How to apply for housing

• Log into the housing portal to submit your application with your user ID and password.
• A $100 non-refundable application fee will be charged to your student LOUIE account after you apply. Fee payment is due within seven days or the application will be cancelled.

New students, please note: 

• New transfer students: once admitted to NAU, you will need to accept your offer of admission and pay your enrollment deposit prior to applying for housing. Please allow one-two business days for access to the housing portal after paying your enrollment deposit.
• New international students: once admitted to NAU, you will need to notify the Center for International Education about your attendance by completing the enrollment form online prior to applying for housing.

In your housing application, you will complete a roommate questionnaire consisting of 11 questions to assist with roommate matching. You also have the option to add a personal bio to help others get to know your personality, interests, hobbies and what you are hoping for in your roommate experience.

Roommate search

You have the option to search, request and accept specific roommate requests (based on space availability), or to accept a non-specific roommate. Your roommate questionnaire is used to determine and display potential best-matched roommates. There are three ways to search for and request roommates:

• Search and Request a Specific Roommate – you can find a specific person by their NAU UserID (abc123) or Web Name (42587)
• Browse Overall Best-Matched Roommates – you can see others whose responses to the roommate questionnaire were similar to yours and are not currently part of a group
• Browse Best-Matched Roommates Based on Specific Questions – you can browse the profiles of others who answered a roommate questionnaire question a certain way and are not currently part of a group

Roommate groups

The online housing application allows students to create groups of potential roommates. When you initiate a roommate request, a group is automatically created.

For more details on the roommate search and request processes, tips for a successful roommate experience and additional resources, visit our Roommate Success Guide.

• Your assigned room selection date/time is based on your group below and your date of housing application.
• Log back into the housing portal at (or after) your assigned time to view and select from available rooms.
• Room selection occurs in real time, so current available space will be displayed at your assigned room selection time.
• Please review all upper-division housing options prior to room selection so you are familiar with all residence halls and space configurations. Some halls including McKay, Campus Heights and South Village have multiple apartment types, so please read the descriptions carefully when viewing and selecting rooms.

Room selection timeline

Priority room selection for on-campus “rising sophomores”

• “Rising sophomores” are freshmen currently living on campus who have been enrolled for 1 – 2 semesters including spring 2019
• Those rising sophomores who apply by February 1 are eligible for priority room selection that will occur February 11-15
• Specific room selection times are assigned by date of housing application, and will be sent to your NAU email by February 8
• If you are assigned a time but do not choose a space by February 15, your application will be cancelled. You can reinstate your application by contacting our office, and a new time will be reassigned to you for the general room selection process.
• Your housing rent must be current to participate in room selection. You will not be able to select a room if you have past due rent on your student account.

General room selection

• General room selection will occur on a rolling basis from March 1 – July 1 for the following groups:
  • Rising sophomores currently living on campus who apply after February 1
  • Rising juniors/seniors currently living on campus
  • New transfer students
  • New international students
  • Current students living off campus
• Specific room selection times are assigned by date of housing application, and will be sent to NAU email addresses. You will be notified of your room selection time at least one week in advance of your assigned time.
• If living on campus, your housing rent must be current to participate in room selection. You will not be able to select a room if you have past due rent on your student account.

Special groups

• Room selection will occur February 10-11 for the following groups in designated halls:
  • International House (I-House) in Campus Heights
  • Upper-division Honors in Calderon
  • Fraternity and Sorority Life in Mountain View
• Details will be sent directly to eligible students through NAU email

Late application room assignments

• The housing application will remain open as long as space is anticipated.
• Housing and Residence Life will assign rooms for those applying after May 15 where space is available. Students will be notified of their specific room assignment in late summer.

• A $175 Housing Rent Confirmation Payment (HRCP) is required to hold your selected space. This payment applies toward your fall semester rent.
• The HRCP charge will be posted to your student LOUIE account the week of February 25 and is due by May 15. If you do not make this payment by the May 15 deadline, your housing application and selected space will be cancelled.
• Cancellations:
  • The $175 HRCP will be refunded to your account if you cancel by May 15.
  • The $175 HRCP is non-refundable if you cancel after May 15.
• Housing rent must also be current to hold your selected space.  If you have any past due rent on your student account as of May 15, your application and space will be cancelled.