Welcome to MSU! We are excited to be your home for the next two years. MSU has a two-year live-on requirement to support your academic success; studies show students who live on campus for two years are more likely to graduate.
Each neighborhood provides you the opportunity to live, dine, study and find your own Spartan community. So, no matter where you live on-campus, you have access to resources to help you find success at MSU!
INCOMING STUDENTS WILL NOT BE SELECTING THEIR OWN SPACE. INSTEAD, STUDENTS WILL INDICATE THEIR HOUSING AND ROOMMATE PREFERENCES AND BE ASSIGNED A ROOM BY THE HOUSING ASSIGNMENTS OFFICE.
Please note: We cannot guarantee all preferences will be honored, including bathroom type. While we will do our best, space is limited and we will first focus on roommates remaining together, when possible. Due to space limitations we will not be able to accommodate room changes prior to the start of the year.
Preparing for Housing Selection - Due May 9
- The housing application fee, advanced payment and housing contract open in February and must be completed by May 9. These payments are separate from the Acceptance Fee (formerly known as the Advanced Enrollment Deposit) collected by the Office of Admissions.
- Housing Application Fee - A one-time, non-refundable $50 housing application fee must be paid through your My Housing account, unless you qualify for a fee waiver.
- Advanced Payment - A $175 advanced payment is also required upon signing the contract, unless you qualify for a fee waiver. This payment is credited toward your fall semester bill and is refundable if the contract is canceled before arrival. We ask that you only make this payment once you are certain and committed to attending MSU for the fall semester.
- After paying the fees outlined above, you can access and sign your housing contract.
- If you are under 18, your parent or guardian must also sign the contract. You will have to provide their email address for them to sign.
- Beginning in mid-May, students will be able to indicate their housing preferences, which include preferred roommates, bathroom style and dining plan selection.
- Depending on the size of the incoming class, MSU may need to utilize transitional housing for new students.
- At this point, you may also complete the housing exception form, if applicable. All first-year students must live on campus for their first four semesters, excluding summer semester, with limited exceptions.
HOUSING PREFERENCE FORM
- Required preferences – You will be asked about your preferred bathroom style (suite or community style), your interest in substance free housing, your dining plan choice, and if you need honors housing.
- Your preferred bathroom style may not be honored based on LLC guidelines, available space or roommate choices.
- If in an LLC, it is your responsibility to make sure your roommate meets your LLC guidelines.
- If you do not have a chosen roommate, you will be assigned one at random.
- Incoming first-year students may only select to live with fellow incoming first-year students. They cannot select to live with current or transfer students.
- The housing preference form includes a list of questions to answer. These questions will help us match you with a roommate.
LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Students who are in a Residential College, Living-Learning Community (LLC) or special interest program will be required to adhere to specific roommate rules and housing placements. It is the student's responsibility to ensure their chosen roommate meets the LLC guidelines.
Please visit the LLC Guidelines page for full details and information.
GENDER INCLUSIVE HOUSING
We are pleased to offer gender-inclusive housing (GIH) to our new and returning students. GIH means that, in select spaces, students from all gender identities and expressions may choose to live together. Incoming students who would like to live in GIH will complete the Gender-Inclusive Housing Form in their My Housing account during the preference process.
