Getting started on your housing application

All students are eligible for on-campus housing. The housing application will ask you questions about yourself and your living and dining preferences to help determine your best fit for on-campus housing.

For graduate students moving to OSU in fall 2025:

You may join the waitlist to live in an on-campus apartment as soon as you are admitted to OSU. The residence hall application for graduate students opens Feb. 4, 2025, at 2 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

 

1. Get admitted to Oregon State

Learn more about graduate admissions.
Register your ONID account

Once you have been admitted, you’ll receive an Oregon Network ID (ONID) account. Your ONID serves as your university email address and as a log-in credential for university services.

Go to the ONID website to activate your account. Remember to check your Oregon State ONID email throughout the year, as that's where we will send housing-related information and updates.

 

2. Research your options

On-campus apartments:

OSU has apartment complexes on campus reserved for students beyond their first year of college, including graduate students. Learn more about The Gem and 1045 SW Madison Ave., including apartment types, amenities and cost.

If you have a domestic partner or dependents, explore Orchard Court, our on-campus family housing.

Residence halls:

OSU also has residence hall communities set aside for students who are in their second year of college or above. 

Which residence halls fit your budget? Take a look at our room and dining rates.

What room types or bathroom styles are you looking for? Explore your options.

As a residence hall resident, you'll also have a dining plan to use at food locations across campus. Which dining plan best fits your needs?

 

3. Apply for housing

To apply for an on-campus apartment, join the waitlist. 

Learn about the apartment application process at OSU; join the waitlist through your housing portal.

To live in a residence hall, complete "part one" of the application.

The earlier you complete part one, the better your chances are of receiving an assignment. Access the application through the housing portal.

Tip: You can return to the residence hall application to update your answers later without affecting your part one completion date.

Learn about entering OSU winter or spring terms.

 

4. Room assignment

In an apartment:

If a room becomes available and your waitlist position is next in the queue, you will be contacted through your ONID email account with an apartment and a tour offer. Due to the high waitlist volume, applicants are given 72 hours to accept or decline the apartment offer.

In the residence halls:

As space allows, graduate students will be able to go through room selection or verify a room placement. After you select a room, you will be able to sign the housing contract. Notification of application status will begin in March and continue through September.

 

5. Sign your contract

To accept an apartment offer, follow the instructions in your apartment offer email.

To secure your space in a residence hall, return to the housing portal and complete "part two" of the application -- signing a 2025-2026 UHDS Room and Dining Contract. You will be given access to sign the contract once you have selected a room or accepted a room placement. Make sure you understand the contract before you complete it.

 

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