Applying for 2022-2023 University Housing*

*Continuing Students only

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, 2022 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.

Rachel Carson College Housing Informational Session Slides

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Housing Priority

Priority for available fall 2022 housing will be given to newly admitted fall 2022 students as well as various continuing student populations. For winter 2023, only newly admitted students for winter term will receive priority. See below for a complete list of priority groups.

We will do our best to house all students in the priority groups, but cannot guarantee housing availability, a specific facility, or a specific room type. In addition to attempting to house students with priority status, we hope to accommodate as many students as possible from the general waitlist but must acknowledge we may not be able to accommodate all interested students.

Eligibility

New students who indicate a preference for university housing when accepting their offer of admission are eligible for housing priority for their admitted term in fall 2022 or winter 2023.

Continuing students are eligible for housing priority if all of the following criteria are met:

  • Continuous residence in UCSC housing during winter 2022 & spring 2022 quarters
  • Affiliation with one of the defined priority groups
  • Active student status and eligible to enroll in spring 2022 academic term

Priority status determined for students who met all of the above criteria on March 24, 2022. Priority status will not be given if a student meets the above criteria after this date.

Priority Groups

Table with information regarding priority housing criteria and priority groups.

2022-23 New Frosh, New Transfers, and New Visiting Students
Students admitted to UCSC in Fall 2022 or Winter 2023

2021-22 Frosh (Rising Sophomores)
Students admitted as frosh in 2021-22 who meet all requirements.

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) affiliates
Students who entered UCSC as frosh in 2020-21 and affiliated with EOP.
Students who entered UCSC as transfer students in 2021-22 and affiliated with EOP
Also includes Enhanced EOP (eligibility based on a combination of factors: EOP status, AB540 status, and financial need).

International Students (1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students)
Undergraduate, non-immigrant international students attending UCSC on a visa and enrolled in a degree seeking program at UCSC.
K.S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Program
Military Veterans
Regents Scholars
Renaissance Scholars

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 mid-June.
    • Room selection will occur later in June.
    • 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 :

Table with dates and events regarding housing deadlines coming up.
Cancellation Date Cancellation Fee
TBD $150.00
TBD $250.00
TBD $350.00

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!

For questions or concerns, please contact us at (831)459-3335 or email carsonhousing@ucsc.edu.