Returning Student Housing Selection Overview
The housing selection process is for returning students who wish to live on campus for the upcoming academic year. Incoming first-year and transfer students will apply for housing at a later date during a separate process.
2025-2026 Housing License [pdf]
Selection Process Overview
Submit Your Housing Application - Due March 12
The Housing Application is available in ResLife Online and is due by 4:30 p.m. on March 12, 2025. No extensions or exceptions.
Room Type and Roommate Preferences Form
What is the Room Type and Roommate Preference Form?
This is where students submit a preference for a desired room type, roommate(s) and designate a group leader. The Room Type and Roommate Preference Form is initially submitted when you complete the housing application in ResLife Online. If students do not make a choice, the default room type is a double room.
Making Updates
Students can continue to update the Room Type and Roommate Preference Form after the housing application is submitted; however, the deadline to make room type and roommate changes depends on the room type you would like.
- Single Rooms: Students who wish to live in a single room must select “single” as their room type by 4:30 p.m. on March 12 on ResLife Online.
- Suites: Students who wish to form a group of 4 and live in a Founders Hall suite must select "suite" as their room type and request 3 mutually paired roommates by 4:30 p.m. on March 18 on ResLife Online.
- Double Rooms: Students who wish to form a group of 2 and live in a double room must select "double" as their room type and request 1 mutually paired roommate by 4:30 p.m. on March 23 on ResLife Online. Students who do not have a roommate may still select a double room during the selection process but should expect to be matched with a roommate by Residential Life.
Room and Building Availability
Visit the building and room options page for a full listing of housing availability and options.
Need a Roommate?
If you need help finding a roommate, join the ResLife Roommate Finder using your network login credentials and begin your search. If you and another student wish to live together, you both need to request each other on the Room Type and Roommate Preference Form.
Receive Your Selection Number
What is a housing selection number?
Students select housing by desired room type in order of housing selection number. Housing selection numbers are directly influenced by the number of credits a student has earned and the time they have lived on campus. As a result, the more credits you earn and the longer you have attended Fisher, the earlier you will select your room.
When will I receive my selection number?
Housing selection numbers will be posted in ResLife Online and emailed at 6 p.m. on March 13. For more information about housing selection numbers review the information at the bottom of this page or visit our FAQs.
Roommates and Groups
If you select a room with other students (double or suite), you will select a room according to your group selection number. Your group selection number is the average of the selection numbers of all of the students in your group.
Select a Room
Students will select rooms at their assigned time starting on March 14 through March 27. The day you select your room is determined by the room type you preferred in your Room Type and Roommate Preference Form and your selection number.
Room Selection Dates and Times
For room selection dates and times, please visit the complete housing selection timeline.
Room and Building Availability
Visit the building and room options page for a full listing of housing availability. Students who do not pick a room during selection will be considered to be withdrawn from the process.
Housing Selection Numbers
| Student Type | Earned Credits | Housing Tier | Selection # Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper-class Graduate/Pharmacy |
105+ Undergraduate 1+ Grad./Pharm. |
UC/GR1 | 1-100 |
| Upper-class | 85-104 | UC2 | 101-275 |
| Upper-class | 74-84 | UC3 | 276-450 |
| Upper-class | 58-73 | UC4 | 451-630 |
| Upper-class | 49-57 | UC5 | 631-800 |
| Upper-class | 1-48 | UC6 | 801-980 |
| First-year | 26-120 | FY1 | 981-1245 |
| First-year | 0-25 | FY2 | 1246-1600 |
Please Note: There may be large gaps between selection numbers. The computer randomly generates the numbers using a range of available numbers. For instance, there may be only 60 UC/GR1 who apply for housing but the computer will assign them numbers between 1-100.
Housing Selection Number
Your housing selection Student Type is determined by your time and degree level at the University.
- “First-year” = Undergraduate students who entered the University in the fall or spring as a first-year student (this includes students who transfer as a first-year student).
- “Upper-class” = Undergraduate students in their second year at the University or entered the University this year as a sophomore, junior, or senior transfer.
- “Graduate/Pharmacy” = Current graduate or pharmacy students who are returning to the University or housing next year as a graduate or pharmacy student.
Earned Credits are those that you have already received credit for at the University according to the Registrar’s Office as of the close of business on March 12, 2025.
Housing Tiers are based on your time at the University and how many earned credits you have.
Housing Selection Numbers determine the order in which rooms are chosen and are assigned randomly within your housing tier. Housing Selection numbers will be available to students on ResLife Online and by email no later than 4 p.m. on March 13.
Group Selection Number
For doubles and suites, your group selection number will be the average of the selection numbers of all of the students who want to live in the room. Students participating in housing selection without a roommate/group will use their individual housing selection number.