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Incoming residents will be able to log onto the housing student portal via their Auburn credentials to select their bed space for the upcoming academic year. Access to the housing student portal will be granted via a timeslot. Your timeslot to select your space for the 2023-24 academic year will be sent to your Auburn email account. Once in the portal, click on “Fall 2023 – Spring 2024 Housing Application” and choose the appropriate term to relaunch your new applicant application.
To be assigned with a roommate(s) you must be confirmed before you start room selection. Once you start room selection, you are unable to assign or pull-in a roommate. We recommend matching with a roommate before your room selection timeslot. Please visit our roommate selection page to learn more about how to form roommate groups.
Once your timeslot opens, you will have access to the room selection portal until it closes on April 21. In order to reserve your space, you will need to click “Save and Continue.” You will need to confirm your room selection by paying a $200 non-refundable confirmation prepayment. This payment serves as credit for your fall rental rate if you attend Auburn University and reside in on-campus housing. The deadline to pay this fee and/or cancel your housing is May 1. If you fail to select a room by the time the portal closes, you will be manually assigned as space is available. Therefore, if you do not select a space and you find other housing, it is important that you cancel your housing application so you are not manually assigned housing as we work through the standby list.
Additionally, for roommate pairings, any roommate will be eligible to make an assignment for the group. In order to assign all residents, you must add all rooms to your cart and select all bed spaces.
Once you have selected a bed space, you can change rooms until the room selection portal closes on April 21.
Important Information about Room Selection and Move-In
When selecting your space, it is important to be aware that some buildings may have later move-in dates than others due to renovation projects or other reasons (i.e. summer residence hall). Please see below for the earliest move-in date available for the following locations.
Holloway Hall (Village) – regular move-in starting on August 7
Talon Hall (Village) – early move-in starting on August 3 (floors 1 and 2 only), available for regular move-in
Please note that these dates are subject to change based off construction schedules and project completion dates.
If you have any further questions, please contact our office at (334)844-4580 or email us at [email protected].
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Last modified: March 20, 2023
Standby – University Housing
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Standby Update: Students that were not able to select a room during room selection are now considered on standby. As students cancel their housing, University Housing will assign students off standby to those spaces. Room assignments are made based off the order in which a student’s housing application was submitted.
How do spaces become available for students on standby?
Students that participated in room selection and have a room assignment have until May 1 to cancel their application and room assignment. Some students may decide to go off campus or go to another university all together. These cancellations create vacancies for students to be assigned off the standby. Additionally, any student that has a room assignment and does not pay their Assignment Confirmation Prepayment by the May 1 deadline will be dropped from their housing assignment. This is another opportunity to create vacancies for students on standby.
How do we know if we are assigned off standby?
We encourage students on standby to check their Auburn email daily, if possible. In addition to this being our main method of communication, this is also the way we will notify students if we are able to assign them off standby. Students that are assigned off standby will have a short turnaround time to cancel their assignment if they wish to cancel. This cancellation deadline will be listed in the assignment email.
Will I have a cancellation deadline if I receive a housing assignment during manual assignments?
Yes. However, the turnaround time is VERY short because we are trying to get through the standby list as fast as possible. Usually, students will have 3 business days to cancel their application and assignment once we manually assign them to a bed. This cancellation deadline will be located in the assignment email sent to student’s Auburn email account.
Do I have to pay the Assignment Confirmation Prepayment if I am manually assigned?
No. Students that are manually assigned do not have to pay the assignment confirmation prepayment.
What are my chances of getting on-campus housing?
It is hard for us to estimate if/when a student will receive on-campus housing. Historically, we have been able to work through our standby list as students continue to cancel throughout the summer. Our recommendation is to stay on standby as long as you feel comfortable. We are happy to provide updates periodically if you would like to give us a call or email us to check on your status.
I no longer want to be on standby, what should I do?
Students looking for off-campus housing can visit offcampushousing.auburn.edu to view off-campus housing options. Students can filter communities by price, location to campus, and more.