All new students, including transfer students, must submit their non-refundable $250 Housing Deposit and their online housing application to be considered for a housing placement. 

Please Note: All incoming First-Year and Transfer/Re-Admit students must also pay the $200 Tuition Deposit at the time the housing deposit is paid.

Please Note: Financial Aid, Loans, Scholarships and payment plans cannot be used to pay the housing deposit. Payment can be made in cash, check, money order, or online using various methods such as bank account transfer, debit, and credit cards (including Visa) through the student's eWeb account. The housing deposit is not subject to credit card transaction fees. The Housing office will not accept housing deposit payments. If paying online, please be sure to pay it as a deposit and not as a regular payment to the account, otherwise it will not show up as a housing deposit.

For step-by-step instructions on how to submit your non-refundable $250 Housing Deposit, please CLICK HERE.

There is no deadline to submit your deposit, however placements occur in the order in which deposits are received. To increase the likelihood of receiving a housing assignment and increase the chances of being placed in an area most preferred, it is suggested that deposits are submitted as soon as possible.

The Housing Application is completed online in your MyHousing Portal. We use the data collected from this application to record your hall preferences and attempt to match you with compatible roommates. It should only take a few minutes to fill out and we encourage you to apply today!

2026-2027 Housing Application open now!
2027-2028 Housing Application opens in October 2026

We encourage parents, families, and others supporting students to have students complete this step themselves. This is a great opportunity for your student to learn the MyHousing Portal, which is used throughout their time living on campus. 

To Submit Your Application:
This step is best completed on a computer instead of a mobile device.

1. Open your Eastern Apps
2. Open the MyHousing Portal
3. Click "Applications" in the left navigation panel
4. Sign the Housing Contract
   1. By applying for Housing, you are agreeing to all of the terms, policies and procedures found in the Eastern Connecticut State University Housing Contract.
   2. The Housing Contract is a binding document with a full academic year term. The Housing Contract cannot be broken mid-semester or mid-year.
5. Answer the questions on the application
   1. Honesty is key! We use this information to match you with roommates as best as possible.
6. Enter your emergency contact and missing person contact information
   
   1. Instructions on how to complete this successfully are posted on the right hand side of this page of the application.
7. Enter your residence hall preferences
   1. Instructions on how to complete this successfully are posted on the right hand side of this page of the application.
8. Click "Continue"
   1. A confirmation message of a successful application will pop up and you will receive an automated email in your Eastern inbox with the Housing Contract attached.

New for Fall 2026: Incoming students can search for and match with roommates in the MyHousing Portal to increase opportunities for pairs and groups of students to be placed together.

A Few Important Items:

• Only students who have submitted both their housing deposit and housing application can use this feature. 
• New students will only be able to search for and match with other new students. New students are not able to match or be placed with upper-level students (sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduates).
• Roommate matches must be mutual. Please see all instructions below to ensure a successful match.
• All members of a roommate group are encouraged to ensure that their residence hall preferences also match. Roommate groups with different residence hall preferences will not be placed together.
• We will make all efforts to honor a housing placement with your preferred roommates. There is no guarantee that pairs or groups can be placed together.

Deadline to Finalize Roommate Pairs and Groups: July 5, 2026 at 11:59pm

To Search for Roommates:
This process is best completed on a computer instead of a mobile device.

1. Open your Eastern Apps
2. Open the MyHousing Portal
3. Click "Roommate & Housing Selection" in the left navigation panel
4. Click "Select Roommates"
5. Select "Fall 2026" for the term from the drop-down menu at the top center of the screen
6. Click "Search for Roommate"
   1. You can search for someone using their name.
   2. OR you can enter the attributes of a roommate you might like to live with.
7. Click "Begin Search" 
   1. If you cannot find someone you're looking for, try entering only their name. If you still cannot find them, it's likely they are not eligible for roommate matching.
8. When you find someone you would like to match with, click "Request Roommate"
   1. You have now sent a roommate request to this student. They must now answer your request to create a match.

Responding To Roommate Requests:
This process is best completed on a computer instead of a mobile device.

1. Open your Eastern Apps
2. Open the MyHousing Portal
3. Click "Roommate & Housing Selection" in the left navigation panel
4. Click "Select Roommates"
5. Select "Fall 2026" for the term from the drop-down menu at the top center of the screen
6. Click "Pending Roommate Requests"
7. Click the three dots next to the name of the student who sent you a roommate request
   1. Action icons will pop up for you to choose from
      1. EYE: View the student's profile
      2. PLUS SIGN & PERSON: Accept the roommate request
      3. TRASH CAN: Delete the roommate request
8. Every student in a roommate group must accept each other's roommate request.
9. Everyone in the group should check their roommate request section in the MyHousing Portal to ensure they have a "Your roommate group is fully matched" status.
   1. If one or more members of a roommate group do not complete these steps, your group will not be placed together.

New and Transfer students will start to be placed in housing after the last Summer SOAR session ends in July. We offer this extended timeline as students often meet others they may like to live with during SOAR, resulting in changing their minds about roommate pairings and residence hall preferences. 

New first-time students will be placed in one of the first-year student halls.

Incoming transfer students for the fall semester are assigned to spots reserved for transfer students on the 1st and 2nd floors of Occum Hall. Once the beds reserved for transfers have been filled, transfer students are assigned to any hall with openings.

When all eligible housing placements are completed, all newly placed students will receive a confirmation message in their Eastern inbox.

Fall 2026 Housing Placements are anticipated to be announced on July 10, 2026.

Eastern Connecticut State University does not guarantee housing. Historically, we have had success in assigning all students who apply and submit their housing deposit. 

Deadline to Update Your Residence Hall Preferences: July 5th at 11:59pm

Updating Residence Hall Preference Instructions:

1. Login to the MyHousing Portal
2. Click “Applications” in the left navigation panel
3. Click  “Housing Application 2026-2027”
   You may reopen your application if it is already “Completed”.
4. If you have already submitted your Housing Application, select “Revisit/Update This Application” from the drop-down menu.
5. Move through the application until you reach the “Living Requests for Fall 2026” page.
6. Here, you can delete your residence hall preferences and create new ones. To do so:
   1. Select your "Choice Number"; this is your "First Choice" "Second Choice" or "Third Choice"
   2. Select your "Request Type": this is the TYPE of housing you qualify for whether that is first-year student housing, transfer student housing, or upper-level student housing. If you select one of the options you do not qualify for, your preferences will be canceled and the Housing Team will still only place you in housing you qualify for; for example if you are a transfer student but you select upper-level housing, you will not be considered for upper-level student housing.
   3. Select the hall you prefer.
   4. Click "Add" and you will see your preference shift to the top of the screen, saving it for your profile.
7. When your new residence hall preferences appear at the top of the screen, click “Continue”
8. You will receive a pop-up message and an automated email to your Eastern inbox confirming that your application updates have been submitted.

To Search for Roommates:
This process is best completed on a computer instead of a mobile device.

1. Open your Eastern Apps
2. Open the MyHousing Portal
3. Click "Roommate & Housing Selection" in the left navigation panel
4. Click "Select Roommates"
5. Select "Fall 2026" for the term from the drop-down menu at the top center of the screen
6. Click "Search for Roommate"
   1. You can search for someone using their name.
   2. OR you can enter the attributes of a roommate you might like to live with.
7. Click "Begin Search" 
   1. If you cannot find someone you're looking for, try entering only their name. If you still cannot find them, it's likely they are not eligible for roommate matching.
8. When you find someone you would like to match with, click "Request Roommate"
   1. You have now sent a roommate request to this student. They must now answer your request to create a match.

Responding To Roommate Requests:
This process is best completed on a computer instead of a mobile device.

1. Open your Eastern Apps
2. Open the MyHousing Portal
3. Click "Roommate & Housing Selection" in the left navigation panel
4. Click "Select Roommates"
5. Select "Fall 2026" for the term from the drop-down menu at the top center of the screen
6. Click "Pending Roommate Requests"
7. Click the three dots next to the name of the student who sent you a roommate request
   1. Action icons will pop up for you to choose from
      1. EYE: View the student's profile
      2. PLUS SIGN & PERSON: Accept the roommate request
      3. TRASH CAN: Delete the roommate request
8. Every student in a roommate group must accept each other's roommate request.
9. Everyone in the group should check their roommate request section in the MyHousing Portal to ensure they have a "Your roommate group is fully matched" status.
   1. If one or more members of a roommate group do not complete these steps, your group will not be placed together.

Eastern Connecticut State University is committed to providing equal access to its programs, services, and activities, including on-campus housing. The Office of Housing and Residential Life works closely with the Office of AccessAbility Services (OAS) to ensure students with documented disabilities are able to enjoy accessible on-campus housing.

Students should make contact with the Office of AccessAbility Services (OAS) in order to schedule an intake appointment and to find out what medical documentation is required. If OAS determines a housing accommodation is necessary, they inform the housing office once it has been approved. Accommodations are not guaranteed (depending on time of notification and what is available) but we work to accommodate the student as much as possible given the available spots at the time an accommodation is approved.

Students pay the rate associated for the hall/room type they are assigned to regardless of reason assigned. 

For more information visit the AccessAbility Services website

Students may submit a Room Change Request Form, when the room change process is open. Room changes are granted based on availability. If a room change cannot be offered due a residence hall being full, the student will be automatically added to our waitlists.

If a student requests a room change to live with a specific roommate, but the roommate is in a space that is already full, the student will be added to our waitlist. 

Students are welcome to request "person for person swaps" where two students agree to trade beds with one another. Both students are required to submit a Room Change Request Form, confirming that both students agree to the trade. 

The Room Change Request Process is CLOSED August 1st to September 1st. No room changes are granted during this time.

Students may submit a Housing Contract Cancellation Request Form to be considered for cancellation. Requests for the upcoming new academic year received by June 30th will be automatically approved. Requests received after June 30th will be considered by the Housing Contract Cancellation Committee.

Approval by the Housing Contract Cancellation Committee is not guaranteed unless a student is withdrawing from Eastern Connecticut State University, a student is studying abroad, a student drops to part-time status (with a hold placed on the student's account), or students registered for an internship or teaching experience that brings them closer to their permanent address than to Eastern's campus. 

For students living in on-campus housing: Connecticut State Law (Public Act No. 01-93) now requires vaccination against meningitis (Types A,C,X,W-135) for all students residing in on-campus housing. Important: State law now requires that students get a second meningitis shot if they received their previous meningitis vaccine(s) more than five years from the date they first start college.

Students who are non-compliant with this requirement will receive weekly emails starting on July 1, 2026. Students still not compliant as of move-in day will not be permitted to move into their housing assignment. 

Please visit the Health Services: Health Entrance Requirements website for more information and to submit your vaccination record.

The Orientation program helps new students become familiar with Eastern while learning strategies for ensuring their academic and social success. During orientation, students will:
     - Meet other incoming students and are introduced to current student leaders
     - Get to know the faculty and staff
     - Acclimate to campus
     - Become familiar with on-campus services and resources
     - Prepare for academic advisement, registration and other aspects of course selection
     - Learn about Eastern’s culture of respect, and the importance of civility, inclusion and minimizing risky behaviors

Sign up for a SOAR session today!