Processes

Apply for housing as soon as possible. Our assignment process is done on a first-applied, first-assigned basis. If you apply later in our process, housing may be limited. Housing is not guaranteed for any student.

Our apartments are available for room selection for a period during the renewal period. After room selection closes, our assignments team will assign any available apartment spaces based on application date and eligibility. 

The prepayment and application fee is paid by the student on their first housing application. This non-refundable fee must be paid to receive a room assignment. An application is not considered complete until this fee is paid.

The application fee is $100, and the prepayment is $150, which will be applied toward the balance of your account after the 14th class day of the term you are applying for.

If, for any reason, the contract is canceled, the $250 payment will be forfeited.

Any subsequent housing applications for the student will not have to pay this fee.

Roommate groups must be created and verified on the Housing Portal to be considered for assignment. A roommate group must meet two requirements for preferred roommates to be placed together:

• The roommate group must include all requested members and be verified by the group leader.
• All preferred roommates must have identical room preferences in the same order to be placed together.
• Single-person roommate groups will be removed.
• Once all roommates have been added, the group leader must verify the group in the Housing Portal. This important final step will confirm the roommate group, which will not allow any new members to be added, and let Housing know that the group is ready for assignment.  

Due to the overwhelming demand for housing, a standby list may have to be created for either first-time freshmen or continuing students. This means that we are unable to offer the student a housing assignment at that time. While being on the standby list does not guarantee you a housing assignment, students will be notified of any housing assignments via their University email if a space becomes available. 

Current apartment residents can choose to renew their same room in our apartments for the next academic year. This is for current residents in Legacy Park Apartments and The Heritage Apartments only.

Same room renewals are given the first opportunity to sign their contract for the next year and secure their same bed space at the apartment complex. If the student does not renew their same room, the room is available for other students to be assigned. Students that renew their same room cannot request a room change at a later date or change their room during room selection.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette follows the University of Louisiana System policy that requires all unmarried, full-time first-time freshmen students, regardless of age or emancipation status, to live in campus residential halls as long as space is available. Learn more about the requirement.

All residents are required to have a meal plan except for the Heritage Apartment residents. 

All students living in the traditional residence halls are required to purchase a Cajun Freedom Plan or Cajun Select Plan. 

Students who live in Legacy Park Apartments who have completed thirty (30) semester hours or less are required to purchase a Cajun Freedom or Cajun Select Plan. 

Students who have completed thirty-one (31) or more semester hours are required to purchase a Cajun Freedom, Cajun Select, or Cajun Classic Plan.

Visit Campus Dining Services for information about each plan.