Important Dates
All Dates are subject to change.
MARCH 2025
3 | Housing application opens at 9 a.m. PST
APRIL 2025
1 | Housing application deadline for MSQ residents who want to stay in the MSQ community.
6 | Priority application deadline for GUARANTEED* housing (Deadline for non-freshman applicants only. All freshman applicants are guaranteed housing regardless of the date of application.)
7 - 11| Roommate selection (all applicants except MSQ)
17 | Room selection timeslot notifications sent (continuing residents except MSQ)
21 - 25 | Room selection (continuing residents except MSQ)
MAY 2025
1 | Reservation notifications start
12 | Move-in Confirmation form available on the Student Housing Portal
JUNE 2025
12 | Move-in Confirmation deadline
AUGUST 2025
19-20 | Move-in (Students will be assigned a specific move-in date and time.)
*All students must accept their admission offer and pay the initial payment when they submit their application to receive the guarantee.
Spring Forward Your Application
We understand that sometimes plans change. If you applied for academic year housing but didn't move in during the fall, you can "spring forward" your housing application to the spring semester.
How to Apply
- Accept your Admission Offer (AAO). We cannot reserve a space for you until you have accepted.
- Log into the Student Housing Portal using your SF State Student ID number and password and click 'Apply for Housing' button to start your application.
- After submitting the application, pay the $100 initial payment. The initial payment includes a $70 credit applied to your first installment and a $30 non-refundable application fee.
IMPORTANT | Your application will be considered complete and you will be eligible to receive a housing reservation once this payment is submitted.
Roommate Selection
April 7 - 11
Your roommate is someone you'll share your college journey with, so it's important to consider who will be the best fit for you. You'll want to find someone that you not only get along with, but that also has similar lifestyle, cleanliness and study habit expectations. We recommend that you engage in conversations with multiple people and take your time to find someone who is compatible.
Who Can Select a Roommate
To be eligible to create a roommate group, all applicants must complete a current housing application and pay the initial payment before the roommate selection period ends.
If you choose to not participate in roommate selection or have applied after the roommate selection process ends, we will assign you a roommate based on the best possible match with your roommate profile.
Communities Available for Roommate Selection
All communities except MSQ
How to Select a Roommate
Discuss and decide upon a group leader and unique group name with the other member(s) of your group. Group leaders will start at step 1. The remaining group members will skip step 1 and move to directly to step 2.
Please Note: Roommate groups can be 2- 5 people. Below are the recommended group sizes for each unit layout:
- Traditional Residence Hall | 2-3 people
- 1 bedroom | 2 people
- 2 bedrooms | 2 - 4 people
- 3 bedrooms | 2, 3 or 5 people
STEP 1 | Form A Roommate Group (Group Leader Only)
- Log into the Housing Portal and click the ‘Select My Roommate’ button.
- Click the ‘Continue’ button to confirm the 2025-2026 Housing term.
- Click the ‘Continue’ button on the roommate selection ‘Welcome’ page.
- Click the ‘Create a Group’ link.
- Enter a group name and check the checkbox (if you don’t have a full group). Click ‘Save Group’.
- Click the ‘Search for Roommate by SF State ID’.
- Enter one of your preferred roommate’s SF State ID and click ‘Search’.
- When your roommate’s information is displayed, click the button to send your roommate an invitation to join the roommate group.
- Search for and add your remaining roommates until your roommate group is complete.
STEP 2 | Accept Your Roommate Invitation (Remaining Members of the Roommate Group)
Once your group leader has added you to your roommate group, an invitation will be sent to your SF State email account.
- Log into the Housing Portal and click the button ‘Accept My Roommate Invitation’.
- On the ‘Roommate Groups’ page, click the ‘Accept’ or ‘Decline’ button.
STEP 3 | Proceed to the Room Selection Process When It Becomes Available on April 21 – 25, 2025 (Continuing residents only - excluding MSQ)
STEP 1 | Search for a Roommate
- Log into the Housing Portal and click the ‘Select My Roommate’ button.
- Click the ‘Continue’ button to confirm the 2025-2026 Housing term.
- Click the ‘Continue’ button on the roommate selection ‘Welcome’ page.
- Click on the 'Search for Roommate by Profile*' and select the profile criteria that you want to search.
- Check the 'Exclude Results that Cannot be Added' box and click ‘Search’.
- Optional: Click the ‘View Profile’ button for any student you’d like to learn more about.
- Optional: Send the student a message by clicking the ‘Send Message’ button.
- Once you have decided on who you want to room with, click the button to send an invitation to the person you want to be roommates with. The person you selected will be sent an email to accept or deny your roommate request.
* You can also click the 'Suggest a Roommate' link to have the system find profiles that are similar to yours.
STEP 2 | Proceed to the Room Selection Process When it Becomes Available on April 21 – 25, 2025 (Continuing residents only - excluding MSQ)
Room Selection
April 21 - 25 (During Your Assigned Timeslot)
- All applicants will be sent an email with an assigned timeslot to select their room(s) on the Student Housing Portal. An email will be sent to your SF State email reminding you to log into the Housing Portal to view your assigned timeslot.
- Timeslots are randomly generated and cannot be changed.
- Your timeslot does not guarantee a space in housing. Room type and building availability is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Who Can Select a Room
Room selection is only available to CONTINUING RESIDENTS (students who are currently living on campus). Residents must complete a current housing application and pay the initial payment to participate. If you do not select a room during the room selection process timeframe, we will assign you a room.
Communities Available for Room Selection
Towers at Centennial Square (TCS), University Park North (UPN) and University Park South (UPS)
How to Select a Room
If you are not part of a roommate group, you will select a room only for yourself. If you are part of a roommate group, only the group leader will select the rooms for each roommate and assign beds.
- During your assigned timeslot, log into the Housing Portal and click the ‘Make My Room Selection’ button.
- Click the ‘Continue’ button to confirm the 2025-2026 Housing term.
- On the ‘Room Selection’ page, filter the results according to your preferred room type as desired.
- Click the ‘Select’ button for your preferred building and room type from the available options to add the selection to your shopping cart. Make room selections for the additional members of your roommate group (if applicable).
- On the ‘Bedspace Assignments’ page, click the dropdown to assign a bed to yourself and each member or your roommate group (if applicable). Click ‘Assign Bed(s)’ to continue.
- Review the room and bedspace assignments to confirm they are accurate. Click the ‘Reserve Bedspace(s)’ button the finalize your reservation.
IMPORTANT | Once you add your first room type to your shopping cart, you will have 10 minutes to checkout. If you do not check out within 10 minutes, the space you selected will be removed from your shopping cart and made available to other students. The timer is displayed on the top menu bar next to the shopping cart icon.