Important Dates

In order to receive a housing offer and maintain the two-year housing guarantee, students must meet the admissions and housing deadlines. Admissions and housing deadlines are defined as follows:

Accepting the offer of admission by the admissions deadline.
Activating your Single Sign On (SSO).
Activating your official ucsd.edu email.
Submitting the housing application by the housing application deadline.
- NOTE: The invitational email will be sent to your personal email on file and your ucsd.edu email. After the initial invite, all email reminders will be sent to your ucsd.edu email account.
Signing the housing contract and submitting the $450 housing prepayment by the housing contract process deadline.
Move-in by first day of classes (unless approved for a late arrival).

For Incoming First-Time Students*:

Accept the Offer of Admission, activate your Single Sign On and activate your ucsd.edu email by May 15, 2024 and apply for Housing in the Enrollment Checklist by May 22, 2024 (date subject to change based on admission deadlines).
Housing contract information will be emailed to your UC San Diego email address: Week of June 17th.
Signed Housing contract and $450 prepayment due date: July 1, 2024.
Optional opportunity to apply for a Living Learning Community or Gender Inclusive Housing due date: July 8, 2024.
- Must have the signed housing contract by the deadline.
- More information on our Living Learning Communities or Gender Inclusive Housing can be found here.
Priority deadline for OSD approved housing accommodations: July 8, 2024
Submit any roommate requests and room type preferences: due by July 22, 2024
Room Assignment and Move-in information available: Late-August*
Deadline to change Dining Plan: October 2, 2024

*Incoming first year students admitted from the Admissions Waitlist will receive updated dates for the housing deadlines. Emails will be sent so please follow them to keep moving forward with the process and required deadlines.

For Incoming Transfer Students:

Accept the Offer of Admission, activate your Single Sign On and activate your ucsd.edu email by June 1, 2024 and apply for Housing in the Enrollment Checklist by June 7, 2024.
Housing contract information will be emailed to your UC San Diego email address: Week of June 17th.
Signed Housing contract and $450 prepayment due date: July 1, 2024.
Optional opportunity to apply for a Living Learning Community or Gender Inclusive Housing due date: July 8, 2024.
- Must have the signed housing contract by the deadline.
- More information on our Living Learning Communities or Gender Inclusive Housing can be found here.
Priority deadline for OSD approved housing accommodations: July 8, 2024
Submit any roommate requests and room type preferences: due by July 22, 2024
Room Assignment and Move-in information available: Late-August*
Deadline to change Dining Plan: October 2, 2024

Housing Application Process For Incoming Students

Students who have accepted their Offer of Admissions, activated their Single Sign On and activated their ucsd.edu email to UC San Diego may apply for housing in late March. Please allow 48-72 hours after accepting the Offer of Admission, activating your Single Sign On and activating your ucsd.edu email to access the 2024-2025 Incoming Student Housing Application Process via the Housing Portal.

View your Enrollment Checklist for the next steps.
Students who accept their Offer of Admission, activate their Single Sign On and activate their ucsd.edu email will receive an email to start the Housing Application Process.
All housing applications/forms/templates/contracts are available in the Housing Portal.
To ensure eligibility for the housing guarantee, you must meet all housing deadlines.

Housing Contract Process

Details about the Housing Contract Process can be found on the Housing Contract Process page.

For Continuing Students (Room Selection):

Continuing Student Housing Application*: February 21, 2024 to February 28, 2024
Continuing Student Housing Contract Process: March 5, 2024 to March 12, 2024
Room Selection Sign-Up (self-selection): April 2024
Dining Plan Selection: May 1, 2024 to May 13, 2024
Room and Move-in information available: Late-August
Deadline to change Dining Plan: October 2, 2024

*Students with a housing guarantee for the 2024-25 academic year must submit a continuing student housing application in order to receive a housing contract. A current resident with no housing guarantee must express interest in the opportunity to live on-campus for the 2024-25 academic year during the same application window. To ensure eligibility for the housing guarantee, you must meet all housing deadlines.

Room Selection information is available now!