Fall Housing Sign Up and Renewal
We're excited that you're interested in living on campus in the fall! The residence halls and Northern View Community apartments are great places to find your niche on campus. Life on campus is full of opportunities to get engaged!
Get Started
Will you be a new student or are you a current resident looking to renew your housing?
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Be admitted
Apply and be admitted to NIU.
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Check out our residence halls
Take some time to learn about NIU's residence halls and residential communities and find the one that's a great fit for your lifestyle. You can even schedule a tour and experience the halls in person.
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Submit your housing contract and prepayment
Sign Contract and Make Prepayment
Sign your contract and make a $150 payment. $25 of this payment is a non-refundable processing fee and the other $125 is a prepayment for your housing.
If you don't want to do this online, you can also sign a contract by mail.
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Find a roommate or let us choose one for you
If you have a roommate in mind, you can sign up together for housing. Otherwise, if you sign up for a room without choosing a roommate in advance, we'll randomly assign one for you. Vacant bed spaces in your room or suite may be booked by other students also signing up.
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Select a room online
Go online and select any room that you're eligible for. There's lots of choices, so check out a comparison of our residence halls if you're not sure where you want to live yet. You can also look up which residential communities you're eligible to live in.
When can you sign up?
If you've already submitted your housing contract and prepayment, you'll be able to sign up sooner.
You'll be asked to log into MyHousing with your Z-ID.
It looks like you don't have a time slot in the housing renewal lottery.
If you think that this is incorrect, contact us.
, you've already secured your room in for the upcoming academic year, so there's nothing you need to do during the lottery!
If you think that this is incorrect, contact us.
, you have a spot in the room selection lottery!
Earliest time to select a room in the lottery:
You're ahead of of all students able to select a room during this lottery.
Select a Room
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Attend orientation
You'll learn more about NIU, your classes, and what to expect on move-in day.
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Get a parking permit
Bringing a car to campus? Buy your parking permit at orientation.
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Pack your things
August
Buy everything you need for your new room. See a packing list.
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Move in!
Friday, August 23, 2019
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Select your room
As a current resident, you get the opportunity to select housing ahead of incoming freshmen and transfer students. Your prepayment is waived, so there's no upfront cost to sign up for housing.
Renew your current room
Nov. 27, 10 a.m. to Dec. 3, 10 a.m.You'll be able to secure your current room on campus for the 2019-2020 year. Select a different room on your current floor or cluster
Dec. 3, 10 a.m. to Dec. 10, 10 a.m.You'll be able to select a different room on your current floor or cluster for the 2019-2020 year. Campuswide room selection lottery begins for current residents
Jan. 22 to Jan. 28During the lottery, current residents can sign up for a different building, floor or Living-Learning or Special Interest Community on campus.
Students that have lived on campus longer will be able to select a room sooner during the lottery.
Campuswide room selection opens to all current residents
Jan. 28 to March 5All students currently living on campus can select a room ahead of incoming freshmen and transfer students until March 5. Offline/In-Person Sign Up Only for Current Residents
Mar. 5, 9 a.m. to Mar. 8, 5 p.m.Freshmen and incoming transfer students select rooms during this time. If you haven't selected a room yet, visit the Housing Office in-person to choose a room. Sign Up Open to All Students
Mar. 8, 5 p.m. to Sept. 3 at 9 a.m.Room selection is open to all students, including current residents, freshmen and transfer students.
Already selected a room, but want to change?
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Look up your roommate contact information before move-in day
Log into MyHousing and select Roommates to get your roommate's contact information.
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Move-In Day
Friday, August 23, 2019
Learn more about what to expect on move in day.
