Fall 2025-Spring 2026 Housing for Current USI Students
Have you thought about where you will live next academic year? If you currently live on campus, you may be asking yourself "should I move off campus?"
Choosing where to live is one of life's most important decisions. Students should consider several factors when determining what is the best fit for their housing needs: budget, lifestyle, proximity to campus and job, transportation, safety, and access to resources.
Discuss your options with family and friends to make an informed decision on a living environment that will contribute to your academic success, health, and well-being.
Fee Waiver Eligibility
If any of these are applicable you may qualify for a waiver of the $300 room reservation payment. To request a fee waiver, please click on the fee waiver button on the Housing Portal before completing the housing application and contract. You will need to upload supporting documentation. Staff will review requests and follow up via email with a status update.
- Indiana 21st Century Scholars
- Students who qualify for test fee waivers
- Military veterans and their dependents
Room Reservation Payment Deferral Details for Current Housing Residents
If you do not qualify for the fee waiver, you may be eligible for a deferment. Below are the details regarding the deferment.
Deferral Approval: If approved, the current resident will not be required to pay the $300 room reservation payment when signing the contract.
Billing: The $300 room reservation payment will be charged to the resident's account when billing is processed for the Fall 2025 semester.
Credit: If the resident pays the $300 room reservation payment in full before the end of the Fall 2025 semester, the payment will be credited to their account at the start of the Spring 2026 semester.
To request a deferment, please click on the fee waiver button on the Housing Portal before completing the housing application and contract. Please upload a letter explaining why you are unable to pay the $300 room reservation payment at this time, as well as detailing how and when you plan to make this payment. Staff will review requests and follow up via email with a status update.
| What This Means | Returning USI Housing Resident |
| STARTING DECEMBER 5: Application opens. | Pay your $50 non-refundable housing application fee and $300 Room Reservation Payment inside myUSI. Your contract complete date determines priority for Room Selection. |
| STARTING JANUARY 7: Roommate/Roommate Group process opens. | Find a roommate using the Roommate Search Tool inside myUSI Housing Portal. Request a roommate/roommate group (optional); roommate selection must be finished by deadline. |
| BY FEBRUARY 17: Deadlines for Room Selection. | If you signed your housing contract by February 17, you will be eligible to select your room during Room Selection, based on availability. To be assigned with a specific roommate, you must form and confirm your roommate group by February 17. If you sign your contract after February 17, your room assignment may be different. Roommate groups formed after February 17 may or may not be placed together. While the housing application will remain open throughout the summer, there is no guarantee you will be assigned to your preferred room. |
| STARTING LATE FEBURARY: Room Selection opens. | Room Selection will be in late Feburary, you will receive a timeslot for Room Selection based on your contract signature date. |
| By JUNE 1: Deadline for Cancelling Contract | To receive a refund on your Room Reservation Payment, you must cancel by June 1. Cancellations made after June 1 will result in the forfeiture of your Room Reservation Payment. |
| By July 7: Room Notification | Students who participate in Room Selection will receive a confirmation of housing assignment and roommate information or notification of temporary housing no later than July 7. Those who do not participate in Room Selection, will be notified as assignments are made. |
| STARTING MID JULY: Move-in Timeslot Selection opens. | Selecting Move-in Timeslot begins mid July. |
| What This Means | Continuing USI Student – Non Returning USI Housing Resident |
| STARTING DECEMBER 5: Application opens. | Pay your $50 non-refundable housing application fee and $300 Room Reservation Payment inside myUSI. Your contract complete date determines priority for Room Selection. |
| STARTING JANUARY 7 : Roommate/Roommate Group process opens. | Find a roommate using the Roommate Search Tool inside myUSI Housing Portal. Request a roommate/roommate group (optional). The University will consider Resident’s roommate preferences but cannot guarantee preferred roommates will be assigned together. |
| STARTING EARLY JUNE: Room Assignments | A continuing USI student, but not a returning resident, Resident will not be eligible to participate in the room selection process and will, instead, receive a housing assignment. Resident’s housing assignment will be determined by the University. The University will consider Resident’s preferences but cannot guarantee a particular assignment. |
| By JUNE 1: Deadline for Cancelling Contract | To receive a refund on your Room Reservation Payment, you must cancel by June 1. Cancellations made after June 1 will result in the forfeiture of your Room Reservation Payment. |
| By July 7: Room Notification | Student will receive a confirmation of housing assignment and roommate information or notification of temporary housing no later than July 7. Those who apply late will be notified as assignments are made. |
| STARTING MID JULY: Move-in Timeslot Selection opens. | Selecting Move-in Timeslot begins mid July. |