Returning Student Room Selection Process Overview: Residential Services

Returning Student Room Selection Process Overview

The Returning Student Room Selection process allows rising 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th year residential undergraduate students to secure on-campus housing for the 2025-2026 academic year. This process includes two phases: Phase One – Contracting, held at the end of the Winter Quarter, and Phase Two – Room Selection, which occurs in the first few weeks of the Spring Quarter.

Review the NU Undergraduate Housing Contract Terms & Conditions for 2025-2026.

View the 2025-2026 Housing Map and learn about each building.

If you are looking for summer housing information, please visit the Summer Housing page.

Residency Requirement

All rising 2^nd year students are required to complete both phases of the room selection process to meet the two-year residency requirement. Rising 3^rd and 4^th year students may complete the contract if they wish to live on campus again next year. All students planning to live in a fraternity, sorority, or Evans Scholars house only need to complete Phase One – Contracting.

Important Dates for the 2025 Process

Phase Two – Room Selection

Dates for Phase Two of Returning Student Room Selection
DATE	PROCESS
April 15	Residential College Room Selection (All Years)
April 17	Rising 3^rd and 4^thYear Student Room Selection
April 22-24	Rising 2^ndYear Student Room Selection
May 2	2025-2026 Assignments Confirmed & Waitlists Open

Selection Dates and Times

Thursday, April 17, 2025 – Rising 3rd and 4th Year Students

All Gender/Single Gender/Continuous Housing

TIME	LOTTERY NUMBERS
9:00 AM	1 – 50
9:15 AM	51 – 100
9:30 AM	101 – 200
9:45 AM	201 – 300
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM	301 – 449

Singles with a Group (Singles in Kemper Hall, Schapiro Hall, & Select Singles in Foster-Walker – must fill suite)

Single rooms in Schapiro Hall (suite of 4 singles; must have 4 people to select a suite); Kemper Hall (1/2 suites of 3 singles; must have 3 people to select the 1/2 suite); Foster-Walker Singles (suite of 4 singles; must have 4 people to select a suite)

TIME	LOTTERY NUMBERS
11:00 AM	1 – 50
11:15 AM	51 – 100
11:30 AM	101 – 200
11:45 AM	201 – 300
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM	301 – 449

All Other Available Single Rooms including Non-Suite Singles in Foster-Walker

TIME	LOTTERY NUMBERS
1:00 PM	1 – 50
1:15 PM	51 – 100
1:30 PM	101 – 200
1:45 PM	201 – 300
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM	301 – 449

Double and Triple Rooms (do not need to fill room)

TIME	LOTTERY NUMBERS
3:00 PM	1 – 50
3:15 PM	51 – 100
3:30 PM	101 – 200
3:45 PM	201 – 300
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM	301 – 449

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - 2nd Year Returning Students

All Gender/Single Gender/Continuous Housing

TIME	LOTTERY NUMBERS
9:00 AM	450 – 1000
9:30 AM	1001 – 1600
10:00 AM	1601+

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 2nd Year Returning Students

Singles Day

Singles with a Group

Singles in Schapiro Hall (suite of 4 singles; must have 4 people to select a suite), Kemper Hall (1/2 suites of 3 singles; must have 3 people to select the 1/2 suite); Select Foster-Walker Singles (suite of 4 singles; must have 4 people to select a suite)

TIME	LOTTERY NUMBERS
9:00 AM	450 – 500
9:15 AM	501 – 550
9:30 AM	551 – 600
9:45 AM	601 – 650
10:00 AM	651 – 700
10:15 AM	701 – 800
10:30 AM	801 – 900
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM	901+

All Other Available Single Rooms including Non-Suite Singles in Foster-Walker

TIME	LOTTERY NUMBERS
12:00 PM	450 – 500
12:15 PM	501 – 550
12:30 PM	551 – 600
12:45 PM	601 – 650
1:00 PM	651 – 700
1:15 PM	701 – 800
1:30 PM	801 – 900
1:45 PM	901 – 1000
2:00 PM	1001 – 1200
2:15 PM	1201 – 1300
2:30 PM	1301 – 1400
2:45 PM	1401 – 1500
3:00 PM	1501 – 1600
3:15 PM	1601 – 1700
3:30 PM	1701 – 1800
3:45 PM	1801 – 1900
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM	1901+

Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 2nd Year Returning Students

Suite Double Rooms in Kemper & Schapiro

Double rooms in Schapiro Hall (suite of 2 doubles; must have 4 people to select a suite); Kemper Hall (1/2 suites of 2 doubles; must have 4 people to select the 1/2 suite)

TIME	LOTTERY NUMBERS
9:00 AM	450 – 500
9:15 AM	501 – 550
9:30 AM	551 – 600
9:45 AM	601 – 650
10:00 AM	651 – 700
10:15 AM	701 – 800
10:30 AM	801 – 900
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM	901+

All Other Available Double and Triple Rooms (do not need to fill room)

TIME	LOTTERY NUMBERS
12:00 PM	450 – 500
12:15 PM	501 – 550
12:30 PM	551 – 600
12:45 PM	601 – 650
1:00 PM	651 – 700
1:15 PM	701 – 800
1:30 PM	801 – 900
1:45 PM	901 – 1000
2:00 PM	1001 – 1200
2:15 PM	1201 – 1300
2:30 PM	1301 – 1400
2:45 PM	1401 – 1500
3:00 PM	1501 – 1600
3:15 PM	1601 – 1700
3:30 PM	1701 – 1800
3:45 PM	1801 – 1900
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM	1901+

Housing Cancellation

Rising second-year students may not cancel their housing contract due to the two-year residency requirement. Rising 3^rd and 4^thyear students may cancel their contract without questions or penalty until 11:59pm on March 15, 2025.

Beginning, March 16, 2025, students will only be released from housing for the reasons listed below. You can read more on our cancellation page.

Academic dismissal
Disciplinary exclusion from the University
Northwestern sponsored internship (including study abroad, Co-Op, Medill programs)
Marriage/civil union
Induction into military service
Graduation/degree completion
Approved Housing Accommodation or Housing Exemption

All Gender Housing

All Gender Housing allows students, regardless of sex or gender, to share a room or suite. You will be able to select All Gender Housing as a preference in the housing assignments process.

Continuous Housing

Continuous Housing allows eligible students to stay in undergraduate housing through Winter Break. You will be able to select Continuous Housing as a need in the room selection process.

Returning Student Room Selection Resources

Learn how room selection works.

Please review the returning student flowchart to understand how you will complete phase one. (pdf)

A video showing step-by-step instructions for completing the housing contract is also available.

Learn how to use the new Roommate Finder functionality.

Frequently Asked Questions

Visit our FAQ page for detailed information on the room selection process.