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Freshmen Application Steps

1. Be admitted to the University
2. Obtain your MSU NetID and Password, found in your admissions portal
3. Incoming first-time freshmen should complete their Housing Application in the Housing Portal between October 1st - April 1st.
4. Sign up for Orientation between February 1st - May 1st.
5. Complete the Housing Contract between April 2nd - April 30th.
6. Confirm your roommate between December 1st - May 1st.
7. Incoming first-year students will choose their space during Online Room Selection (OLRS) in late May. 

* In order to qualify for the 1st Round of Online Room Selection, the Housing Application, Orientation Registration, and Housing Contract steps must be completed within the time periods stated above. Students who miss these priority deadlines will be qualify for the 2nd round of Online Room Selection.

Freshmen Application Details

Continuing Student Application Steps

Current residents who wish to continue living in University Student Housing can apply through the Renewal Selection Verification Process (RSVP), which takes place in January and is conducted in a lottery format.

The timeline for the 2027-2028 lottery process is as follows:

Between January 5 to January 15, apply for housing for the Fall 2027 / Spring 2028 academic year in the Housing Portal. There is no application fee.

On January 19 by 5:00 p.m., students are informed of their lottery win or waitlist status.

Between January 20 to January 30, lottery winners choose a space.

Beginning mid-February, the housing office may begin contacting waitlisted students as/if space becomes available throughout the spring semester. 

RSVP Details

Transfer Application Steps

1. Be admitted to the University
2. Obtain your MSU NetID and Password, found in your admissions portal
3. Log on to your Housing Portal to submit your application.

Transfer students wishing to live on campus for the following Fall/Spring term, should visit the Housing Portal to add themselves to the waitlist beginning October 1st at noon. Please keep in mind, as incoming freshmen are required to live on campus, on-campus housing is not guaranteed for upper-division or transfer students.

Transfer students wishing to live on campus for the Spring term, may submit the housing application beginning on October 15th.

 

Upperclassmen Details

Housing Resources

• Explore Our Residence Halls
• Fall | Spring Housing
• Freshman Residency Requirement
• Living-Learning Communities
• MVNU2MSU
• Orientation Housing
• Renter's Insurance
• R.S.V.P. Housing
• Summer Housing
• Winter Housing
• FAQs

Set Up Your NetPassword

Before You Begin: To access the University Student Housing Portal, you'll need to set up your NetPassword. This is done using your MSU NetID, which was provided to you by in your admission offer. Set your initial NetPassword. After setting it up, return to this page to apply for housing.

No Longer Planning to Attend MSU?

• If you're a First-Time In College or New Transfer student and have decided not to attend MSU, you must submit a Cancellation Form to the Office of Admissions and Scholarships. You’ll need to use the email address and password you used when applying to MSU.
• To cancel, log in to the portal, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on ‘Cancellation Form’.