Housing Selection

2026/27 Academic Year
Updated February 2026

The Housing Selection process takes place in the spring for the upcoming academic year. In order to participate in Housing Selection, students must submit a Housing Application, and, if desired, form Roommate Groups. Please see below for more details about this year’s process.

• All students in the Class of 2029 must reside on campus or be approved for Commuter Status (commuting from the home of a parent or guardian).
• All students in the Class of 2028 must reside on campus or be approved for Commuter Status (commuting from the home of a parent or guardian) unless they have received permission from the Office of Residence Life to reside off campus. Students should not sign leases unless they have been approved by the Office of Residence Life & Housing to live off campus.  We are no longer accepting applications from the Class of 2028 to live off campus during their junior year.
• Students in the Class of 2027 must complete the Senior Housing Intention Form in eRezLife indicating whether they plan to live off campus, commute, or live on campus. Students choosing to live on campus should complete a housing application.

The housing selection process for students studying abroad varies based on the semester(s) of study abroad. Please see the bottom of this page for more information.

Requests for Residential Accommodations​ should be submitted on time for full consideration. More information is available on the Residential Accommodations page.

Housing deposits are no longer required for returning students.

Housing Selection Dates & Processes*

*All dates are tentative and subject to change.

1. Complete Vector Student Life Online Education Courses: Due February 17th
2. Attend Housing Selection Info Session (Optional): The session will review housing options, explain how to form a roommate group in eRez and answer housing questions.
   • Monday, February 10 4 p.m. in Slavin 112 (Fishbowl)
   • Wednesday, February 19 4 p.m. in Slavin 112 (Fishbowl)
   • Thursday, February 27 4 p.m. in Slavin 112 (Fishbowl)
   • Tuesday, March 4 at 4:30 p.m. in Slavin 112 (Fishbowl)
3. Complete a Housing Application: Open February 6th – February 27th.
4. Complete Roommate Housing Group
   • Help Finding Roommates
   • Requesting Housing Accommodations
   • Rising Sophomores can apply to be considered for a maximum occupancy (allows one additional person to be added to the normal occupancy of space) apartment, suite, or semi-suite.  A particular number of suites, apartments, and semi-suites will be designated as maximum occupancy. Groups should be formed in eRezLife and one person from the group should complete the application for a maximum occupancy space.  Applications are due Friday, March 6^th. The application requires applicants respond to the following questions:
     • Why are you choosing to voluntarily add an extra person to your housing group for next year?
     • Does everyone in your group acknowledge that there are no financial incentives or rebates for voluntarily electing a maximum occupancy room?
     • Has everyone in your group reviewed the room and board fees on the Bursar website and understand the price differentials and meal plan requirements among housing options?
     • Please rank your building preference among the following: Davis, McCarthy, and Shanley.
5. Participate in Housing Selection Day (online).
   • Rising Senior Housing Selection Day is on Monday, March 2^nd (online) 
   • Rising Junior Housing Selection Day is on Wednesday, March 4^th(online)
   • Rising Sophomores who apply for a maximum occupancy apartment, suite or semi-suite will be notified if they are selected on Wednesday, March 25^th.  At that time they will also be notified of their placement.
   • Rising Sophomore Housing Selection Day is on Wednesday, April 8^th for normal occupancy apartments suites, and semi-suites and Monday, April 14 for triples in traditional halls (online). Approximately 35% of the Class of 2028 will be housed in traditional halls. The dates of apartment, suite, and semi-suite room selection and traditional hall room selection are spaced to allow students to develop a back-up plan if they do not receive their first choice.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page for some commonly asked questions regarding housing selection.

Study Abroad Housing Information

Students who have been approved for Study Abroad Fall and Spring do take part in Housing Selection, however, in different processes. Only Abroad Spring students are to fill out a Fall 2026 Housing Application for Housing Selection. Abroad Fall students contact Kevin Hillery at khillery@providence.edu for their spring semester placement and group matching. 

For more information, please visit our Study Abroad Housing section.

Please contact the Office of Residence Life & Housing at 401.865.2392 or reslife@providence.edu for general questions.