Housing Application
Room Selection
Fall 2025/Spring 2026 Room Selection Process
Select your population below to learn more about your specific room selection process!
Learn more about the housing application, room change and room selection processes below:
STEP 1: COMPLETE THE FIRST 3 HOUSING APPLICATION STEPS
Before you can select a room, you must complete the first three housing application steps. If you are a current student or current resident, you have likely already completed step 3. Spaces fill quickly and we encourage students to select a room at the earliest possible opportunity.
Residential Community Program Note: Only students accepted to the Honors LLC will participate in room selection. Students accepted to all other RCPs will receive a room assignment and will not participate in room selection. If you are accepted to an RCP after having selected a room, you will be automatically reassigned to a space in the RCP's block of rooms.
STEP 2: EXPLORE HALL OPTIONS
Develop a list of possible buildings you wish to live in. As beds are limited in each
building, you should create a list that includes multiple options in ranked order.
If you have decided to live with friends, make sure you have planned out who will
live in each room if you choose a suite or apartment-style hall. Explore hall options and view hall rates.
Please note: first-year students will not be eligible to select apartment-style rooms.
STEP 3: SELECT YOUR ROOM
Remember, you will not be eligible to participate in room selection or create a roommate group until you complete your housing application, submit the $50 housing application fee, and register for orientation. Once you complete these steps, you will be able to select a room from the available spaces using the Housing Portal. After room selection ends, housing applicants who have completed the first three housing application steps but did not select a room will be contacted by our team to review placement options.
Processing Time
As you complete the housing application steps prior to room selection, please note
that payments take 1 business day to process.
Application Terms and Fees
Remember that each of the terms listed below represents an individual housing application
and application fee. For example, if you start at USF in the summer B term, you will
complete a summer B housing application (and pay the $50 application fee) and a fall/spring
housing application (and pay the $50 application fee). You only need to reserve a
single Orientation session. Please review the housing agreement for full agreement and terms.
Roommate Groups
With roommate groups, it's easy to place your friends in a room, suite, or apartment with you. Before you can join or form a roommate group, you must complete a housing application and pay or defer the $50 application fee. This section explains how to form and join a roommate group. If you have any questions along the way, email us or call 813-974-0001 and we will be happy to assist!
Please note: Students are unable to use the roommate group manager tool for summer terms.
What is a Roommate Group?
A roommate group is a feature in the Housing Portal that allows you to create a group of roommates before selecting a room. By creating your group in advance, you can keep track of who is in your group and ensure that everyone is together on the day the room, suite, or apartment is selected.
How do I create a roommate group?
Before you can create or join a roommate group, you must complete your housing application and submit the $50 housing application fee.
Once these steps are complete, log into the Housing Portal and select "Profile" and then select "Roommate Group Manager." If you already have a group, it will show that group at the bottom of the Roommate Group Manager page. If you don't, you'll only see the "Create Group" button. If you create a new group when y