Academic Year Housing Application Process

APPLY EARLY! | The earlier you apply, the better chance you’ll have of getting your preferred community and room type.

Important Dates

All Dates are subject to change.

MARCH 2025

| Housing application opens at 9 a.m.  
17 | Housing application deadline for MSQ residents who want to stay in the MSQ community.

APRIL 2025

| Priority Application Deadline for GUARANTEED housing (Deadline for non-freshman applicants only. All freshman applicants are guaranteed housing regardless of the date of application.)

| Deadline to apply for housing in order to be eligible to Participate in Roommate Selection (all applicants) & Room Selection (Continuing Residents Only)

TBD | Room selection timeslot notifications sent

7 - 17| Roommate selection (all applicants)

21 - 25 | Room selection (continuing residents only)

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

TBD | Move-in (Students will be assigned a specific move-in date and time.)

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

  1. Accept your Admission Offer (AAO). We cannot reserve a space for you until you have accepted.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 - 17

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. 

Students in apartment

Who Can Select a Roommate

All students who complete a current academic year housing application, sign the License Agreement, and pay the initial payment by the above deadline are eligible to select their roommate(s). 

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.

How to Select a Roommate

Check back in late March for details. 

Room Selection

April 21 - 25 (During Your Assigned Timeslot)

Student room

Who Can Select a Room

Room selection is available to CONTINUING RESIDENTS (students who are currently living on campus) only. 

All applicants will be sent an email with an assigned timeslot to select their room(s) on the Student Housing Portal. Room type and building availability is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so your timeslot does not guarantee a space in housing. 

If you do not select a room during the room selection process, we will assign you a room. 

How to Select a Room

Check back in late March for details.