Did you know? You can pick the exact space you want next year! Keep your room, move down the hall, switch buildings, or move to an on-campus apartment – the choice is yours.

If you want to live in one of our residence halls, suites or apartments you’ll need to log into our housing portal, sign your contract and look for the space that best fits your needs. Explore different communities to make an informed decision by visiting some tour rooms. Visit our housing portal to sign your contract.

Re-contracting for 2025-26: Timeline

Mark your calendars!

Jan. 21: 2025-26 On-Campus Housing Contract Open

Housing Contracts for 2024-2025 open. Students currently living on-campus are able to retain their current space for next academic year.

Feb. 4-28: Room Selection Window

Room Selection Window

  • Feb. 4 – Deadline for current on-campus residents to retain their current space for next academic year. After this date, students will have to use the selection process to select their current space if it is still available.
  • Feb. 5-9 – Roommate Pull-in for current on-campus resident who retained their current space for next academic year. Student can pull in their requested roommate(s) into their space.
  • Feb. 10 – Apartment Selection begins at 9 a.m. for groups of four.
  • Feb. 11 – Apartment Selection begins at 9 a.m. for groups of three.
  • Feb. 13 – Apartment Selection begins at 9 a.m. for groups of two.
  • Feb. 14 – Apartment Selection begins at 9 a.m. for individuals.
  • Feb. 17 – Residence Hall Selection begins at 9 a.m.
  • Feb. 28 – Room Selection closes at 11:59 p.m.

If students are in a roommate group, ONLY the designated group leader will be allowed to participate in the selection process. This is to help reduce the number of students entering the Housing Portal so that the system does not crash like last year.

March 1: Cancellation Deadline

Deadline to cancel your contract without penalty

Any contracts that did not select a space will be cancelled to avoid the penalty

Contracts signed after March 1 will lose their priority and will be assigned a space in June/July after all new to Iowa State students (freshmen/transfers).

Process:

The process is simple and can be done online!

  1. Submit your contract for the 2025-26 academic year in the Housing Portal (StarRez)
  2. Decide if you want to stay in your hall, move to a different hall, live in a suite or live in one of our apartments.
  3. Form a roommate group and search leader in StarRez (only one person in a group can search for rooms at a time)
  4. Take your pick of rooms!
  5. You can cancel your contract without penalty if you cancel before March 1, 2025.