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Housing and Residential Experience

Unassigned Student Application

Unassigned Student Application (March 23 – March 27, 2026)

Any student who completed their Housing Registration and remains unassigned upon completion of the various random selection processes and plans to return to Vanderbilt for the fall 2026 semester MUST submit the Unassigned Student Application.

Unassigned Student Application:

The Unassigned Student Application will be available in the Housing Portal beginning March 23 at 8 a.m. CDT and must be submitted by March 27 at 6 p.m. CDT.  Applications submitted by the March 27 deadline will receive priority.  Seniority and random selection will be taken into consideration.  Late applicants may not be guaranteed on-campus housing.

As part of the application, students will indicate room type preferences and can make a roommate request.

Unassigned Student Assignment Process:

Over the summer months, Housing receives cancellations from students who secured a room on campus, but will not return to Vanderbilt for the fall semester.  Typically, an assortment of room types come available.  These spaces are used to accommodate unassigned students.

Specific room types and building locations are not guaranteed; however, every effort is made to place students in their preferred type housing, with requested roommates, pending space availability.

Housing assignments will be released on July 31 via email.  Housing recognizes it can be stressful to not receive a housing assignment until late July; however, the longer we wait for housing cancellations to be submitted from students who selected rooms but will not be returning, the greater the likelihood of students receiving their preferred housing type/location.

All students who submit an Unassigned Student Application by the March 27 deadline are guaranteed an on-campus housing assignment.  Under no circumstances should students commit themselves to an off-campus property without first receiving written authorization from the Director of Housing Assignments and Operations – including late applicants.