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Apply for Housing: Returning Students

Welcome back! Let's get you set up for the coming semesters. 

  1. Log in to the housing portal.
  2. Sign your housing contract.
  3. Start your housing application. This includes selecting a meal plan and finding roommates.
  4. Select your housing assignment.
  5. Submit your first housing payment by May 1, 2025.

2025-2026 housing sign-up

  • Returning students have the first pick for housing selection – this window closes on Monday, March 31 at 11:59 p.m. After this, incoming students will be able to select housing.
  • The first housing payment of $350 is due May 1, or with application if applying after May 1.
    • The first housing payment will appear on your April billing statement. If you apply after April 1, please allow one week for the charge to reflect on your student account.
    • To make a payment online, log into your centralink.cmich.edu account with your global ID and password. Then click on "view/pay my bill," and choose either electronic check or credit card.
    • If you need to defer/postpone this payment, please email reslife@cmich.edu and be sure to include your name and student ID number.
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Housing assignment

Residence halls

Apply online according to this schedule:

  • Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 9 a.m. through Friday, Jan. 24 at 11:59 p.m.: Returning to the same room.
  • Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9 a.m. through Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 11:59 p.m.: Priority selection for students who are outside of the CMU Residency Requirement.
  • Thursday, Jan. 30 at 9 a.m. through Friday, Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m.: Returning to the same residence hall, different room.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.: Open selection for space in Campbell, Fabiano or Kesseler.
  • Thursday, Feb. 6 at 9 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.: Open selection for space in Carey Hall (the sixth, seventh and eighth floors are for incoming first-year students).
  • Friday, Feb. 7 at 9 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.: Open selection for two-person suites in Cobb, Troutman and Wheeler.
  • Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 9 a.m. through Monday, March 31 at 11:59 p.m.: Open selection for all remaining spaces. 
  • Tuesday, March 18 at 9 a.m.: Wishlist* opens. Students may sign up for the Wishlist if they want to request a housing option other than their selected choice. Students must have a housing assignment to sign up on the Wishlist. The Wishlist will close to new entries at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 2. We will continue to honor the requests based on availability. If we are able to honor your request, we will contact you via the phone number you provided in your request.   

Graduate Housing

Apply online according to this schedule:

  • Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 9 a.m. through Friday, Jan. 24 at 11:59 p.m.: Returning to the same unit.
  • Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. through Monday, March 31 at 11:59 p.m.: Returning to the same community, different unit.
  • Tuesday, March 18 at 9 a.m.: Wishlist* opens. Students may sign up for the Wishlist if they want to request a housing option other than their selected choice. Students must have a housing assignment to sign up on the Wishlist. The Wishlist will close to new entries at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 2. We will continue to honor the requests based on availability. If we are able to honor your request, we will contact you via the phone number you provided in your request.   

*What is Wishlist? The Wishlist is for students who did not receive the housing of their choice and would like to submit a request to change housing if their desired location becomes available. In order to submit a Wishlist request, you must already have a housing assignment.

FAQs about returning to student housing

There is no deadline to apply for housing. However, returning students have priority selection over incoming students through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 31.

    The $350 first housing payment is due May 1. To pay by electronic check or credit card, log into QuikPAY using your global ID and password and select "Make a payment."

    Checks made payable to Central Michigan University should be sent to:

    Central Michigan University
    OneCentral
    Bovee University Center 119
    Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

    The Office of Residence Life, the Office of LGBTQ Services and Gender Equity Programs, and the
    Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are dedicated to providing residents a
    comfortable, educational, diverse and caring community for all students, including those
    whose gender identity and/or expression differs from the sex assigned to them at birth.

    Check out our page on Gender Inclusive Housing at CMU for more information.

    If you do not have preferred roommates, not to worry! Many students decide to select their
    housing based on where they want to live, and they will receive roommates looking for that
    same location. If you wish to search for roommates, the housing application has two ways to
    find roommates.

    Suggested Roommates:This will list other students who have a 2024-2025 housing application. The list will show the percentage you have in common based on the lifestyle questionnaire you filled out in the housing
    application.

    Roommate Search by Details:This allows you to search for friends that you want to live with.

     

    A very limited number of rooms have been designated for single occupancy. These rooms are contracted at the single room rate of one and one-half times the regular room rate.

    We have four premium halls (Campbell, Celani, Fabiano and Kesseler) that offer four individual
    bedrooms, two bathrooms, common space and air conditioning. These halls have a premium room rate.

    We offer singles in Cobb Hall, sixth, seventh and eighth floors. These rooms include a
    full-size bed, desk and desk chair, couch and coffee table. Singles in Cobb Hall have a premium room rate.

    Your sign-up time will begin Tuesday, Jan. 21,and you will have until Friday, Jan. 24 at 11:59 p.m. to return to your same unit for the 2025-2026 academic year.

    The sixth, seventh and eighth floors of Carey Hall will be reserved for incoming first-year students.
    Current residents of Carey Hall on these floors will need to select a different room in Carey or a
    different community.

    Kulhavi Hall is a first-year only community. Current residents interested in the same room style as Kulhavi will need to select a space in Campbell, Fabiano or Kesseler beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

    If you live within 60-miles and will be commuting from your parent/guardian’s home or
    if you are entirely online (not Hy-Flex or Hybrid), you may complete a Residency Exemption Request form to request to be released from your residency requirement.

    The Office of Residence Life provides housing in select residential facilities during the summer
    for enrolled students. You will receive an email after spring break regarding summer housing
    options.