General Information

There are seven ways to select housing for Fall 2023:

• Apply for Event Space Housing (Main Street Village Event House Lottery OR Reimert Lottery)
• Apply for Suite/Apartment House (New/North/Richter Suite & 201 Apartment Lottery)
• Apply for Cluster Housing (for groups of 3, 4. 5, 6, 7, or 8 individuals who want to live together)
• Apply for SPINT or Affinity Housing
• Apply for Medical Accommodation Housing (must be pre-approved with the Office of Disability & Access)
• Participate in the Housing Lottery
• Apply to live Off-Campus or Commute from home

Class Year, Lottery Numbers, and Time Slots are used in each process to determine the order in which students select or are assigned to rooms.

• Lottery numbers are computer-generated and randomly assigned. For lottery purposes, class year is not based on course credits, but determined by the year in which a student entered college.
• Class year then lottery number determine the order in which students choose rooms during each housing selection process.
• Students will select their housing during their designated time slot. Time Slots are determined based on the number of students participating in each housing selection process. Time Slots will follow the class year then lottery number order of all participants in that housing selection process.
• Lottery numbers cannot be traded, sold, exchanged, or given to other students.
• Students should anticipate the possibility that single rooms may not be available. It is each student’s responsibility to find a potential roommate prior to lottery.
• Students living with a roommate, suitemate, or apartment-mate should determine who in their group is the Anchor. The Anchor is the student who, based on class year then lottery number, would select FIRST within a group (ex. a rising senior with lottery number 100 would select before a rising junior with lottery number 1). The Anchor is the student who selects housing on behalf of their group, making it essential that groups talk thoroughly about housing plans before selection occurs.
• Ensure your eligibility to participate in lottery by taking care of holds on your student account now.

Lottery Numbers

StarRez Housing Software

Starting with Housing Selection for the 2023-2024 academic year, all housing selection processes will be facilitated through the StarRez platform. StarRez is an online housing database where students will apply for and select their housing (excluding the Cluster process) using their Ursinus Single Sign-On credentials. Click here to visit the StarRez site now!

Students seeking housing can log into StarRez at any time to review their personal details and emergency/missing contact information. Any updates to this information should be made via the Student Portal which will be reflected in StarRez. Once that information is verified, students will have access to each housing selection process based on that process’s timeline.

Note for Students Living with Roommates, Suitemates, or Apartment-mates:

• In order to select housing on behalf of yourself and your roommates/suitemates/apartment-mates, students must be part of a Roommate Group in StarRez.
• The Anchor of the group (also known as “Group Leader” in StarRez) must create the roommate group and include their roommates/suitemates/apartment-mates. The non-Anchor students must accept the invitation to join that roommate group. The Group Leader will create a unique username and password that must be shared with all group members to join the roommate group.
• Once the roommate group is created, the Anchor will be able to place all members of the roommate group in the appropriate beds of the room/suite/apartment.

Where to Learn More and Ask Questions

RA Hall Meetings 

RA Hall Meetings are happening between February 25-March 3. Your RA will reach out with more information on when and where your hall meeting is happening.

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Fall Housing Information Sessions

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Event Space Lotteries

All Main Street Village and Reimert event spaces will be selected through the Event Space Lottery. Please be advised that Main Street Village Event Lottery and Reimert Lottery are separate selection processes, though students apply for them using the same application. Criteria is outlined in the PowerPoint below. All students interested in living in an Event Space must read through the Event Space Interest Meeting PowerPoint and complete the Event Space Interest Questionnaire. By completing the Questionnaire, students applying are responsible for knowing and agreeing to all the terms of living in an Event Space. Any groups participating in the Event Space Lotteries must complete the Event Space Application by Monday, March 13 at 1:00PM. Students will be notified on the same day whether or not their applications have been accepted based on anchor lottery number (student with highest class standing and lowest lottery number). Students in groups accepted into the Event Space lotteries agree to live in their Event Spaces for the 2023-2024 Academic Year, and forfeit their ability to participate in any other Housing Selection process.

 

Event Space APPLICATION

 

Main Street Village Event Space applicants will be notified of their acceptance on Monday, March 13. The Anchor will be given until Tuesday, March 14 at 9am to select rooms for their roommate group in the approved house. Once an application is accepted for the Main Street Village Event Space, the group assignment is final.

Reimert Suite Lottery anchors will be notified of their acceptance on Monday, March 13. The Anchor will be permitted to select a suite on behalf of the roommate group on Wednesday, March 15 during their time slot in the Suite/Apartment Lottery (see next section for more details about Suite/Apartment Lottery). Once an application is accepted for the Reimert Event Space, the group assignment is final.

Students must select two alternates when applying to live in Reimert. Students must keep the suite occupied throughout the duration of the academic year. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility to participate in Event Space Lottery the following year. Full details, requirements, and procedures are outlined in the application above.

Suite & Apartment Lottery

The Suite & Apartment Lottery is best for students specifically looking to live in a suite in New, North, or Richter Hall OR live in an apartment in 201 9th Avenue. Students will apply as a group for either a suite or an apartment based on the number of students in their roommate group. Any groups participating in the Suite & Apartment Lottery must complete the Suite & Apartment Application by Monday, March 13 at 1:00PM. Students will be notified on the same day whether or not their applications have been accepted based on anchor lottery number (student with highest class standing and lowest lottery number). Students in groups accepted into the Suite & Apartment Lottery agree to live in their suite or apartment for the 2023-2024 Academic Year, and forfeit their ability to participate in any other Housing Selection process. The housing selection process is then completed.

 

SUITE/APARTMENT APPLICATION

 

Below is a breakdown of additional information regarding occupancy and availability of suites and apartments to help students complete their applications. Each column lists how how many suites or apartments of each group size exist in that building and the bedroom breakdown of those suites or apartments:

Location Name	Groups of 2 (2 single rooms)	Groups of 4 (2 single rooms, 1 double room)	Groups of 5 (1 single room, 2 double rooms)
New Hall	0	0	4 (104, 204, 304, 404)
North Hall	0	4 (037, 137, 237, 337)	0
Richter Hall	0	3 (105, 205, 305)	1 (002)
201 9th Ave Apartments	1 (apartment 2)	2 (apartment 3 & apartment 4)	0

Cluster Housing

Students who want to live together in close proximity can apply for Cluster Housing. Groups of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8* are eligible to apply. The breakdown of the cluster by room types can be found below:

Clusters of 3 - one double room and one single room (Class of 2025 & 2026 are ineligible to apply*)

Clusters of 4 - two double rooms

Clusters of 5 - two double rooms and one single room (Class of 2025 & 2026 are ineligible to apply*)

Clusters of 6 - three double rooms

Clusters of 7* - three double rooms and one single room (Class of 2025 & 2026 are ineligible to apply*) **Space is extremely limited for this option.

Clusters of 8** - four double rooms or one Reimert suite *Space is extremely limited for this option. 

Students applying for a cluster must fill out the application form together. Only one application per cluster will be accepted. Students must apply in complete groups of 3,4,5,6,7 or 8 to be placed. Applications must specify roommates and/or who will live in the single. *Students with an approved medical accommodation for a single room will be considered for 3, 5, and 7 person clusters regardless of class year. 

Note: Applications with more than one person requesting a single will be eliminated. Clusters will be assigned based on class year, lottery number, and housing availability. Placement is not guaranteed, and clusters may be released back into the general housing lottery based on housing needs. 

• Review the residence hall floor plans to learn more about the specific room configuration options in the Main Street Village, Reimert, Richter/North, and New Hall.
• Complete the Application Housing Form as a group. Applications open Monday, March 13 and are due Monday, March 20 at 1PM. 
• Applicants will receive confirmations on Monday, March 27. Students who are successfully placed in housing via the Cluster Housing process forfeit their ability to participate in any other selection processes. This process completes a student’s housing selection for Fall 2023.

Cluster Housing Application Form

SPINT/Affinity Lotteries

Special Interest (SPINT) Housing

SPINT housing provides a theme-based, vibrant community option for students to live with people who share their interests and passions. SPINT communities receive funds for events related to the community theme. All SPINT rooms and restrooms are gender inclusive.

• Communities for 2023-2024 are International Culture and Writing & the Arts.
• Complete the SPINT Housing Application Applications open on Monday, March 13 and are due Monday, March 20 at 1PM.
• Only students accepted to live in a SPINT community will be able to participate in the SPINT/Affinity lottery. Students will be notified of their acceptance on Monday, March 20. 
• Accepted applicants will select their housing during SPINT/Affinity Lottery on Wednesday, March 22. Students who participate in the SPINT/Affinity lottery forfeit their ability to participate in any other selection processes. This process completes a student’s housing selection for Fall 2023.

Affinity Housing

Affinity housing offers students the opportunity to live in community with peers who self-identify with a unique cultural group on campus. Affinity communities receive funds for events related to the community identity. All Affinity rooms and restrooms are gender inclusive.

• Communities for 2023-2024 are Hillel House, Queer House, and the Community of Diverse Excellence (CODE House).
• Complete the Affinity Housing Application Applications open on Monday, March 13 and are due Monday, March 20 at 1PM.
• Only students accepted to live in an Affinity community will be able to participate in the SPINT/Affinity lottery. Students will be notified of their acceptance on Monday, March 20.
• Accepted applicants will select their housing during SPINT/Affinity Lottery on Wednesday, March 22. Students who participate in the SPINT/Affinity lottery forfeit their ability to participate in any other selection processes. This process completes a student’s housing selection for Fall 2023.

General Lottery

Lottery is the event during which students who have not participated in another housing selection process will choose rooms. Lottery processes will feature a mixture of available rooms that remain in upperclassmen residence halls.

Click Here to Access Lottery Numbers

Students must fill a room to select a room at lottery. Students can also use the Roommate Match feature on the StarRez website to help solidify a roommate pair for the academic year! 

Before your lottery:

• Tour Main Street Village to learn more about the Residential Village. If you aren’t sure what buildings you prefer or haven’t seen the houses, now is your chance! Residence Life staff will provide opportunities to see select houses and rooms during Main Street Village Tours. Houses have a variety of features, gender designations, and other amenity information which is also viewable on the Residential Village page. Please continue to check your Ursinus email for more updates on tour information. 
• Review the Available Rooms List the day before your lottery. The Available Rooms list including building, room number, and capacity of available rooms will be distributed via email on March 24. The list cannot be distributed sooner due to our other housing processes. Our staff sends updated lists one day prior to each lottery process *Now that we will have the StudentView sheet live, how do you want to change this?*
• Select a proxy if you cannot attend your lottery. A proxy chooses your room for you, and their choice is final. Your proxy must receive permission from you via your Ursinus e-mail, and be CCed in that message to Residence Life (residencelife@ursinus.edu). Residence Life will need this as proof of proxy before a proxy can select a room. 
• Students can view their specific date and time to select a room in accordance with the timeline of their housing selection process via StarRez. For application-based processes, students must follow all timeline details and be accepted to that process in order to participate. This will also determine the date and time of students’ housing selection.

DATE	LOTTERY PARTICIPANTS
Tuesday, April 4	Class of 2024
Thursday, April 6	Class of 2025
Tuesday, April 12	Class of 2026

Off-Campus and Commuter Status

All students are guaranteed housing for all four years of their time at Ursinus. Since Fall 2018, Ursinus adopted on-campus residency requirement, meaning students must live on-campus for all four years. Off-Campus status is for students living independently off-campus, not in the residence halls. Commuter Status is for students living at and commuting from their parent and/or legal guardian’s home.

• Apply for Off-Campus or Commuter status
• Meet with Financial Aid to determine how a change of residency status may impact your aid package.
• Understand that off-campus and commuter students are not eligible for an on-campus mailbox.
• Notify Residence Life of your intent to live off-campus or commute.
• Students with a residency status of off-campus or commuter may not participate in housing selection.

Important Policies

• Air Conditioners: Reimert, Richter/North Hall, New Hall, 777 Main, Cloake, Elliott, Musser, and Wicks have central air. Window units are prohibited in these halls. If you require a window unit, you must choose another housing option.
• All Selections are Final: Once you select a room/suite during the housing selection process, you may not participate in any other part of these processes AND your selection is final. This includes Event Space Lottery, Suite/Apartment Lottery, SPINT/Affinity Lottery, Cluster Housing, and all other lottery processes. Students may not make changes during or after a lottery process, or during the first two weeks of a semester. The Student Handbook has additional information.
• Communication of Intent: Students who have not selected a room or confirmed an intention to live on campus in writing by April 31 will be administratively housed during the summer after the incoming class.
• Consolidation: Residence Life reserves the right to reassign and/or consolidate students to address housing needs. Students in rooms with vacancies may be relocated or assigned a roommate at any time. 
• Floor Plans: Floor plans are available on the website. SPINT/Affinity Fest and Main Street Village Tours provide students an opportunity to see the residential village. You are responsible for considering room types, sizes, locations, and configurations prior to lottery. 
• Gender Inclusive Housing: Gender inclusive housing means that students of any gender identity or expression may occupy the same room and use any restroom. SPINT/Affinity communities, Todd Hall, Zwingli Hall, Reimert Hall, Richter/North Hall, & New Hall are designated as gender inclusive for the 2023-2024 academic year. Students seeking other gender inclusive accommodations may contact Residence Life staff for assistance.
• Housing Accommodation Requests: Students seeking housing accommodations for the first time should e-mail the Office of Disability & Access (ODA) at disabilityandaccess@ursinus.edu by Monday, February 27. Students with existing medical accommodations who want to utilize them for the 2023-2024 academic year, must fill out the form sent to them from ODA by Monday, February 27.
  • Student approved for a medical accommodation may participate in special housing selection processes (Event Space, Suite & Apartment, SPINT/Affinity, Cluster). Students with medical accommodations will be accepted to these special housing selection process based on (1) the requirements of each process, and (2) the class year & lottery number of their group anchor.
  • Students with medical accommodations who are NOT participating in any special housing selection process, they may participate in the Medical Accommodations lottery on Wednesday, March 29. The application will open on Monday, March 20 and close on Monday, March 27 at 1pm. More details about this process will be sent to students with approved medical accommodations.
• Non-Event Floors and Houses: Students who choose non-event floors/houses commit to 24-hour courtesy hours. These locations may not register social events.
• Room Cancellation Fee: Students who choose a room during this process and later decide not to live on campus may be charged a $500 cancellation fee.
• Room Capacity Requirements: All rooms/suites selected in the housing process must be filled to capacity. Students should expect to have a roommate unless they select a designated single. Residence Life reserves the right to change room capacities and other restrictions throughout the process based on needs. Students who do not select a roommate prior to lottery and cannot fill a room will be placed on the wait list.
• Student Handbook Policies: All students living in residence halls must abide by Student Handbook policies.
• Students Studying Abroad/Away in Fall 2023: Students who plan to study abroad or away for the Fall 2023 semester are not eligible to select housing at this time. There is a Spring housing process for students returning to campus in January, which Residence Life will communicate to students in November. It is strongly recommended that students selecting double or triple rooms and who will only live on campus for one semester for the 2023-2024 academic year plan perfect swaps with one another. 
• Unauthorized Room Changes and misrepresentation during housing selection: Any student involved in an unauthorized room change or violation of housing selection processes may forfeit their lottery selection, be fined $100, or administratively relocated. A second offense may result in a $500 fine, relocation, and the inability to participate in next year’s Lottery Process. Any room change made without the written permission of Residence Life staff will be considered an unauthorized room change.  

Wait List

It is probable that some students may not have the opportunity to select a room during lottery. These students will be placed on a wait list. Students may not opt onto the wait list. The College guarantees housing for all students for all four years. Students on the wait list will have assignments by August 1, and every effort will be made to accommodate roommate requests. More information will be distributed to impacted students in April.