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

• Spring 2020 applicants may contact 928-523-3978 for roommate request information

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.

• 2019-2020 Academic Year applicants will be notified at your NAU email account once assignment is made
• Spring 2020 applicants will be notified at your NAU email account about your room assignment in late December 2019

2020-2021 Academic Year applicants

• 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

Application and room selection dates will be available fall 2019.

• A $175 housing rent confirmation payment (HRCP) is required to hold your space on campus.  This payment applies toward your first semester rent.
• The HRCP due by designated date. If you do not make this payment by the due date, your housing application will be cancelled.
  • 2019-2020 Academic Year due 7 days after application
  • Spring 2020 due November 15, 2019 (posted to your LOUIE account in October 2019)
  • 2020-2021 Academic Year due May 15, 2020 (posted to your LOUIE account spring 2020)
• If you apply after designated date, your HRCP will be due within seven (7) days of your application.
• Cancellations:
  • The $175 HRCP will be refunded to your account if you cancel by May 15 (November 15 for spring only).
  • The $175 HRCP is non-refundable if you cancel after May 15 (November 15 for spring only).
• 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.