Starting in the 2026-2027 academic year, the University Apartment housing contracts will be 2 weeks longer than On-Campus Housing contracts.

On-Campus Housing (OCH)
•  Contract Start/Move-In: Fall quarter contracts will start on Sunday, September 20, 2026. Students will move in during the days leading up to this date. Move-in schedules are emailed to students in late summer.
•  Contract End/Move Out: June 11, 2027

University Apartments (UAN-UDG)
•  Contract Start/Move-In: Fall quarter contracts will start on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Students will move in during the days leading up to this date. Move-in schedules are emailed to students in late summer.
•  Contract End/Move Out: June 18, 2027

What This Means for You
•   You will receive the contract dates associated with the building you are assigned.
•   You are not able to choose your own contract dates independent of your building. 

If you participated in RSU last year, you may notice some changes for this year. RSU will take place over the span of one week, and you will have only one assigned day to make your selection. There will not be a second pass of RSU.

• February 20 at 10:00 a.m.: Application due for all RSU eligible students. If this deadline is missed, you will lose any remaining housing guarantee.
• February 20 at 10:00 a.m.: If you are looking to participate in RSU with a roommate group, it must be finalized by 10:00 a.m. You will not have access to the roommate group process again after this deadline.
• Week of February 23: All students will receive their RSU timeslot via email. If a roommate group is looking to change their group leader based on this time, there will be an option to do so.
• March 2-March 6: RSU
• Mid-April: You will receive your official housing offer for the 2026-2027 academic year for the space you select during RSU.

On-Campus Housing:
To meet the growing demand for on-campus housing and uphold our commitment to guaranteeing housing for students, most on-campus rooms will transition to triple occupancy. This allows us to welcome every guaranteed Bruin who requests campus housing, and continue to foster a vibrant and inclusive community while ensuring that every student has a comfortable place to live and thrive. The increasing demand for on-campus housing is a testament to the strength of our Bruin community, and we’re honored to support such a dynamic and connected student body.

There will be no single or double availability to select from on the application or in Room Sign Up, as these spaces will be reserved for students with accommodations from the Center for Accessible Education.

For a list of all on-campus room types that will be available, please review the Returner Room Type Preferences for On-Campus Housing.

University Apartments:
The room types for RSU for the 2026-2027 academic year have been updated as of early February. All 2 Bd/8 Person and 2 Bd/7 Person units in Levering Terrace will now be 2 Bd/6 Person unit types and all 4 Bd/10 Person units in Gayley Heights, Laurel, Palo Verde, and Tipuana will now be 4 Bd/10 Person unit types.

Weyburn Terrace is transitioning to undergraduate housing. For the 2026-2027 academic year, the Aloe, Magnolia, and Sycamore buildings within Weyburn Terrace will be available. The following room types will be available in all 3 locations:
•   2 Bd/4 Person apartment: single-level unit with two bedrooms, shared living room, kitchen, and bathrooms
•   2 Bd/4 Person-Townhouse: two-story unit with the kitchen and living room on the first level and two bedrooms on the second level.
•   Studio/2 Person: open-concept unit with a combined living/sleeping area, kitchen, and bathroom

Please note, the beds in all Weyburn Terrace apartment types are lofted. 

Limited parking will be available in Weyburn Terrace. Parking is offered based on availability at an additional cost. You can indicate your parking preference (Yes/No) on the Parking Request page of the housing application. Parking is not guaranteed, but selecting Yes on the Parking Request page will place the you on the parking waitlist for their building.

There will be no single spaces available to select on the application or in Room Sign Up. The single spaces, including the 4 bedroom/ 4 person are reserved for students with CAE recommendations.

For a list of all University Apartment room types that will be available, review the Returner Room Type Preferences for Undergraduate Apartments.
 

If your classification is “Undergraduate Returner,” Housing Services will notify you via email of your eligibility for RSU, and you must apply via the online application portal by 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026. You have to submit the application to participate in RSU — we encourage you to apply even if you may choose different housing later.

Your assigned Room Sign Up time will be emailed to you after the application deadline.

You can review a walkthrough of the application here. 
 

You are not required to be in a roommate group for RSU. There is no advantage to being in a roommate group, all students, both those in roommate groups and those not in roommate groups, will select their rooms at the same time.

The roommate group process will be available immediately after you submit your application. You will be able to form a roommate group with students you would like to live with for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Roommate groups must be formed by 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026. The roommate group process will close at the same time as the application due date.

Please see our step-by-step roommate group guide for more information on how to form a roommate group. There can be up to 8 members in a roommate group. This matches the total number of students who can fill the largest available unit type in University Apartments. 

You will receive your group’s RSU timeslot after the application and roommate group deadline. If you need to change your group leader, you will have the opportunity to do so prior to RSU.

Here are some helpful tips if you are having trouble finding your friend in the roommate group process:

• You will only be able to find other people who have also submitted their applications. If you can’t find your friend, make sure they have submitted their application already.
• You will only be able to find other people who have the same classification as you. Make sure you are both listed as “Undergraduate Returner” on the Roommate Groups page of the application.
• You will only be able to find people who have indicated they want to be included in roommate searching. Make sure your friend has indicated “Yes” on the Roommate Search Options page of the application.
• You will only be able to find people who have the same Room Assignment Gender as you. If one of you has requested gender inclusive housing and the other has not, one of you will need to update your gender inclusive request. If you and your group member(s) have the same gender identity, you should not request gender inclusive housing.
   

During Room Sign Up, you (or your group leader if you have a roommate group) will enter the RSU portal and select the exact building and room for yourself or your group. You will have access to the RSU process from the start of your assigned time until the end of your assigned day.

RSU will run March 2-March 6, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
If you do not select a room during RSU, you will not be offered housing for next year and will lose any remaining housing guarantee.

Step-by-step instructions will be available as we approach the start of RSU.

There will be construction impacts to certain buildings for the 2026-2027 academic year. 

On-campus:

A new mail room will be constructed in Sproul Hall, anticipated to be completed over summer 2026. The current Delta Terrace mailroom will be converted back to student rooms. Some impacts noise impacts to Delta Terrace houses 2, 3, and 4 may experience some noise impacts in the early fall 2026. 

University Apartments:

As Gayley Towers renovations are completed, there will continue to be some noise impacts to Gayley Court apartments.

Levering Terrace, Tipuana, and Laurel will be affected by the demolition and reconstruction of 901 Levering. 

Up to date schedules and impacts can be found here.

Students who select gender inclusive housing will select their room through the housing portal via the standard RSU process. Step-by-step instructions will be available closer to RSU. 

Please note, rooms will already be designated as gender inclusive rooms prior to the start of RSU, and gender inclusive students and groups will be able to select only from the available gender inclusive rooms. There will be gender inclusive rooms designated in every building on and off-campus. Gender inclusive roommate groups will not be able to split their group up to select from available single gender (male, female, non-binary) rooms.

If students with Non-Binary or Other Room Assignment Gender wish to live only with students who match their Room Assignment Gender, they should not select Gender Inclusive housing. For those who wish to live with other students of different gender identities, they should select Gender Inclusive housing and can review the gender inclusive RSU process above.

Students who meet these requirements will select their room via the Room Sign Up process outlined above. However, at the start of RSU there will not be rooms already designated for non-binary or different identity students. If there is no availability or if a non-binary or different identity student wishes to review other options, they may Live Chat with a housing representative during RSU. The Live Chat link will be available directly on the RSU pages of the portal.

Students with accommodations from the Center for Accessible Education (CAE) will receive updates via email that is more specific to their accommodation. Some students may be instructed to complete RSU while other students may be assigned to a room by Housing Services. All students, including those with or pursuing a CAE accommodation, must submit a housing application to remain eligible.

Students needing a new or revised CAE housing accommodation should begin the process with CAE as soon as possible. Please visit the CAE Housing website for required steps.

Students with existing CAE housing accommodations that do not require any changes do not need to complete any follow up with CAE.

Approved CAE accommodations received after February 20, 2026 will not be reviewed and accommodated until after RSU has concluded, so students should continue through the RSU process like normal.

We will send you an offer for the room you selected in mid-April. At that time you will officially accept and submit your initial payment, securing your space for the 2026-2027 academic year.