SPRING NEW STUDENT HOUSING APPLICATION

Students are required to pay a $200 housing deposit online through their Solar Account. Deposits can be made until January 15 at 5 PM, and the housing application must be completed by January 16 at 4 PM.

If a deposit is paid in Solar today, your Housing Portal will be updated overnight, and you can access the application the next day when it is live. Once in Solar, proceed with the following:

• New First Year and Transfer Students: go to Solar > For New Students > Pay Initial Deposits/Fees
• New Graduate Students: go to Solar > Campus Housing > Graduate/Family Apt. Deposit to pay

For additional details related to deposits and cancellation fees, please see the Housing Agreement Cancellation, Termination, and Financial Liability Information website.

• Agreeing to the 2025-2026 Terms of Occupancy
• Room Type Placement Preferences
• Meal Plan Information and Meal Plan Selection
• Move-In Date Selection

The application will be accessible in the Housing Portal starting October 15, 2025.

Housing applications and many other transactions are completed via the Housing Portal. When the application goes live, the student will need to submit their application by clicking on the “Spring New Student Housing” button on the main page of their Housing Portal. Visit  https://housing.stonybrook.edu/. To log in to the Housing Portal, please use your university NetID and password.

Setting up Net ID and Duo Security Two-Step Login

To log in to the Housing Portal, you will need to use your NetID. If you have not already set up your NetID or Duo log-in, please see the Department of Information Technology (DoIT) websites for instructions on NetID and Duo.

For specific information about housing and arrivals, select the section that applies to you.

• New First-Year students are assigned to a space in one of three first-year communities (H, Mendelsohn, and Roosevelt). Simons STEM Scholars and Honors College participants are housed in Yang Hall. Spring new student assignments are administratively assigned, as assignment options depend on where vacancies remain.
• Due to students filling in vacancies created by fall students not returning, roommate requests cannot be accommodated. 

• Spring semester classes start on Monday, January 26, 2026. You will be able to select an arrival date between January 5, 2026, and January 25, 2026. Your move-in time will be between 1 PM and 4 PM on the selected date. 
• New international undergraduate students should select an arrival no later than Wednesday, January 21, to attend International Student Orientation starting Thursday, January 22.
• New domestic undergraduate students should select an arrival no later than Thursday, January 22, to attend New Seawolf Orientation starting Friday, January 23.
• Undergraduate housing is billed by the spring housing term, so there is no additional charge or credit to your account based on the arrival date you select.

• New Transfer students are housed in continuing undergraduate residence halls where space is available.
• Second Year Living Community (2YLC): New Transfer students who are starting their second year of college will have the opportunity to apply to the Second Year Living Community - 2YLC. If accepted into the 2YLC program and assigned to Lauterbur Hall, eligibility will extend only until the end of the Spring 2026 semester. 

The 2YLC application will be shown to eligible participants in their application and must be completed by Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 4 PM to be considered. Limited space will be available in Lauterbur Hall. Spring new student assignments are administratively assigned, as assignment options depend on where vacancies remain.

• Due to students filling in vacancies created by fall students not returning, roommate requests cannot be accommodated.

• Spring semester classes start on Monday, January 26, 2026. You will be able to select an arrival date between January 5, 2026, and January 25, 2026. Your move-in time will be between 1 PM and 4 PM on the selected date. 
• New international undergraduate students should select an arrival no later than Wednesday, January 21, 2026, to attend International Student Orientation.
• New domestic undergraduate students should select an arrival no later than Thursday, January 22, 2026, to attend New Seawolf Orientation.
• Undergraduate housing is billed by the spring housing term, so there is no additional charge or credit to your account based on the arrival date you select.

• New Graduate students are housed in Chapin and Schomburg Apartments. Spring new students are administratively assigned, as assignment options depend on where vacancies remain. Preferences are not guaranteed but can be submitted in your application.
• Due to students filling in vacancies created by fall students not returning, roommate requests cannot be accommodated.

• Spring semester classes start on Monday, January 26, 2026. You can select an arrival date between January 5, 2026, and January 25, 2026. Your move-in time will be between 1 PM and 4 PM on the selected date. 
• While your January bill will be prorated based on your arrival date, billing will begin either on your arrival date or no later than Sunday, January 25, 2026, whichever comes first, even if you choose to arrive later.

• Gender Inclusive Housing (GIH) is a housing option in which two or more students share a bedroom, suite, and/or apartment regardless of the student's sex, gender identity, or gender expression. In other words, this option allows for students of any gender identity to live together regardless of their sex assigned at birth.
• Choosing to live in Gender-Inclusive Housing means that residents will have roommates and/or suitemates of any gender identity.
• Residents of Gender Inclusive Housing are committed to creating and affirming a bias-free environment for everyone living in this community.
• If you are interested in Gender Inclusive Housing, you can sign up in the Housing Portal during published time frames. You will see a button for the GIH sign-up on the main page of the Housing Portal. 
• Once that process is live, please review all information prior to submitting it. Once submitted, you have signed up to live in this community for the Spring 2026 semester. You will not be able to room change or room swap into gender-designated male or female housing.
• New Spring 2026 students can sign up and view the GIH process in the Housing Portal from October 15, 2025, at 11 AM until December 18, 2025, at 4 PM. After December 18 at 4 PM, sign-up is closed for the 2025-2026 academic year.

If a student is delayed and cannot make it during the 1 PM-4 PM check-in window on their scheduled arrival date, they should notify their community's Area Office to schedule a different time or date. Students can also schedule an 8 PM-9 PM late arrival window by contacting their Area Office to check in with the RA on Duty.

Community Contact Information

If on-campus housing is no longer needed, students must submit their cancellation request in the Housing Portal. Cancellation requests must be made prior to moving into your assignment. Once you have moved in, you are financially liable for the remainder of your agreement, even if you move out. Please see the financial liability website for full details.

Financial Liability

Students who have checked into housing cannot cancel their agreement.

• On or before January 15, students who cancel housing will forfeit $100 of their deposit. If they did not pay a deposit but committed to housing, they will be charged a $100 termination fee.
• From January 16 until the Saturday before classes start, students who cancel housing will forfeit $200 of their deposit. If they did not pay a deposit but committed to housing, they will be charged a $200 termination fee.
• Starting the Sunday before classes start, students who cancel housing will be charged a $500 termination fee. If they paid the $200 deposit, that can be applied to it.

Any resident who cancels their housing agreement loses eligibility for future housing. Choosing to live off campus requires the student to join a waiting list if they are interested in housing for a future semester or year. We cannot predict when or guarantee that students will get on-campus housing by joining the waitlist. See full details on our financial liability website.

Financial Liability