Continuing Student Housing General Information
2026-2027 Continuing Student Housing Selection: General Information
The continuing student housing process is a lottery system for both First Hill and South Lake Union students. The process is comprised of randomly generated dates and times (by class standing) when continuing students will log onto the Seattle U Housing Portal to select a room with applicable roommate(s). Once notified of their time slot, continuing students will select a room using the self-service system through the SU Housing Portal.
As a residential campus committed to the education of the whole person, Seattle University students are required to live on campus and purchase, at minimum, the Residential Meal Plan when they fall into either one of the following categories:
First-year or second-year students, and students under the age of 21 before the first day of fall classes (including first- and second-year transfer students). This includes first- or second-year students with AP or Running Start Credits.
Students still within two (2) years of their high school graduation date as of the first day of fall classes, and under the age of 21.
Students who fall into one of the above categories are required to live on campus for the full academic year. If a student's status (class year, age, etc.) changes at any point during the academic year, the student will not be released from the Residential Housing Requirement during that academic year. Therefore, students who fall into any of the categories listed above will be required to submit a housing application and complete the Housing Selection process for the 2026-2027 year. More information on the University's Housing Requirement can be found on our housing requirement page.
Rising Sophomores
Current first-year students who will be sophomores next academic year are directed to apply for housing. They will later be assigned a time slot to choose a bed space during the selection process.
Rising sophomore students will be able to select available spaces in Campion, Bellarmine, Chardin, and Xavier Halls.
This process allows students to choose a bed space on their own accord. If a rising sophomore student does not apply for campus housing, an application will be submitted on their behalf. If a rising sophomore does not choose a space in the selection process, a space will be assigned to them on their behalf where there is availability. We encourage all rising sophomore students to apply on time and choose a space.
The housing application submission process is not a “first come first serve” priority system for lottery times. This means that an application submitted on January 12th has an equal chance of receiving any time slot as an application submitted closer to the posted deadline. Logging on and applying right when the application opens will not guarantee a better time slot.
Rising Juniors and Seniors
Rising Junior/Senior students who are interested in living on campus next year are encouraged to apply by the deadline. Rising Junior/Senior students who do not apply by the deadline will not be eligible for a time slot in the selection process, and will automatically be waitlisted for housing.
Rising Junior/Senior students will be able to select available spaces within the Murphy Apartments and the Yobi Apartments.
If all campus housing is filled at their assigned time slot, the student will be automatically placed on a wait list for campus housing. The student will be notified by email of their wait list status.
The housing application submission process is not a “first come first serve” priority system for lottery times. This means that an application submitted on January 12th has an equal chance of receiving any time slot as an application submitted closer to the posted deadline. Logging on and applying right when the application opens will not guarantee a better time slot.
Additional Note to Rising Junior and Senior students: By University policy, first and second-year students are required to live on-campus. This means there is limited on-campus housing availability for rising Junior/Senior students. Therefore, we encourage all rising Junior/Senior students to consider and evaluate all housing options for the upcoming academic year beyond applying for SU housing. The Douglas and Vi Hilbert Hall are not part of Seattle University's Housing Selection process. Interested students should contact the property directly. Please be advised that, on a space-available basis, rising Juniors and Seniors receive priority consideration when applying for Vi Hilbert Hall and The Douglas Apartments. Both communities are student housing partners of Seattle University. For more information about space availability, leasing information, room rates, a tour, etc., please contact:
- Vi Hilbert Hall 206-939-5677 or the Vi Hilbert website
- The Douglas Apartments 206-860-3024 or The Douglas website
Graduate and Law Students
Continuing Graduate/Law students will be able to select available spaces within the Murphy Apartments and Yobi Apartments.
More information can be found on our website for Graduate and Law Housing
Additional Note to Graduate and Law students: By University policy, first and second-year students are required to live on-campus. This means there is limited on-campus housing availability for Graduate and Law students. Therefore, we encourage Graduate and Law students to consider and evaluate all housing options for the upcoming academic year beyond applying for SU housing. The Douglas and Vi Hilbert Hall are not part of Seattle University's Housing Selection process. Interested students should contact the property directly. Please be advised that, on a space-available basis, Graduate and Law students receive priority consideration when applying for Vi Hilbert Hall and The Douglas Apartments. Both communities are student housing partners of Seattle University. For more information about space availability, leasing information, room rates, a tour, etc., please contact:
- Vi Hilbert Hall 206-939-5677 or the Vi Hilbert website
- The Douglas Apartments 206-860-3024 or The Douglas website
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| Monday, January 12, 2026 | 2026-2027 Housing application opens on the Housing Portal by 4:30 PM. |
| Saturday, February 7, 2026 |
Joint-Open House: 11 AM to 2 PM. Students can tour select rooms and amenities at Bellarmine, Campion, Chardin, Murphy, Xavier, Yobi, Vi Hilbert Hall, and the Douglas Apartments. |
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
Continuing Student Housing Application priority deadline:
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| Monday, February 23, 2026 |
Housing lottery time slots are announced to applicants via email. |
| Monday, February 23, 2026 |
Deadline to submit accommodation requests to Disability Services (DS) for consideration for 2026-2027. |
| Wednesday, February 25 - Friday, February 27, 2026 |
Housing selection for the 2026-2027 year for rising junior, senior, graduate, and Law applicants. Students will log onto the SU Housing Portal on their assigned date/time to select a room where space is available. |
| Tuesday, March 3, 2026 |
Housing wait list is published for junior, senior, graduate, and law students. Students are notified via SU email with their waitlist number and additional information on HRL's waitlist management processes. |
| Wednesday, March 4 - Friday, March 6, 2026 |
Housing selection for the 2026-2027 year for rising sophomore students. Students will log onto the SU Housing Portal on their assigned date/time to select a room where space is available. Again, this process is mandatory for rising sophomore students. |
| Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
General housing cancellation deadline without a cancellation fee for eligible students. |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2026 |
Extended housing cancellation deadline for students who wish to live at Vi Hilbert or The Douglas Apartments ONLY. |
South Lake Union students will have the option to choose available spaces at The Commons. Room option include: standard doubles, singles, triples, doubles with kitchenette, singles with kitchenette.
For more information please visit our webpage on The Commons.
March 23: Housing application opens; Road show #1
March 26: Road show #2
April 2: Road show #3
April 9: Priority application deadline (students must submit their housing application to be entered into the housing lottery.)
April 10: Housing timeslots are released to Seattle U emails
April 14: Road show #5
April 16 and 17: Housing selection for the 2026-2027 Academic Year
April 24: Cancelation deadline for eligible students without a fee
*Road shows will offer students demos of our housing portal and will give students the opportunity to answer their questions about SLU housing.
Frequently asked questions about housing selection can be found on the Continuing Student Housing Selection: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page.