All  Continuing UCSC students interested in Fall 2022 university housing are encouraged to apply in the Housing Portal (studenthousing.ucsc.edu) during the April 11-18 application period.

Students in one of the Priority Groups for Fall 2022 must apply during the application period to retain priority. Please click here to view more information on the Priority Groups. Any student – whether in a priority group or not – can apply for university housing.

Room Selection: 

Students in a priority group who apply during the application period will be eligible for Room Selection.

• Students invited to participate can select housing individually or as part of a group with other students who have priority.
  • Students must apply to the same community to form a group!
• A randomized lottery will be used to determine the order in which students are invited to select apartments/rooms.
• Eligible students will receive Room Selection Invitation emails in early May.
  • Room selection will occur later in May.
  • If you are part of a group, determine who has the earliest appointment time and allow that person to select housing for the group.
  • A student's gender designation in the MyUCSC portal plays a role in determining roommate assignments. In most cases, students are assigned roommates of the same gender.
    • View and update your gender information through my.ucsc.edu
    • Contact your Housing Coordinator if you're planning on having a mixed-gender room before room selection.

Waitlist: 

Students in the priority group will be placed first; then, we will accommodate students on the general waitlist. Our waitlist will run after Room Selection and continuing throughout the Summer.

We recommend applying for housing during the priority period and looking for off-campus housing simultaneously. Cancel your application immediately if you find off-campus housing, are accepted into an exchange program or plan to take time off. There is no fee for cancelling a waiting list application. There is a fee for cancelling a reserved housing space:

Off-Campus Resources: 

 Please visit the Community Rentals website here. 

• Take the Renter's Workshop to learn valuable tips for first-time renters. 
• Visit Places4Students.com; the rental listing site contains off-campus rentals in the communities surrounding UCSC and roommate profiles of UCSC affiliates looking for off-campus housing. Viewing of rental listings and roommate profiles is restricted to UCSC affiliates, so this is a great resource for all UCSC students!

Housing Information Presentation 

If you have any questions, please contact the Cowell and Stevenson Housing Office (cwst-housing@ucsc.edu).