Housing contract offers, notifications, confirmations and other housing-related communication are sent to your official UT email. Be sure to check your email regularly to ensure you don’t miss important updates.
Learn about the housing and roommate preference process before room selection begins in June for first-time incoming freshmen. If you are a returning resident, please see our returning residents page. Residence halls open for the fall term in late August; please refer to the Academic Calendar for official opening and closing dates.
FAQs
Housing Preferences
What can I do to help determine my housing preferences?
Explore our on-campus residence halls and our Living Learning Communities (LLCs) to determine your housing preferences. You may also take our Help Me Choose Quiz, which is designed to help you identify the best housing options for you based on your preferences.
When will I submit my housing preference?
In your housing application, you will select your room type preferences and complete your roommate profile questions, which can help identify potential compatibility with other students.
How can I live in a Living Learning Community (LLC)?
Once you sign your housing contract and satisfy the $300 prepayment, you can indicate your interest in applying for a Living Learning Community (LLC) in the housing portal. You’ll receive a follow-up email with the link to the campus partner’s application for your preferred LLC. Each LLC has its own timeline and application requirements, so be sure to review the specific instructions for your chosen community.
Can I change my preferences after I submit my housing application?
If you would like to update your housing preferences after you submit your housing application, please email our housing team.
Roommates
What is my roommate profile?
The roommate profile is a part of the housing process. Information disclosed in the roommate profile can be shared with other students searching for a roommate. Profile questions focus on your living preferences to help identify potential compatibility with other students.
How do I find and request a roommate?
Once you sign your housing contract and satisfy the $300 prepayment, you will be able to form your roommate group in the housing portal starting in February. You have the option to search for roommates by details (gender, age, college, major or UT EID), roommate profile questions or roommate profile percentage match (the housing portal measures your roommate profile responses to determine compatibility with other students).
If you already have a roommate or roommate group in mind, you have the option to join a roommate group by searching for their group name or by UT EID to request a specific student.
Please note that supplemental contract holders are unable to request or accept roommate requests.
What if I don’t have a specific roommate in mind?
Many students select a space without forming a roommate group. When going this route, you will participate in the room selection process and place yourself in a room with another student in it. When looking at the room, you will be able to see the profile information of the student already in the room to help with your selection. If you select a vacant room, another student will select or be assigned to that space.
What happens if I am assigned a room by the housing team?
If our housing team assigns your room, we will use your age, classification, major and profile percentage match to pair you with an appropriate student.
Room Selection
When does room selection begin?
The room selection process begins in early June for first-time incoming freshmen. The room assignment process for Living Learning Communities begins June 1.
How are room selection timeslots assigned?
Room selection timeslots are assigned based on the date on which a housing application is complete; housing applications are complete only after the $100 housing application fee is posted. Students are assigned a timeslot only after they have signed their housing contract and submitted the $300 prepayment.
What is the likelihood that I will receive my preferred housing?
Applicants who apply early are more likely to be able to select a preferred housing assignment. Since the housing application opens on August 1, students who wait to apply may not receive their top housing preferences. While housing is not guaranteed, we aim to offer housing contracts to as many incoming first-time freshmen as we can.
What happens if I don’t participate in room selection or miss my room selection timeslot?
Students who do not participate in the room selection process will be manually assigned based on their preferences and roommate profile matches. These assigned rooms can be found on your housing portal in early July. Please note that this does not pertain to the majority of students; it mostly applies to students who receive supplemental contracts or contracts later in the process.