Spring 2026 | Residence Hall Housing Application Process

We look forward to being your new home for the spring 2026 academic semester. Spring housing assignments will fill vacancies that are created at the end of the fall semester. First-year students, defined as those graduating from high school during 2025, are required to live in the residence halls, regardless of classification. Those who are not defined as first-year can also consider apartment style campus housing or off-campus housing options.

Spring 2026 housing is limited. The application will be open Oct. 6 – Nov. 23 and all students who apply during this time will receive housing.Ìý

Applications completed after Nov. 23 will be placed on a waitlist and will be assigned by date priority. Waitlisted students can check their placement starting Dec. 3 by emailing UniversityHousing@colorado.edu.Ìý If we will be unable to house you, an email will be sent to your Colorado.edu email address, by Dec. 12, explaining the process to be able to seek off-campus housing.ÌýÌý

Disability and Religious Accommodations

ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ provides reasonable housing accommodations to residents with disability or religious-related needs. Our website can assist in learning more about disability accommodations and how to start your request. For religious accommodation, please email University Housing.Ìý

In order toÌýapply for spring 2026 housing:

  • You must confirm your intent to enroll and activate your Identikey before you can login into and apply for housing.
  • We do have a first-year live-on requirement for our residence halls, and due to space availability, we do not guarantee spring housing nor an assignment to any particular building, type of accommodation or with a specific roommate in any of our housing options. Assignments will be to vacancies created at the end of fall semester.
  • The housing application includes a $250 deposit and a $50 non-refundable application fee totaling $300 when offered a contract. Any student who previously paid a 2025-26 $50 application fee will be exempt from this fee.*Ìý

*Tuition and fees are just one part of the overall cost to attend ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ. The full cost of attendance for an academic year could include expenses such as campus housing and food, books and supplies, and items that are not billed by the university, such as personal expenses, transportation and medical insurance. View the full cost of attendance.Ìý

Once a student has signed the contract, submitted an application fee and a deposit is on file, they are held to the terms of the contract.Ìý

Housing application timeline

  • Oct. 6 – Nov. 23 at 11:59 p.m. MT: Applications accepted for a Spring 2026 assignment.
  • Nov. 24: All applications will be automatically waitlisted until space is available (housing is not guaranteed).
  • Dec. 3: Waitlist status is available by emailing UniversityHousing@colorado.edu and students will receive an email no later than Dec. 12 if they can begin to seek off-campus housing options.
  • Dec. 15 - 22 and starting again Jan 2: Waitlisted students who received housing must sign the contract and pay $300 by the deadline, or the space will be offered to the next person on the waitlist. Deadlines are firm in effort to accommodate as many applications as possible.
  • Dec. 16: Cancellations received from those with contracts will receive a 20% termination charge. This charge increases to 50% and daily rate charges are included for any cancellations received beginning Jan. 6.
  • Dec. 19: Assignment information will be available in the MyCULiving portal by the end of the day.
  • Jan. 6: Spring move-in begins and cancellation charges increase to 50%.
  • Jan. 8: First day of spring classes.Ìý

Please note:Ìý University Housing will be closed Dec. 25 - Jan. 1

Questions?

If you have questions about this application process, don't hesitate to reach out to University Housing by callingÌý303-492-6673 on M-F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MTÌýand Tuesdays 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MT.

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