Carnegie Mellon University

Room Selection

Room Selection is the process when current undergraduate residents (rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors living in campus housing for the Spring 2026 semester) select their on-campus housing for the next academic year.

Are You Eligible?

In general, you are eligible if ...

You are a current first-year/class 1, sophomore/class 2, and junior/class 3 (in other words, rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors), living IN campus or Fraternity & Sorority Life housing for the full Spring 2026 semester, enrolled in classes for the Spring 2026 semester as a full-time undergraduate student, and are not scheduled to graduate prior to May 2027.

You're not automatically eligible, but can request eligibility if ...

You are a current undergraduate senior/fifth-year/class 4 or 5 resident living in housing for the Spring 2026 semester, and you are going to be enrolled as an undergraduate student for the full 2026-2027 academic year. To request to be made eligible for Room Selection, email our Room Assignments Team at rmassign@andrew.ballballu.com. Once your graduation date of May 2027 is confirmed, you will be approved.

In general, you are NOT eligible if ...

  • You are a graduate student.
  • You are an undergraduate who will be a graduate student (class 10) in Fall 2026 (including accelerated Master's programs).
  • You are an undergraduate student currently living off-campus.
  • You are a new incoming first-year student who will start at CMU in the Fall of 2026.
  • You are on a leave of absence, academic suspension, or any other non-enrolled status during the Spring 2026 semester (however, you can apply for the housing waitlist, which opens at the same time as the Room Selection application.)
  • You are scheduled to graduate in December 2026; however, you can email us at rmassign@andrew.ballballu.com to get your name on the Fall-Only waitlist. If space remains, we will make fall-only housing offers based on availability following the General Room Selection process and after accommodating full academic-year applicants. Fall-Only housing is not guaranteed.