Room Selection
This Room Selection information is for current students. If you are an incoming First Year student, your housing assignment will be made by our staff during the late spring and early summer before you arrive on campus. Visit our Admitted Students page to learn more about housing assignments for incoming students. Browse the Room Selection FAQs page for more information.
Rising Second Year Students
(Current First Year Students)
Room selection for rising second year students takes place during the Spring semester of your first year. General dates are listed below. You can also check out our Room Selection FAQs for further information. View our tutorial video for creating a roommate group, selecting a room, and completing the housing contract.
All full-time first year students and second year students are required to live on campus through the spring semester of their second academic year of enrollment. To learn more about Miami's Two-Year Residency Requirement, please go to the Guidelines and Contracts section of our website, and select "First Year and Second Year Residency Requirement."
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| April 12, 2024 |
Online Housing Applications Open Login to the housing portal and select "Register for Housing" to start building your profile and searching for roommates, if applicable. |
| April 19, 2024 |
General Lottery Times Available This will tell you the specific time you will be able to start selecting your room. You'll receive your lottery time by email from us. |
| April 22-26, 2024 |
General Online Room Selection Login to the housing portal at your randomly assigned lottery time to choose a room for next year! |
| April 29, 2024 |
Single Room Wait List Opens at 9am Login to the housing portal and submit your request if you are interested in a Single Room. |
Student Created Communities (LLC)
Miami University offers the opportunity for current first year students to initiate community housing options around a specific theme that bring students together to enhance their second year living experience! These Student Created Communities provide a unique opportunity for rising second year students who share a common interest to live together in order to enhance their learning and overall residential experience at Miami University. This is an excellent opportunity for residents to continue the themed housing from their first-year into the second-year or for residents to address an important topic that has not been addressed in existing upper-class Living Learning Communities.
For more details visit the Residence Life Website.
Refer to the Consolidation Policy regarding vacancies that occur after the room selection process is complete.
| Month | Action |
|---|---|
| December | Student Created Community Applications Available |
| February | Student Created Community Applications Due |
| February | Student Created Group Presentations |
| March | Student Created Community Groups Notified |
Sorority Corridor Housing
This process is for current first-year women who are new sorority members and will be living in corridors with other members of their sorority. Each sorority has a designated corridor in one or more of the following halls: Hamilton, Minnich, Scott, Richard, and MacCracken. A sorority corridor may be divided between floors as necessary.
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| March 22, 2024 |
Login to the housing portal and select "Register for Housing" to start building your profile and searching for roommates, if applicable. |
| April 1, 2024 |
Sorority Housing Lottery Times Available This will tell you the specific time you will be able to start selecting your room. You'll receive your lottery time by email from us. |
| April 3-5, 2024 |
Sorority Housing Online Room Selection Login to the housing portal at your randomly assigned lottery time to choose a room for next year! |
For more information about sorority recruitment at Miami University, please visit the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life website.
This process is for affiliated women only. As space permits, a limited number of non-affiliated women may be placed in these corridors at a later time.
Refer to the Consolidation Policy regarding vacancies that occur after the room selection process is complete.
Assignment Pending
Depending upon the lottery timeframe received, a small number of students may not see any available rooms when they enter the process. If this happens to you, we ask that you proceed with signing a housing contract, and select "Assignment Pending" as your room. We anticipate full occupancy this fall, which means that during room selection we expect to have periods of time when there are no open rooms to choose from. During the spring and summer months, we learn of a large number of students who will not be returning to University housing, which enables us to open rooms that were previously shown as unavailable.
If you are placed in the Assignment Pending Status, you will be able to enter your roommate requests, as well as hall preferences immediately online. As spaces become available, we will use those preferences to assign you to a room. Each year we are able to assign every returning Second Year student by mid-summer.
Rising Third & Fourth Year Students
(Current Second Year and Older Students)
Rising third and fourth year students who want to live on campus during the upcoming 2024-2025 school year can login to the housing portal on Tuesday, October 3. 2023 to view available spaces and complete room selection. There's no lottery process for rising third and fourth year students - you'll be able to complete your application and select a room all at the same time!
Why Live on Campus?
Each year, many upperclass students choose to live on campus. Why should you?
- Convenience: With so many on-campus options, you'll be close to classrooms, dining, and other campus activities.
- Flexibility: Not sure if you are going to study abroad or not? Unsure about an internship that's outside of Oxford? When you live on campus you don't have to worry about a lease. We'll release you from the housing contract for the semester if you are away from Oxford!
- One Bill: Everything is charged to your university account, and utilities are included.
- Tuition Guarantee: Miami's Tuition Guarantee applies to housing and meal plan rates, so your costs are more predictable.
- Stay Connected: Living on campus is a great way to stay connected to campus activities, programs, and more.
