Housing Selection

All full-time undergraduate students are required to live on campus at the University of Lynchburg, with the following exceptions:

• Student lives with a parent or legal guardian
• Student is married
• Student is a single parent
• Student is 23 years of age or older
• Student has 85+ earned credit hours and has been approved by the Office of Housing and Residence Life to reside off campus

Please email the Solutions Center at [email protected] with any questions about housing assignments for incoming new students. To learn more about the residence halls, please visit the housing website.

New Students 2025

Deadlines:

• Priority deadline for housing accommodations: 5 p.m., June 20, 2025
• First-year housing application: June 29, 2025
• First-year student roommate requests: June 29, 2025
• Transfer housing application: July 13, 2025

2025-26 Application Process

If you’re a new student planning to live on campus, you must complete the First-year Housing Application (new first-year students) or the Transfer Housing Application (new transfer students). The application will help us match you with a roommate based on your lifestyle and preferences. 

1. Create a Lynchburg network account: Before students can log into the Housing Portal, they must set up their University of Lynchburg network account and activate their account and email through our Passport webpage. The student must wait 24 hours before using that username and password to log in.
2. Complete the Application: To access the applications, log onto your Housing Portal and click the “Applications” tab. The corresponding application will be displayed based on first-year or transfer status.
3. For first-year students: Fill out the First-year Housing Application. Then, search for roommates. To do this, go to the Housing Portal, select “Room Selection,” and then choose “Select Roommates.” Please ensure the “For the Term” is Fall 2025.
   1. To be matched with a roommate, students must invite and accept each other in the system. Only students who have completed the housing application will appear in this process. Students can search for roommates by first and last name or several search criteria. We encourage all students to complete a Roommate Profile under the “Personal Information” tab to enhance the roommate search function.
   2. Students who have not selected a roommate by June 29, 2025, will be paired with a roommate by the Office of Residential Experience and notified of the match no later than July 3, 2025. 
   3. New first-year students will select their housing assignments electronically through the Housing Portal July 9-11, 2025. Students will receive an email to their University email address with their specific selection date and time. All incoming first-year students are placed in Montgomery and Tate Halls. Any residential first-year students admitted after June 29 will be manually assigned to housing.
4. For transfer students: Fill out the Transfer Housing Application (new transfer students) by July 13, 2025. Transfer and other incoming students will be placed in one of our returning student residential facilities. The housing coordinator will utilize responses shared on the application to make assignments. Any residential transfer students admitted after July 13 will be manually assigned to housing.

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Returning Students 

For more information on commuting and living off campus, please visit the Off-Campus and Commuters section of the housing webpage.

Housing Intent Application

Students intending to reside on campus for the 2025-26 academic year must complete the Housing Intent Application, which will be available on the Housing Portal from Feb. 1 to April 17. Any student intending to live on campus for 2025-26 must complete the application to participate in the housing selection process.

Early-housing Processes

March 5 by 5:00 p.m.	Application to Reside Off-Campus Priority deadline to submit the Application to Reside Off Campus for 2025-26. The application will be available on the Housing Portal. Students must meet the criteria to be approved to reside off campus or to commute from a parent or legal guardian’s address. Exceptions will be considered on a rare basis, and students are responsible for submitting supporting documentation. Students not approved to reside off campus must go through a housing selection process.
March 5 by 5:00 p.m.	Special Interest Housing Deadline to submit the Special Interest Housing application and provide any supplemental documentation requested by the Office of Residential Experience. Applications not received by the deadline will not be considered. Any returning student eligible for Southside residency can complete the Special Interest Housing application to be considered. You must fill the house you are applying for/requesting. Applications received will be reviewed to determine university academic and social standing. Students will be notified of their application decision by March 8.
February 28 by 5:00 p.m.	Students Applying for Housing Accommodations The priority deadline for students renewing or applying for housing accommodations is to have completed all required documentation and met with the Accessibility and Disability Resources. Please begin making arrangements as soon as possible to meet the deadline above. Here is the link to request housing accommodations (for new requests). For students who have previously asked for any accommodation, here is the link to submit a supplemental request. Students approved for housing accommodations will be manually assigned to housing and will receive an email notification with their assignment information.
February 28 by 5:00 p.m.	Special Interest Housing Deadline to submit the Special Interest Housing application and provide any supplemental documentation requested by the Office of Residential Experience. Applications not received by the deadline will not be considered. Any returning student eligible for Southside residency can complete the Special Interest Housing application to be considered . You must fill out the house you are applying for/requesting. Applications received will be reviewed to determine the University’s academic and social standing. Students will be notified of their application decision by March 8.

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Southside Housing Process

Students must have at least 30 earned credits at the time of the housing process. Credit hours in progress (Spring 2025) are not included in this count. The Office of the Registrar provides earned credit totals. Please note: There are no exceptions to this policy.

All Students

March 17

All students interested in residing in Southside Housing who have not been assigned through the process as mentioned earlier must attend a mandatory virtual Southside Housing 2025-26 meeting at 8 p.m. A virtual link will be emailed to eligible students.

Groups of Six Students

March 18	Southside Housing applicant groups of six students (only) can begin to select their roommates/housemates. The roommate selection deadline for Southside groups of six is 1 p.m. on March 24.
March 25	Six-person Southside groups may select their housing for 2025-26. This process will be completed electronically through the Housing Portal. Sign-up times are based on credit hours and group members’ GPAs.

Groups of Five Students

March 25	Five-person Southside groups may select their housing for 2025-26. This process will be completed electronically through the Housing Portal. Sign-up times will be based on credit hours and group members’ GPAs.
March 28	Five-person Southside groups may select their housing for 2025-26. This process will be completed electronically through the Housing Portal. Sign-up times will be based on credit hours and group members’ GPAs.

Groups of Four Students

March 28	Southside housing applicant groups of four students (only) can begin to select their roommates/housemates. The roommate selection deadline for Southside groups of four is 1 p.m. on March 31.
April 1	Southside housing: applicant groups of four students (only) can begin selecting their roommates/housemates. The roommate selection deadline for Southside groups of four is 1 p.m. on March 31.

Groups of Three Students

April 1	Southside housing applicant groups of three students (only) can begin to select their roommates/housemates. The roommate selection deadline for Southside groups of three is 1 p.m. on April 3.
April 4	Three-person Southside groups may select their housing for 2025-26. This process will be completed electronically through the Housing Portal. Sign-up times will be based on credit hours and group members’ GPAs.

Residence Hall Housing Process

All students who do not yet have a housing assignment for 2025-26 are eligible to go through the residence hall housing process. Returning student residence halls include Freer, Hundley, Shackelford, and Westover Halls. Buy-out singles will not be available in the residence halls for the 2025-26 academic year.

April 14	Students going through the residence hall housing process can begin to select their roommates/floormates/suitemates. These groups can include 2 to 4 students. The roommate selection deadline is 1 p.m. on April 18.
April 15	Final residence hall room selection process for all remaining students who have not participated in a housing selection process. This process will be completed through the Housing Portal. Students will select from the remaining available spaces.
April 20	The residence hall room selection process for 2025-26 is underway. This process will be completed electronically through the Housing Portal. Sign-up times will be based on credit hours and group members’ GPAs.
April 23	Final residence hall room selection process for all remaining students who have not participated in a housing selection process. This process will be completed through the Housing Portal. Students will select from the available spaces remaining.