You may apply for the Residence Halls by completing the online application. A $300.00 housing prepayment is required with the application. The $300.00 is a prepayment which is applied to your semester bill once you pay registration bill for the semester. Housing applications are accepted throughout the year; however, rooms are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis by the submission date of the application.

A $300.00 prepayment is required to submit a Residence Halls application. A portion of the prepayment may be refundable if a cancellation is submitted by the semester deadline. See the Housing Cancellation page for each specific semesters deadline and refund process. All cancellations must be made by the student directly with UM Housing by submitting a Cancellation Request in your myHousingPortal. Canceling or changing admissions with Enrollment Services does not cancel your housing.

The housing application includes a short survey where you will indicate your living preferences. You may select up to five of your top choices in Residence Halls. Please review the hall options before submitting your application. Keep in mind that all room assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis. The available choices become more limited as we get closer to the beginning of the semester.

You may request a roommate on your housing application. The roommate request must be mutual and both students must request each other on the applications. Roommate requests are based on availability, and both roommates should submit applications together or within a short period of time between in order be accommodated.

If a roommate is not requested, you will be assigned one based off of your preferences on the housing application. Roommates are matched using the profile questions each student submits with their housing application.

Spring housing assignments are made the second week of January each year and will be available on myHousingPortal once made.

Fall housing assignments are made starting in April. View the Fall Application Status section on the Apply page to view the updated status of which applications are currently being assigned. Once a room has been assigned, the room/roommate information will be available on myHousingPortal.

We strongly suggest avoiding the use of social media sites such as Facebook to look up your roommate. These sites often do not provide an accurate representation of what a roommate might be like in person. There is also a high chance that you will look at the wrong person’s profile. Depending on the name, there could be hundreds or even thousands of people with the same name. Instead of taking the chance and getting a bad first impression, we suggest contacting your roommate using the contact information provided on myHousingPortal. If the semester starts and you find that your roommate really isn’t the best match, you can get on a waitlist to change rooms in any of the halls you are interested in living. If a room opens up and you are next on the waitlist, you will be able to move to a new room.

Residence Hall Room Rates are proposed and subject to change pending approval of the Board of Regents. All rates include cable TV, high-speed Internet, and all utilities.

All students living on campus are required to have a meal plan. Campus Dining offers a variety of fast-casual food options from the all-you-care-to-eat dining center and UC Food Court to the many coffee shops across campus, you’ll enjoy chef-crafted food that’s fresh, nutritious, convenient and craveable.

The state of Montana requires all students with less than 30 earned college credits to live in the Residence Halls. Please see the Freshmen Residency Requirement for more information.