Returning Resident Application

Current residents eligible for Sign Up must inform University Housing they intend to participate in the Sign Up process. The Intent to Sign Up process begins at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 2 and concludes at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6. Residents may declare their intent at any time during this period. The date and time the resident completes Intent to Sign Up does not impact their priority in the process. No extensions will be given to complete Intent to Sign Up after the period closes on Friday, Feb. 6 at 5 p.m.

Watch the Intent to Sign Up walk-through video here.

1. Log into MyHousing during the Intent to Sign Up period.
2. Click “Housing Application”.
3. Select “2026-2027 Academic Year” and then click “Save and Continue”. Complete each page of the application. The application will only be considered complete when all pages are complete, which includes signing the housing agreement. Students will receive a confirmation email upon completion.

Sign Up Priority

Every resident who completes the Intent to Sign Up process will be assigned a priority number. The priority number is used to determine who will participate in room self-selection, as well as the order of room self-selection dates and times. The numbers within each priority group are based on the date and time of the resident’s original application to University Housing. The lower the number, the higher the priority will be for the resident. Each resident will be placed into a level based on the descriptions below. Please note the date and time of intent to sign up does not impact the priority number.

Students with priority numbers 1-3,500 will participate in Room Self-Selection. Students with priority numbers 5,000-43,500 will be placed on a waitlist and assigned as spaces become available.

Priority Level	Description	Possible Numbers	Room Assignment Process
Level 1	All McDermott Scholars, residential Terry Scholars, and residential National Merit Scholars.	1-1,000	Room Self-Selection
Level 2A	Current University Commons residents.	2,000-3,500	Room Self-Selection
Level 2B	Current University Commons residents.	5,000-7,000	Waitlist – Housing Offer Process
Level 3	Current sophomore classification residents.	10,500-13,500	Waitlist – Housing Offer Process
Level 4	Current junior classification residents.	20,500-23,500	Waitlist – Housing Offer Process
Level 5	Current senior classification residents.	30,500-33,500	Waitlist – Housing Offer Process
Level 6	Current graduate classification residents.	40,500-43,500	Waitlist – Housing Offer Process

Watch the Roommate Groups walk-through video here.

This is an opportunity for current residents, who completed the Intent to Sign Up application, to request who they would like to live with next year. Current residents are not required to create a roommate group. If you have no roommate preference, you may complete room self-selection as an individual. 

Groups must register in the MyHousing portal by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20. A roommate group may consist of two-to-four current residents. Groups are not guaranteed placement together. The group will be assigned a new priority number based on the average of all group members.

Remember:  Students with priority numbers 1 – 3,500 will participate in Room Self-Selection. Students with priority numbers 5,000 – 43,500 will be placed on a wait list and will receive a housing offer as spaces become available.

Students who elect to renew, or those who did not complete the Intent to Sign Up process, will not be eligible for the Roommate Groups process. Students applying through the New Resident Application cannot join a roommate group.

Roommate Group Instructions

Steps to Create a Roommate Group:

1. Designate a Group Leader
   • This person is responsible for creating the group and selecting an apartment during room selection.
   • Once the Group Leader creates the group, the rest of the group members are able to search for and join the roommate group.
   • It is the Group Leader’s responsibility to make sure the group is complete before the Roommate Group creation period ends. No changes to roommate groups will be permitted after the group creation period expires.
2. Discuss potential situations that could impact the Group Leader’s decision during room selection.
   • Ex: What if the preferred room type/location is not available? What if there are only individual spaces available? How should the group be broken up?
3. Group Leader creates the group in the MyHousing Portal.
   • Watch the Roommate Group Registration Video for step-by-step instructions.
4. Group Leader selects a room during the Room Selection process.
   • Watch the Room Selection Video for step-by-step instructions.

While the group leader has the ability to assign all group members, it is the individual student’s responsibility to ensure that they have been assigned to a room. Students can choose a room if their group leader did not assign them. All rooms must be selected prior to Thursday, March 5 at 12 p.m. 

Group names are viewable to University Housing staff and should be polite/appropriate names. Group names that may be in violation of the Student Code of Conduct will be forwarded to the Office of Community Standards and Conduct.

Only students with priority numbers 1-3,500 will be given a Room Selection time based on their priority number. The Room Selection time is the date and time applicants will be able to select their room or apartment as a Group Leader or as an individual.

We encourage students to select rooms at the beginning of their Room Self-Selection date and time. If a student or group does not select a room during the Room Selection period, their Sign Up Application will be cancelled, and they will need to reapply for housing through the New Resident Application. If you would like to receive notification when the New Resident Application opens, please complete the form on the home page of the MyHousing portal. 

Students Added to the Waitlist (Priority Numbers 5,000-43,500):

As spaces become available, housing offers will be based on the original priority number of the individual student. Separate waiting lists for different floorplans will not be maintained.

If a student declines or does not respond to an offer for housing, their Sign Up Application will be canceled and they will be removed from the waitlist. Those students will then need to reapply for housing through the New Resident Application and pay the $100 non-refundable administration fee. If you would like to receive notification when the new resident application opens, please complete the form on the home page of the MyHousing portal. 

Room Self-Selection Instructions

Watch the Room Self-Selection walk-through video here.

Once the individual resident or group’s Room Selection time starts, the Room Self-Selection page will be made available inthe Sign Up Application.

• It is the responsibility of the Group Leader to assign all residents within the roommate group to a space.
• All group members should verify that they have been assigned to a room by their Group Leader. If the Group Leader does not assign individuals to a space, those individuals will be able to access the page and assign themselves. Residents are not assigned to a space until the Group Leader or individual has confirmed the space.
• Residents will receive an automated email once their space has been assigned.

Cancellation Policy

Residents who cancel their housing agreement are subject to the Cancellation Policy found in their University Housing Terms and Conditions. Read the Cancellation Policy.

• All cancellations must be submitted through the Cancellation form available in the MyHousing portal.
• In all cases, the $100 administrative fee is nonrefundable.

If a student completes a Sign Up Application and cancels their spring 2026 housing, they are no longer eligible for the 2026-2027 Sign Up Application and their application will be automatically canceled. The student will then need to apply for housing through the New Resident Application will need to pay the $100 administrative fee. Click “Notify Me” on the home page of the MyHousing Portal to be notified when the New Resident Application opens.

Renewal is the process that allows Spring 2026 University Village and Canyon Creek Heights residents to guarantee their same room for the upcoming summer and academic year. Residents in Canyon Creek Heights North first-floor 2×2 units are not eligible for Renewal. Residents must sign a housing agreement that includes the Summer 2026 term to be eligible for Renewal.

Sign Up is the process that allows current University Housing residents who did not go through Renewal to apply for one of the remaining housing spaces available for the upcoming academic year.

Please see the Renewal and Sign Up sections of this webpage for further information.

Renewal takes place from 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20 until 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23. Sign Up takes place from 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 2 through mid-March. There are multiple steps in the Sign Up process. Please see the Sign Up section for further details.

Spring 2026 University Village and Canyon Creek Heights residents, with the exception of Canyon Creek Heights North first-floor 2×2 residents, are eligible for Renewal and have priority to guarantee their same space for the upcoming 2026 Summer term and 2026-2027 academic year. Sign Up priority follows the procedures outlined under the process for Sign Up. Sign Up priority is not based on the date or time stamp of the Intent to Sign Up Application.

Yes. Your roommate group’s averaged number will become your new priority number.

Housing availability is dependent upon the number of residents who participate in the Renewal and Sign Up processes. Housing is not guaranteed for those who participate in Sign Up. However, residents who complete the Renewal process are guaranteed housing.

It is impossible to know year-to-year how many students will decide to participate in Sign Up. To make sure there is a consistent priority level process each year, University Housing sets ranges on priority levels to ensure that there are more than enough priority numbers within a range to accommodate all residents who may need to fit within that range.

You will only be able to renew your space if you are a current University Village or Canyon Creek Heights resident and sign a housing agreement for the upcoming Summer 2026 term and the 2026-2027 academic year. Residents in Canyon Creek Heights North first-floor 2×2 floorplans are not eligible for Renewal.

Residents in roommate groups will be given the same room selection time. The Group Leader will be responsible for selecting all rooms for the roommate group. If the Group Leader does not place a member of the group in a space, that individual will be able to assign themselves. Depending on your group’s selection time, a unit that fits all members of the group may not be available, so the residents may need to select from the remaining available spaces.

All updates will be sent to residents’ UT Dallas email accounts. Residents who have not received expected communication may contact housing@utdallas.edu.

Residents who renew their current room will guarantee their space once they sign their housing agreement. Residents who participate in Room Self-Selection and choose a space in University Village or Canyon Creek Heights will receive a housing assignment during the Room Self-Selection process.

Residents who miss the Renewal or Sign Up process and complete the New Resident Application will be emailed housing offers based on housing availability and the preferences they listed in their housing application. If the student accepts a housing offer and signs their housing agreement, their housing assignment will be emailed to them in July.

If you are on the Sign Up waitlist, we encourage you to consider backup options, including off-campus housing. Students on the waitlist will receive a housing offer as we receive cancellations after the completion of the Sign Up process. Offers will be based on the resident’s original priority number.

University Housing will make every attempt to place requested roommates together; however, roommate requests are never guaranteed. There are multiple situations where University Housing may not be able to place requested roommates together, including, but not limited to, availability, floorplan preferences, timing of the housing offer, etc.

Students who wish to cancel their housing may submit the cancellation request form in the MyHousing portal. Fees may apply based on the date of cancellation.

If a resident completes a Renewal Application and cancels their Spring 2026 housing or the 2026-2027 Renewal Application after the conclusion of the Renewal process, the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027 assignments will be canceled and the resident will need to move out of their space no later than May 16, 2026 at 12 p.m. or 48 hours after cancellation notice is given (if after May 16). Cancellation fees will apply.

If a resident completes a Sign Up Application and cancels their Spring 2026 housing, they are no longer eligible for the 2026-2027 Sign Up Application and their application will be canceled. The student will then need to apply for housing through the New Resident Application and pay the $100 administrative fee. To receive notification when the new resident application opens, complete the form on the home page of the MyHousing portal. 

The application status can be viewed in the MyHousing portal by clicking on, “Housing Application” and “Application Summary.”

There are no fees associated with the Renewal or Sign Up Applications. Residents who wish to reside on campus but did not complete either Renewal or Sign Up may fill out a New Resident Application. The New Resident Application requires a $100 non-refundable housing administration fee.

There are no fees associated with the Renewal or Sign Up Applications. If a New Resident Application is completed, the $100 housing administration fee is non-refundable.

No. Summer housing is reserved for students who have secured housing for the 2026-2027 academic year. We encourage students to seek alternative housing for the summer months if they will not be continuing in on-campus housing for the 2026-2027 academic year.