University Housing Waitlist

The University Housing Waitlist is your chance to join the vibrant residential community at Stony Brook. If you don’t currently have a housing assignment, whether you missed an earlier application period or aren’t yet eligible as a returning or new student, you can still apply. As spaces open up, our priority is to welcome as many students as possible into the heart of campus life.

Submit Housing Waitlist Application

Space Availability and Housing Waitlist Offers
Each year, new spaces in campus housing open as students adjust their plans. These openings may come from cancellations, withdrawals, or room changes. The University Housing Waitlist is how we match available spaces with students eager to live on campus or in a high-demand location.

Joining the University Housing Waitlist ensures that you will be considered if space becomes available. Because housing offers depend on cancellations and open vacancies, we cannot predict if or when any individual request will be reached.

If spaces are available and offers can be made:
- During the summer and before the start of the Fall semester, offers are made on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- During the semester, offers are made on Tuesdays only.
University Housing Waitlist applicants should check their Stony Brook email on these days. If you are offered a space, you will have three days to accept or decline the offer in your application.

Accept/Decline Offers Walkthrough Guide
How to Check Your Eligibility to Participate
To be eligible for the University Housing Waitlist, students must:
- Be actively enrolled in classes for the academic year they are applying for.
- Not currently hold an on-campus reservation for that year.
When does the University Housing Waitlist go live?
- For the 2025-2026 academic year, the Housing Waitlist form is currently open and will close on February 20, 2026.
- For the 2026-2027 academic year, the Housing Waitlist form will open on March 13, 2026.

FAQs for On-Campus Housing Waitlist

Monthly recertification is how students confirm they are still interested in being on the University Housing Waitlist. We understand that plans may change, and this process ensures offers go to students who still want housing. Students will receive email reminders each month, and recertification can be completed directly in the Housing Portal.
The University Housing Waitlist does not guarantee a specific space. It creates an opportunity to secure housing as spaces open. Applicants can indicate their preferred room type, and we will do our best to honor those preferences, pending space availability. Offers will include details on room type and rate so you can make an informed decision.
If you accept the space you are offered, you will have the opportunity to swap or change your assignment during the next designated room swap/change period. Alternatively, you can add your name to the High Demand Waitlist for a chance at a different space, if eligible.

If you decline an offer, you may rejoin the University Housing Waitlist and be considered for future opportunities.
If students are offered a space before the start of the Fall semester, they will be able to sign up for a standard Fall move-in appointment to arrive in time for the start of the semester.

If students are offered a space during the semester, they will be able to select an arrival date within 10 days of the date of their offer.

Students can contact their area office if they are looking to change their arrival date after accepting their offer. However, changes are only allowed within the permitted move-in time frames.
If students are offered a space before the start of the Fall semester, they are billed starting on the date the agreement begins.

If students are offered a space during the semester, their bill for that semester is prorated based on the date of their arrival. Billing starts no later than 10 days from the date of the offer if the student arrives outside of the 10-day window.
Students can contact the respective area office if they are looking to change their arrival date after accepting their offer. However, changes are only allowed within the permitted move-in time frames.
If you accept and later want to cancel, you can submit a housing agreement cancellation request via the Housing Portal. Students will be charged a termination fee in line with our cancellation policies.

For more information on dates and fees, please visit our Housing Agreement Cancellation, Termination, and Financial Liability Information webpage.
Students with financial account holds will be notified and given one week to clear the hold. If the hold is not resolved, the student will be removed from the University Housing Waitlist but may reapply once the hold is lifted.
If you are interested in housing for the Spring semester, please join the University Housing Waitlist on or after November 1, as that is when we will begin reviewing and extending Spring housing offers.

University Housing Waitlist

FAQs for On-Campus Housing Waitlist

For any further questions, please contact Campus Residences. 631-632-6750 | reside@stonybrook.edu

For any further questions, please contact Campus Residences.
631-632-6750 | reside@stonybrook.edu