On-Campus Housing Request

The On-Campus Housing Request is your chance to join the vibrant residential community at Stony Brook. If you don’t currently have an on-campus housing assignment, whether you missed an earlier application period or aren’t yet eligible as a returning or new student, you can still apply. As spaces open up, our priority is to welcome as many students as possible into the heart of campus life.

Submit Housing Request Application

Space Availability and Housing Request Offers
Each year, new spaces in campus housing open as students adjust their plans. These openings may come from cancellations, withdrawals, or room changes. The On-Campus Housing Request is the way we match these available spaces with students who are eager to live on campus or in a high-demand location.

Joining the On-Campus Housing Request ensures that you will be considered if space becomes available. Because housing offers depend on cancellations and open vacancies, we cannot predict if or when any individual request will be reached.

If spaces are available and offers can be made:
- During the summer and before the start of the Fall semester, offers are made on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- During the semester, offers are made on Tuesdays only.
On-Campus Housing Request applicants should check their Stony Brook email on these days. If you are offered a space, you will have three days to accept or decline the offer in your application.

Accept/Decline Offers Walkthrough Guide
How to Check Your Eligibility to Participate
To be eligible for the On-Campus Housing Request, students must:
- Be actively enrolled in classes for the academic year they are applying for.
- Not currently hold an on-campus reservation for that year.
When does the On-Campus Housing Request go live?
- For the 2025-2026 academic year, the Housing Request form is currently open and will close on February 20, 2026.
- For the 2026-2027 academic year, the housing request form will open on March 13, 2026.

FAQs for On-Campus Housing Request

Monthly recertification is how students confirm they are still interested in being on the On-Campus Housing Request. We understand that plans may change, and this process ensures offers go to students who still want housing. Students will receive email reminders each month, and recertification can be completed directly in the Housing Portal.
The On-Campus Housing Request does not guarantee a specific space. It creates an opportunity to secure housing as spaces open. Applicants are able to indicate their preferred room type, and we will do our best to honor room type preferences, pending space availability. Offers will include room type and rate details so that you can make an informed decision.
If you accept the space you are offered, you will have the opportunity to swap or change your assignment during the next designated room swap/change period. Alternatively, you can choose to add your name to the High Demand Waitlist for a chance at a different space if you are eligible.

If you decline an offer, you may rejoin the On-Campus Housing Request and be considered for future opportunities.
If students are offered a space before the start of the Fall semester, they will be able to sign up for a standard Fall move-in appointment to arrive in time for the start of the semester.

If students are offered a space during the semester, they will be able to select an arrival date within 10 days of the date of their offer.

Students can contact their area office if they are looking to change their arrival date after accepting their offer. However, changes are only allowed within the permitted move-in time frames.
If students are offered a space before the start of the Fall semester, they are billed starting on the date the agreement begins.

If students are offered a space during the semester, their bill for that semester is prorated based on the date of their arrival. Billing starts no later than 10 days from the date of the offer if the student arrives outside of the 10-day window.
Students can contact the respective area office if they are looking to change their arrival date after accepting their offer. However, changes are only allowed within the permitted move-in time frames.
If you accept and later want to cancel, you can submit a housing agreement cancellation request via the Housing Portal. Students will be charged a termination fee in line with our cancellation policies.

For more information on dates and fees, please visit our Housing Agreement Cancellation, Termination, and Financial Liability Information webpage.
Students with financial account holds will be notified and given one week to clear the hold. If the hold is not resolved, the student will be removed from the On-Campus Housing Request but may reapply once the hold is lifted.
If you are interested in housing for the Spring semester, please join the On-Campus Housing Request on or after November 1, as that is when we will begin reviewing and extending Spring housing offers.

On-Campus Housing Request

FAQs for On-Campus Housing Request

For any further questions, please contact Campus Residences. 631-632-6750 | reside@stonybrook.edu

For any further questions, please contact Campus Residences.
631-632-6750 | reside@stonybrook.edu