Returning Student Room Selection FAQ

There will be a three-month long room change opportunity after the initial room selection process ends. Students are automatically entered to participate in a Room Change Process for fall semester that begins April 3 and ends August 1. 

This room change option allows you to view rooms without “giving up” your current assigned space.  You will only change your room once you click and confirm on one of the new spaces available. If you do not choose to select any available space, you can click out of the process and retain your currently assigned space. Once in the room change process, students can change rooms as many times as desired, up until August 1.

Unfortunately, spaces cannot be held for students who have not yet been admitted to Ohio University. 

Unfortunately, due to our first-year, second year, and upperclass hall configurations, incoming first year students are not eligible to be pulled in to a second-year or upperclass space.

Transfer students can be pulled in by returning students, if the transfer student is admitted and has completed their housing application and paid their deposit. You will be able to request the student as a roommate prior to selecting a room. As long as the roommate request is mutual, when you select a room, you will pull the new student into the space with you. There is limited availability in mixed student halls where first- and second-year students may reside together. For more information contact Housing and Residence Life at housing@ohio.edu.

Yes, students can select into any room on campus with an available space. However, we do recommend that if you are selecting randomly into a double or suite style space, that you look for rooms that already have a student that has selected into the space. Housing and Residence Life will be actively consolidating students into same room type spaces to allow for roommate groups to remain together while selecting.

Room selection dates and times are randomly assigned through a computer generated system. The decision to randomly assign selection dates/times was recommended by students and endorsed by Student Senate to ensure an equitable and bias free process for all students.

Students within a matched roommate group will each have a designated date and time to select a room. The student with the earliest date/time should complete the selection for the matched group. Once the student with the earliest selection date/time selects a room, all matched roommate(s) will be pulled into the room as well

It is the responsibility of all students to verify they have been pulled into the correct room after their roommate has selected a room.

All residence hall rooms have air conditioning.

Students interested in expanded gender inclusive housing options should visit their  Housing Self-Service page and update their My Personal Information section. This section allows for students to designate interest in gender inclusive housing options. Students with desired roommates should also ensure that their roommates have updated their My Personal Information. All students who indicate interest in gender inclusive housing will be added to a separate room selection process.

Students interested in the LGBTQ Experiential Living Opportunity must apply for an assignment within the community. Applications will open February 1. Applications for consideration are due prior to selection. After the initial deadline, we recommend you select a room elsewhere during room selection while your application is reviewed. If you do not participate in a room selection and are manually assigned, you will be able to remain in that space until your application is processed. If you are selected for the LGBTQ Experiential Living Opportunity, Housing and Residence Life will complete a room change for you into a LGBTQ assignment at that time.  

If you are wanting another student as your roommate, be sure to indicate this on your LGBTQ Experiential Living Opportunity application. Housing and Residence Life will attempt to pair you with your desired roommate if possible. Roommates must complete an application as well.

Visit the Experiential Living Opportunities page for more information on Gender Inclusive Housing and the LGBTQ Experiential Living Opportunity.

Students applying to become an RA should complete a housing application, pay the deposit, and select a room. For those students who are hired, you will be reassigned into your staff room once you have officially been extended a position.

No. Students wishing to reside in a recognized fraternity or sorority facility will need to complete a Sorority and Fraternity Life Exemption Request beginning December 1 to determine eligibility.

You can find the Sorority and Fraternity Life Exemption Request on your Housing Self-Service after completing a second-year student housing contract. Once Housing and Residence Life receives notice from the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life that you met the criteria for exemption, you will be released from the housing and dining contract to reside in the recognized fraternity or sorority house. Students seeking an exemption to reside in their Greek affiliated facility should not sign a lease until they receive approval of their request.

Students who apply for Sorority and Fraternity Life Exemption Request will automatically be removed from all room selection processes. Students can request to be re-added to the room selection process, however students who select or are pulled into a room will forfeit their $200 deposit if approved to reside in a recognized Greek facility.

Students who submit a housing contract, pay a deposit, and then decide to reside in a recognized Greek house will receive a refund of their $200 deposit as long as the request for exemption is made by February 28 and do not select or are not pulled into a room during selection. Exemption requests received after this date will not be eligible for a deposit refund.

Four person rooms (Bromley, Carr, Luchs, Tanaka, and Sowle) typically will not remain available for selection past the first two days of the selection process. 

Mod style facilities consisting of adjacent singles and doubles will be available to accommodate roommate groups with four people. To select into this option, you will need to use the sub-grouping feature. 

Students residing in suite style facilities (Adams/Bromley/Carr/Luchs/Tanaka/Sowle) are responsible for cleaning the bathrooms. Additionally, privacy locks are located on the inner side of the bathroom doors, but not located on the exterior side of the bathroom door, which allows access from one room to another through the connecting bathroom.

Immediately after selecting a room, your fall semester room selection will be listed on your Housing Self-Service overview and will be sent to your OHIO email account.

Students who inadvertently selected the wrong room can contact Housing and Residence Life (housing@ohio.edu) on the same day to request their selection be cancelled (along with any roommates that were pulled in). Students will be entered back into the selection process and must repeat the process of adding/confirming roommates prior to selecting another room. 

Please note requesting to be removed and added back into the selection process can take up to 48 business hours and availability of rooms will change once added back in.

Students will only be able to view those rooms available on campus that can accommodate their entire roommate group and rooms corresponding to their genders. Additional options can be viewed by sub-grouping during the room selection process or breaking up your matched group.

For example, a matched group of two will not see any singles on campus as these cannot accommodate two students.

At Ohio University, we are committed to affordability, predictability and cost transparency through our OHIO Guarantee model. This model provides level-rate tuition, housing, dining and fees that are locked in for 12 consecutive semesters. The OHIO Guarantee model is cohort based. For more information on your OHIO Guarantee cohort, view our rates webpage.

Please note that students who choose to reside in River's Edge, River Gate, or River Park will be charged the super single or super double rate based on their OHIO Guarantee cohort and apartment occupancy per bedroom. Students residing in apartments who do not share a bedroom will be charged the super single rate. Students residing in apartments with two residents per bedroom will be charged the super double rate. This charge includes all utilities and internet service. Charges will be assessed directly to the student’s account.