Living on campus is an essential part of the Penn experience. Available to full-time, registered undergraduate students, our campus housing provides a diverse community of students, staff, and faculty which you can engage with as much as you choose in the many programs and activities that take place in your College House. Take time to become familiar with our housing options, rates, and application procedures before it's time to complete your application.
All University of Pennsylvania undergraduate students are required to live in on-campus housing for their first four semesters (excluding summers), regardless of the number of course credits (CU) or class standing. Sophomore transfers are required to live in on-campus for their first four semesters. Junior transfer students are required to live in on-campus housing for their first two semesters.
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As an incoming student to the Penn community, we know that you’re excited to learn which College House is going to be your first home away from home. That’s why our application process is designed to match students with their ideal room. Through the information you share in the Lifestyle Profile and College House Preferences, our team helps find your first assignment.
Fill out the Housing Application anytime between May 7 to May 31 at 11:59pm EDT. The date you submit does not impact your priority during this time period.
As a new member of the Penn community, we know that you’re ready to hit the ground running and make your mark at school. That’s why our application process helps your find your first place at Penn.
The housing application will open on June 3.
The preferred deadline to complete the application is June 28.
The application deadline is July 31.
We know that you want to make the most of your time at Penn, and we want you to be at the heart of campus. Our Exchange Student application is designed for you to share with us your housing and lifestyle preferences, so that our team can help match you with the College House that will soon become your home at Penn.
The housing application will open on June 3.
The preferred deadline to complete the application is July 10.
The application deadline is July 31.
With the experience of living in the College Houses under your belt, you now have even more opportunities to expand your communities and design how you want to live during your second-year. As a returning undergraduate student, you have three phases of room selection to help you select your next – Program Communities, Return to House, and Move to Any House.
You know your College Houses, and our application process gets you one step closer to returning to our College House communities. As a returning undergraduate student, you have three phases of Room Selection to help you Select Your Next – Program Communities, Return to House, and Move To Any House. And a bonus – rising third and fourth-year residents are also able to participate in the Room Retention process.
We have space across campus for third and fourth-year students that want to live Penn, so we are offering the Third & Fourth-Year Room Selection application. The Rising Third & Fourth-Year Room Selection application is an opportunity for these students to let us know they want to participate in the spring semester’s room selection process.
Any rising third or fourth-year student that wants to live on campus next year should submit this application while it is available. All applications received by the closing deadline of November 21 at 5 pm will be randomized, so it doesn’t matter when an application is completed!
Applications selected by the randomization process will be eligible for Room Selection timeslots provided the remainder of the application is complete and submitted by February 7 at 5 pm. Those students with Rising Third & Fourth-Year Room Selection applications who have been placed on the housing waitlist will still be able to submit a Room Selection application during spring’s process. Students will be removed from the waitlist and eligible for Room Selection dependent upon how many students fail to complete the remainder of their application by February 7 at 5 pm.
Submitting a Rising Third & Fourth-Year Room Selection application does not commit a student to housing until they select or are assigned to a room during the selection process in the spring semester.
Are you returning from studying abroad? Are you returning from a leave of absence? We have on-campus housing available for you!
Department of Residential Services
Sansom Place West
3650 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9AM–5PM
Phone: 215-898-3547
Email: living@upenn.edu