Renewal Applications For Current On-Campus Residents - Academic Year 2024-2025
Current residents of UMD Housing who wish to live on campus for the 2024-2025 academic year must participate in the Housing Renewal and Room Draw process as described below. Each step must be completed by the deadline listed.
Note: Returning students who are currently residing off-campus or who are re-enrolling may request to be placed on a waiting list for housing. These students are not guaranteed housing and will be assigned to housing if space is available after on-time renewals and new students.
Step One: Complete an Online Housing Application
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The Housing Application will be available online from January 16, 2024 at 10 AM to March 1, 2024 at 3 PM. Applications must be submitted by 3 PM on March 1, 2024 in order to participate in Room Draw. Only current UMD Housing residents will be able to access the Housing Application. As part of the online Housing Application, you'll need to make a $200 Installment Payment by credit or debit card. Cash or checks will not be accepted. Portions of the Installment Payment may be refundable - see the housing contract for the conditions and schedule for refunds.
Current residents who submit their Housing Application after 3 PM on March 1, 2024 will be assigned after Room Draw and after new students. The Housing Office cannot guarantee space for current residents who submit an application-contract after 3 PM on March 1, 2024.
Housing Installment Payment
The $200 Installment Payment is required as part of the housing application. If you cancel your housing application, you may be eligible for a partial refund based upon the following schedule:
- If cancellation is emailed to UMD Housing on or before June 1, 2024: $150 of installment payment refunded
- If cancellation is emailed to UMD Housing between June 2 and June 17, 2024: $75 of installment payment refunded
- If cancellation is emailed to UMD Housing after June 18, 2024: $0 of installment payment refunded
Step Two: Form Roommate Groups:
If there are other current on-campus students you want to live with, you will be able to create a Roommate Group as part of the application. Only students who submitted their application by 3 PM on March 1, 2024 are able to be a part of a roommate group. Any students you would like to live with must be a part of your roommate group. Each roommate group must have a Group Leader, who will create the group. To create the group, the leader will need to name the group and create a password. The group leader will need to share the group name and password with the students they want to be part of the roommate group so they can add themselves to the roommate group.
It is important to consider which student should be the group leader, as that may affect eligibility for a certain round, as noted below. A current group leader can assign the leader position to another member of the group.
If you'd like to live with someone who will be a new student or is currently studying abroad, you will indicate their name on the "Pull-In Request" page of the application. You will not be able to add these students to your roommate group.
Please note that students living off-campus and those re-enrolling to UMD are not guaranteed on-campus housing.
Step Three: Participate in Room Draw:
Room Draw is the process by which UMD students who currently live in University residence halls or apartments choose where they will live during the next academic year. Room Draw will occur in mid-March through the online housing portal.
Time Slots
For rounds two and three, group leaders will be assigned time slots to select housing for their group. Similar to class registration, the assigned time slot is the starting time that the group leader can begin selecting housing. The group leader has until that round closes to select housing. There are a small number of groups assigned to each time slot and time slots are spaced 15 minutes apart. If a group does not select housing on the day of their time slot, they will have to wait until the next round to select housing.
Time slots are randomly assigned, however priority is given to current residents by current class standing.
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Room Draw Rounds
Room Draw is broken down into 4 rounds. Students will make their housing selection via the housing portal on the applicable date(s) listed below.
Check out our Room Draw Tutorial Video Instructions before Room Draw begins.
Round One: Renew Current Room, Tuesday, March 12
Students wishing to renew their current room or apartment can do so on March 12. To renew the same room, you must have been permanently assigned to that space by February 1st. Not all rooms or areas may be available for renewal. In the apartments, students must have a roommate group with at least one additional eligible student to participate in this round. There are no assigned times for round one – students may renew their room at any time during the window for this round. The group leader must be the individual currently living in the room or apartment you wish to live in. If multiple individuals wish to renew their current room or apartment, seniority will be determined by time in room and current class standing.
Example: You currently live in Goldfine B222 and you want to return to Goldfine B222.
Groups that include a new freshman or transfer student, or someone who is studying abroad, must contact the Housing Office after they have selected their room or apartment to request that a space be held for the student. Groups should submit these requests via email to [email protected] and include the student's full legal name.
Round Two: New Room, Same Building Complex, Thursday, March 14
Students wishing to select a new room in their current building complex can do so in Round Two starting March 14. (Building complexes are defined by the area of campus you live in. The locations on campus are: Burntside, Goldfine, Griggs, Heaney, Ianni, Lake Superior Hall, Oakland A, Oakland B, Vermilion.) Roommate groups of at least 2 people are required for this round - individual students will participate in round four. Students may pull in individuals who currently live in other locations through roommate groups. Group leaders will be randomly assigned a time slot for this round of room draw. The group leader must be currently living in the building complex you would like to select for next year.
Example: You currently live in Oakland A and you want to live in a different apartment in Oakland A next year.
Groups that include a new freshman or transfer student, or someone who is studying abroad, must contact the Housing Office after they have selected their room or apartment to request that a space be held for the student. Groups should submit these requests via email to [email protected] and include the student's full legal name.
Round Three: New Room, New Location, Tuesday, March 19
Students wishing to select a new room in a new location will participate in Round Three on March 19. Roommate groups of at least 2 people are required for this round - individuals will participate in round four. Students should form roommate groups with those individuals that they wish to live with. Group leaders will be randomly assigned a time slot for this round of room draw. If possible, the group leader should be the student with the highest academic class year standing currently living in the apartments. You will be able to view profile responses and gender of other students already assigned to a space when making your room selection.
Example: You currently live in Griggs and you want to live in Heaney next year.
Groups that include a new freshman or transfer student, or someone who is studying abroad, must contact the Housing Office after they have selected their room or apartment to request that a space be held for the student. Groups should submit these requests via email to [email protected] and include the student's full legal name.
Round Four: Thursday, March 21
Individual students and groups who missed their time slot in a prior round will be able to select from remaining spaces during Round Four beginning March 21. Time slots are not assigned. Individuals may select a space in a residence hall or an apartment during this round. You will be able to view profile responses and gender of other students already assigned to a space when making your room selection. If you see a spot as Occupied - the student has their information suppressed.
Example: You currently live in Ianni and you would like to live in Oakland and you don’t have a specific individual you wish to live with.
Groups that include a new freshman or transfer student, or someone who is studying abroad, must contact the Housing Office after they have selected their room or apartment to request that a space be held for the student. Groups should submit these requests via email to [email protected] and include the student's full legal name.
Step Four: Meal Plan Selection:
After housing has been selected, each student must log into the portal to finalize their meal plan selection for next year. A group leader can only select meal plans for themselves – they cannot select meal plans for others in their group. If a student fails to finalize their meal plan selection, residence hall students will be assigned to the unlimited meal plan and apartment students will not be assigned a meal plan by default