements for housing, this is why you did not receive an assignment at this time. If you believe that you did meet the requirements and did not receive an assignment, please email housing@UND.edu and we will look into why you did not receive any communication on your assignment.
As we continue to process room assignments, you may receive notification of a roommate. You may still match with a roommate on your self-service portal until the deadline, but we cannot guarantee you will be placed with that individual.
If incoming students do not get a placement after all room assignments have been completed, a waitlist will be created and use the student’s original application timestamp.
We received over 2,600 housing applications, with more than 25% submitted within the first 24 hours. To give some perspective: if each of those early applicants matched with just one roommate, we would have completely filled West, McVey, and Brannon Halls on day one.
In most cases, this happened because your preferred roommate did not meet the criteria for room placement. Please email housing@UND.edu.
Individuals can email housing@UND.edu and request to be moved out of a single room.
Transferring/Returning students have the option of Swanson Hall for residence halls or one of our apartments.
If you have decided not to attend, please contact Admissions and the registrar’s office and inform them that you will not be attending UND.
Meal plan selection will start mid-April, so please keep an eye on your email for more information. If you do not self-select a meal plan by June 30, the Anytime Access Silver Plan will be assigned to you. If students need to change their meal plan after June 30, please contact the Dining Services Office at dining@UND.edu.