Housing Selection

Stetson University is proud of both its residential campus and its tradition of a vibrant campus community. The on-campus experience provides residential students with a number of benefits not available to commuter students, including support from residential staff that live and work in our buildings alongside our residents, access to university resources and academic buildings just a short walk from their home on campus, and opportunities to build relationships within the large campus community. In addition, national research shows that students living on campus have higher grade point averages, higher graduation rates, and greater involvement in university and student organizations. Therefore, Stetson has a three-year residency requirement in which all students are required to live on campus for the first three years of their enrollment at the university.

Exceptions to the residency requirement may be granted to those students who satisfy one or more of the following criteria on or before August 1st AND submit the Request for Residency Exemption found on MyHousing.

Students interested in living off-campus while attending Stetson can learn more about the Request for Residency Exemption.

Housing Applications

November 1: Housing Applications Available!

The following applications are available on MyHousing.  All students that have not satisfied their three-year residency requirement must complete either a Housing Application or a Request for Residency Exemption.

• Housing Application for New Students
• Housing Application for Transfer/Exchange Students
• Housing Application for Graduate Students
• Request for Residency Exemption
  • This is a request to live off-campus for students who meet one or more of the Residency Exemption Criteria

The following supplemental applications are available on MyHousing.

• Request for Animal-in-Residence
• Residential Learning Program Application

Current Student Dates

March 1: Priority Deadline for Housing Applications and Supplemental Requests

• Housing Applications
  Current Students who wish to participate in Housing Selection must submit a Housing Application by the Priority Deadline of March 1. 
• Residential Learning Program Applications
  Requests to join a Residential Learning Program are due March 1
• Request for Animal-in-Residence
  Requests to live with your Pet must be submitted by March 1 to secure an assignment in Animal Friendly Housing
• Request for Housing Accommodation
  Students who are approved for a housing accommodation through the Accessibility Services Center (ASC) by March 1 will receive a housing assignment prior to Housing Selection.  Learn more about the Housing Assignment Process for Current Students.

March 11: Selection Appointments for Current Student Housing Selection Sent

Students eligible to participate in Housing Selection for Current Students will receive their selection appointment date and time via their Stetson Email.  This is the date/time that students participating in selection will have access to Housing Selection on MyHousing to assign themselves to an available space on campus.

March 16 - 22: Housing Selection for Current Students!

Between March 16 and March 22, current students eligible to participate in Housing Selection can enter the selection process on MyHousing at their selection appointment date and time and assign themselves and their roommate (if a roommate group has been created and available space allows) to a room on campus. 

Check out our housing options for Current Students on our Residential Living & Learning webpage!

August 16: Current Student Fall Move-In Date

Residence Halls are open for Current Students!  Current Student Move-In takes place at Residential Living & Learning at University Hall.

New Student Dates

April 1: Priority Deadline for New Student Housing Applications and Requests

• Housing Applications
  New Students who complete the enrollment deposit and submit the Housing Application by April 1 will be eligible to participate in Housing Selection!
• Residential Learning Program Applications
  Requests to join a Residential Learning Program are due April 1
• Request for Housing Accommodation
  Students who are approved for a housing accommodation through the Accessibility Services Center (ASC) by April 1 will receive a housing assignment prior to Housing Selection.  Learn more about the Housing Assignment Process for New Students.

April 13: Selection Appointments for New Student Housing Selection Sent

Students eligible to participate in Housing Selection for New Students will receive their selection appointment date and time via their Stetson email.  This is the date/time that students can access Housing Selection on MyHousing to select and assign themselves to an available space on campus.

April 16 - 19: Housing Selection for New Students!

Between April 16 and April 19, new students eligible to participate in Housing Selection can enter the selection process on MyHousing at their selection appointment date/time and assign themselves and their roommate (if a roommate group has been created and space is available) to an available room on campus.  Once a selection date/time begins, the student will be able to access the available rooms until the selection ends on April 19. 

April 15: New Student Fall Move-in Date

Residence Halls are open for New Students!  New Student Move-in will take place at the Lynn Business Center and students will be required to sign up for a Fall Move-In Appointment.  Information regarding move-in appointments and requests for early arrival will be sent to students in June. 

Cancellation Timeline & Fees

Important cancellation deadlines and associated fees vary based on student status and agreement type. Below is a general timeline for cancellation requests and associated fees. Please review the Housing Cancellation Deadlines & Fee Information for specific dates and fee amounts for new and current students under the Fall/Spring and Spring Only Housing Agreements. 

After completing a housing application, students who are seeking additional consideration in the housing assignment process or reasonable requests for modifications to their housing assignment must request for accommodations at the university through the Accessibility Services Center (ASC). The ASC reviews and approves requests for academic, dietary and campus housing accommodations. Approved accommodations will be communicated to Residential Living & Learning by the ASC and our office will provide the student with housing on campus that meets the approved housing accommodation(s). 

• Requests for Housing Accommodations approved by the Priority Deadline of March 1 for Current Students | April 1 for New Students will be provided with a housing assignment by Residential Living and Learning that meets their specified needs prior to the Housing Selection taking place in April. These students will not participate in Housing Selection.
• Requests for Housing Accommodation approved after the Priority Deadline of March 1 for Current Students | April 1 for New Students will be reviewed following Housing Selection. Students eligible to participate in Housing Selection may attempt to select a space in residential housing that meets their accommodation needs. If they are unable to do so, an appropriate housing assignment will be provided after Housing Selection on a rolling basis throughout the months of May, June and July.

Learn more about ADA/Accommodation Housing at Stetson University and the Accessiblity Services Center.

Stetson University provides a unique experience allowing students to live with their animals on campus. There are four different categories of Animals approved by Residential Living and Learning; Pets, Emotional Support Animals, Service Animals and Service Dogs-In-Training. All animals living on campus must be approved through a request process. Students wishing to bring an animal to campus must submit the Request for Animal-in-Residence found on their MyHousing Home Page.

Emotional Support and Service Animals may live in any residential building, however, we do encourage students eligible to participate in Housing Selection to choose an assignment in an Animal-Friendly Housing Location, if not already placed by RL&L in an assignment prior to Housing Selection in accordance with your ESA application. Remember, all ESAs and Service Animals must be approved through Accessibility Services Center as an approved Housing Accommodation. 

Pets and Service Dogs-in-Training will only be approved to live in Animal-Friendly Housing. Therefore, new students eligible to participate in Housing Selection should make every effort to select a room in one of our three Animal-Friendly Housing locations during Housing Selection, if not already placed by RL&L in an assignment prior to Housing Selection in accordance with your animal in the residence application. If Animal-Friendly Housing is not available during the Selection process, the student should select an available space outside of Animal-Friendly Housing. The student's Request for Animal-in-Residence will remain in submitted status and, should space in Animal-Friendly Housing become available at a later date, the student will be offered a reassignment.

Learn more about Animal-Friendly Housing locations, university and Residential Living and Learning animal policies, and the Request for Animal-in-Residence.

Residential Learning Program Applications

• Due March 1st for Current Students
• Due April 1st for New Students

Students accepted into the 24-Hour Quiet Community will be provided housing assignment in Hatter Hall, which hosts this community. Assignments will be provided prior to the Housing Selection process. Applications for Residential Learning Programs can be found on students' Forms page of their MyHousing account. 

Greek housing on campus is managed by Fraternity & Sorority Life. Students involved in a Fraternity or Sorority will be added to their house roster by their organization president.  Members who would like to live in their sorority/fraternity house should reach out to their president to ask about available space!  Students placed on the roster to live in the house will not participate in Housing Selection and instead be assigned to their chapter house by Fraternity & Sorority Life.

Several updates have been made to housing selection for the 2026–2027 academic year:

• Residence halls are no longer designated by class level.
  • Why: Removing first-year and upper-class hall designations increases flexibility, expands housing style options, and provides access to a wider range of price points for current students.
    • Current students can now select spaces in our most affordable traditional community style housing!.
    • First-time-in-college students can now select spaces in Emily Hall, increasing their options for suite-style housing!
• Lynn Hall is available in housing selection for the first time.
  • Why: Lynn Hall, our newest residential building opened for Spring 2026, will be available in selection! This new building increases options for traditional community style housing, suite style housing, and individual bedrooms!
• Chaudoin Hall is now open to both male and female students.
  • Why: This adjustment expands equitable housing opportunities and allows more students access to this residential community.
• Current student housing selection will take place in two phases, with a 60+ Credit Apartment Selection occurring before General Current Student Selection.
  • Why: This structure ensures that students with 60 or more earned credit hours have equitable access to University Village Apartments and individual bedroom apartments in Stetson Cove, which are our highest-demand apartment communities. While still allowing all eligible students the opportunity to select from remaining available spaces in tractional community, suite and apartment style housing during general selection.
• A Second Chance Selection opportunity will be offered in June.
  • Why: This new selection process allows students who were unable to select during the initial housing selection, as well as students who wish to change their current assignment, an additional opportunity to self-select from available spaces. Second Chance Selection helps reduce manual assignments and provides added flexibility for students. Students should review the Second Chance Housing Selection FAQs below for details on eligibility and participation requirements.
• Academic program-based housing will be offered for select first-year programs.
  • Why: Housing students in the same academic program together during their first year supports community-building, access to program resources, and a smoother transition to campus life. Students in the following programs are assigned to designated residential communities for their first year and do not participate in general housing selection:

  Law Ready Program — Lynn Hall
  STEM Scholars Program — Chaudoin Hall
  Bonner Program — Conrad Hall
  Honors Program — Chaudoin Hall

These updates were developed based on student feedback, including consultation with the Student Government Association and review of housing survey data. The changes are designed to increase fairness in the selection process, align housing selection processes with housing policies, expand housing style options, and improve access to more affordable spaces.

Be sure to review the Housing Selection Process videos above and FAQs and Helpful Links below for a full overview of how selection works this year.

We have compiled a list of Things People Ask and Helpful Links for our new students living on campus in the upcoming year.  Click the link below to review a ton of great information!  As always, if you still have questions don't hesitate to reach out to our office for assistance. 

Things People Ask and Helpful Links

We have compiled a list of Things People Ask and Helpful Links for our current students living on campus in the upcoming year.  Click the link below to review a ton of great information!  As always, if you still have questions don't hesitate to reach out to our office for assistance. 

Things People Ask and Helpful Links