Once the application closes, we make a list of all students who applied, submitted their prepayment, and did not renew their space. Only these students are eligible to move into room selection via the lottery.

First, everyone that is currently living in 601 West Forest, Brown, Munson, and Cornell are pulled out and given a lottery time for day one of room selection. We give preference to students who are already living in one of our apartments to pick a space.

Second, we take the remaining eligible students and group them first by class standing (PhD Students, MA students, Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and First-Year), and second by the total number of credit hours earned. For students in groups, the individual data listed above is averaged out using all members.

Lottery days and times are then assigned from the top of this list to the bottom. 

Once the priority application closes on Friday, March 8, at 5 pm, we can start the process of assigning lottery times and notifying students.

We anticipate sending lottery notification emails to eligible students on March 11. If you do not receive a lottery notification email by noon on March 12, and you feel you should have been assigned a lottery time, you need to reach out to [email protected] immediately. 

Lottery emails are sent to the active email address and the personal email address you have on file with Housing. Make sure to verify/update your personal email address during the application process to ensure you receive this important communication.

Room Selection will take place on March 13, March 14, March 15, March 18, and March 19. Lottery times occur between 9 am and 3 pm Eligible students will be assigned a lottery date and time on one of these days

After you secure a room, you must continue through the remaining pages of the application to verify your room assignment.

The page titled "Assignment Information" is the last page of the application, and serves as a confirmation and summary of all items you selected in your application. It also displays room occupancy information and contact information for your roommate and/or suite-mates.

If you cannot log in at your assigned lottery time, the process remains open to you from your assigned time until Friday, March 22 at 11:55 pm. Given this lengthy duration, we will not change assigned lottery times. 

You can log in anytime after your assigned lottery time to pick your space and complete the application.

We HIGHLY recommend that you pick your space and complete your application prior to Friday, March 22 at 11:55 pm. As of Monday, March 25, the application process reopens for late applicants and you will no longer have priority over other students to select a space.

On the ‘Upper-Class Room Selection’ page, select your building choice by clicking the green “Select This Location” button.

The next page will show you all of the available spaces in that particular area. You can further filter the building using the “room type filter” or “floor/building filter”.

If you are looking to place yourself in an Learning Living/Theme Community, you must have selected that LLTC earlier in the application. If you did not select that particular LLTC on the application, you will not have access to the floor. You can always go back and update this as needed.

Be very careful when selecting a room. Read the description of the room carefully and learn about who is already assigned into the space by clicking on “Show Room Info”. Read the profile of the student BEFORE selecting the room.

If you don't see a particular building, area, or room type, that means it is SOLD OUT.

The system allows you 10 minutes to complete this process. If you run out of time, you are able to go back in and start over.

All students, regardless of scholarship/financial aid status, are required to submit a non-refundable $150 prepayment at the start of the housing application. This prepayment cannot be waived or charged to the student account.

The housing application accepts credit cards and debit cards provided they also function as a credit card. The system will not accept debit only cards or prepaid credit cards.

Making the prepayment via the housing application gives students instant access to proceed. If a student chooses to mail their prepayment, they MUST follow the directions to do so listed within the housing application. Mailed prepayments will take significant time to process, as EMU staff is still largely remote and will cause a delay in being able to proceed with the application.

All students are required to write a short personal description.

Things To Include: If you are interested in a specific Living-Learning/Theme Community, please indicate that here.

Include your likes and dislikes, interests, hobbies, or anything that you would want potential roommates to know about you.

500 Character Limit: We recommend writing your description in a word processing document to track your character count (which is 500 characters including spaces). You can then cut/paste what you write into the text box. 

On the ‘Upper-Class Room Selection’ page, select your building choice by clicking the green “Select This Location” button.

The next page will show you all of the available spaces in that particular area. You can further filter the building using the “room type filter” or “floor/building filter”.

If you are looking to place yourself in an Learning Living/Theme Community, you must have selected that LLTC earlier in the application. If you did not select that particular LLTC on the application, you will not have access to the floor. You can always go back and update this as needed.

Be very careful when selecting a room. Read the description of the room carefully and learn about who is already assigned into the space by clicking on “Show Room Info”. Read the profile of the student BEFORE selecting the room.

If you don't see a particular building, area, or room type, that means it is SOLD OUT.

The system allows you 10 minutes to complete this process. If you run out of time, you are able to go back in and start over.

Meal plans are the primary way that students pay for food and beverages while on campus. Our meal plans are comprised of meal swipes and Flex dollars, all of which are loaded onto your Eagle ID card.

Upperclass residents select meal plans based on where they reside. Meal plans are required in the residence halls and are not required in the Village, Lakeview, Westview, Cornell Courts, or 601.

Meal Plan Pricing & Info

Students will complete the application process when they reach The Assignment Information page. This page serves as a confirmation page for meal plan selections and room reservations details. In August, you will return to this section of the application and continue through the Move-In Items section.

Below is a comprehensive list of upper-class housing options for the 2024-2025 year:

Village A & B - Sophomores and up can reside in this location. Single bedroom four-person suites (1 student per bedroom). 62 total single spaces are avilable in these two buildings. These buildings will remain open during University breaks.

Village C, D, E, & F -Sophomores and up can reside in this location. Seven-person suites consisting of three double rooms and one single room (2 students per double room, 1 student per single room). These buildings will remain open during University breaks.

Walton - Four person double suites (2 students per bedroom). No single options are available in this hall. This hall will open for all University breaks.

Sellers - Four person double suites (2 students per bedroom). No single options are available in this hall. This hall will close for all University breaks.

Wise - Two person double suites (2 students per bedroom). 9 single rooms exist in Wise, 3 male and 6 female. This hall will open for all University breaks.

Downing - Four-person double suites (2 students per bedroom, 4 students per suite). No single options are available in this hall. Non-honors is limited to the 1st and 2nd floors, Honors-Only on 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors. This hall will close for all University breaks.

Cornell Courts- Students MUST meet the Apartment eligibility criteria to be able to secure a space in this area. Single (1 student per apartment) and double (2 students per apartment) furnished options. There are 65 single 1-person apartments in this area. This area remains open during University breaks. 

601 West Forest - Students MUST meet the Apartment eligibility criteria to be able to secure a space in this area. 601 consists of two 4-person and one 3-person apartments. Only VERIFIED groups of 3 or 4 that can fill an apartment will be considered for these spaces. Please reach out to housing for assistance with booking. This building remains open during all University breaks.

Lakeview - Students MUST meet the Apartment eligibility criteria to be able to secure a space in this area. Private bedroom (1 student per bedroom) apartments in a variety of layouts. Studio, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, and 4 bedroom options available.  Only 11 studio apartments and 5 one bedroom apartments are available for selection in Lakeview. This area remains open during University breaks.

Westview - Students MUST meet the Apartment eligibility criteria to be able to secure a space in this area. Private bedroom (1 student per bedroom) apartments in a variety of layouts. Studio, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, and 4 bedroom options available. Only 2 studio apartments and 14 one bedroom apartments are available for selection in Westview. This area remains open during University breaks.

To be eligible for Cornell Courts or 601 West Forest Apartments for the 2024–2025 academic year, students must reach the age of 20 by 12/31/2024 and have attempted at least 55 credit hours at the time of application. 

To be eligible for any Lakeview or Westview Apartments for the 2024–2025 academic year, students must reach the age of 20 by 12/31/2024 and have attempted at least 40 credit hours at the time of application. 

Our apartment options sell out very fast (about 8 hours!). If you are interested in an apartment, you MUST apply and submit your prepayment during the priority phase to even have a chance of securing an apartment. 

Once apartments are sold-out, we maintain a wait-list for serious applicants only. Students must have an active application AND prepayment on file in order to be placed on the wait-list. You can email us at [email protected] to inquire about the waitlist.

Students need to be flexible and understand that the majority of our cancellations come in during the month of August.

We highly recommend that students who are unable to select a space in apartments pick an alternative space on campus so that they have housing secured; we can switch assignments later if/when a space becomes available. 

Once spaces in the Village are sold-out, we maintain a wait-list for serious applicants only. Students must have an active application AND prepayment on file in order to be placed on the wait-list. You can email us at [email protected] to inquire about the waitlist.

Students need to be flexible and understand that the majority of our cancellations come in during the month of August.

We highly recommend that students who are unable to select a space in the Village pick an alternative space on campus so that they have housing secured; we can switch assignments later if/when a space becomes available.