Applying for Housing

New & Returning Students

New Student Housing Selection

New students will apply for housing after receiving their MyRollins Task List. One of the items on that checklist will be the housing application! Housing assignments will be emailed to students in mid-July once the application deadline has passed. This allows our office to make the best personalized roommate matches using all applications rather than simply placing students with the next student on the list.

Housing assignments are made based on the student's assigned Rollins College Conference (RCC) course which will correspond with an assigned residential co-hort based on their RCC. Students who have a need for medical accommodation regarding housing or meal plans should review the information on the Housing & Meal Plan Accommodation Process page.

The Fall 2024 Incoming Student Housing Selection booklet can be found HERE.

Returning Student Housing Selection

Current CLA students are able to select housing for the following academic year by participating in Returning Student Housing Selection.

• Step #1:Submit the Returning Student Housing Application or the Housing Exemption
  • Note: All rising sophomores and juniors must submit one of these applications. All exemption applications will be approved for the 2024-2025 academic year, if submitted within the application period.
• Step #2: Residential Organization Housing Selection Occurs
  • Note: Each Residential Organization has their own process for room selection.
• Step #3: Housing Availability Determination
  • Note: Based on the number of housing applications submitted, RLE will determine how many students will receive a guaranteed spot on campus. Students will be notified via email if they have a guaranteed bed by March 1, 2024. Rising sophomores and juniors will receive first priority in this stage.
• Step #4: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodation Process
  • Note: This step is applicable only to those that have been approved for a housing accommodation and have been guaranteed a bed through Step 3.
• Step #5: Roommate Selection
  • Note: Students will select and match with roommates based on their housing preference. Student will be able to reorganize their roommate groups after each selection day.
• Step #6: Room Selection
  • Note: Students who were guaranteed a bed in #3 will participate in room selection. Selections will occuracross three room selection days. Rising seniors who were guaranteed a bed in #3 will receive priority in this stage, followed by juniors, then sophomores.

The Fall 2024 Returning Student Housing Selection booklet can be found HERE.

The Fall 2024 Returning Student Housing Waitlist Information Booklet can be found HERE. 

Study Abroad - Housing is available for students that need only fall or spring housing due to participation in study abroad. Students who would like to live on campus for the only the fall semester can participate in the housing selection process as normal and answer the question specific to graduation and study abroad on the application.

Residency Requirment (paused temporarily)

All full-time College of Liberal Arts students are required to live on campus for 3 years (six semesters). Students who fall within the residency requirement and want to live off campus must submit a Housing Exemption application through their MyRollins account via My Housing. Exceptions to the residency requirement are typically made for students who meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Married students.
• Military Veterans.
• Non-Degree or 2nd Degree seeking students.
• Students over 20 years of age at the point of enrollment.
• Students whose permanent address, living with their parent/legal guardian, within a 50-mile radius of campus.
• Students with legal dependents. 
• Students with 60 credits or more. 
• Transfer students that have lived on campus at another institution for 2 years (4 full semeseters).