Application & Assignments

Housing Availability Announcement

Due to increasing demand and limited supply for campus housing, we are no longer accepting applications from students not required to live on campus per the housing requirement. First year students and other students required to live on campus are guaranteed housing and we always accommodate as many other applicants as we can. Campus apartments are also full and there are a number of pending applications seeking assignment. You are welcome to apply for an apartment as a waitlist applicant but please know the chance of being assigned before the beginning of the academic year in August is low and we strongly encourage to use the resources below.

The Off-Campus Life Office has resources via their website that can assist with pursuing housing in the Fort Collins community, including RentalSearch. Use RentalSearch to search for properties for rent, rooms for rent, roommates, and post yourself as a roommate or if you have a room to rent.

Off-Campus Life will be hosting two hybrid Roommate Meet and Matches, July 15th and 22nd, at 4 p.m. MT. Zoom information is hyperlinked to its respective date; in-person meeting will be in the Lory Student Center, exact room will be updated on the Off-Campus Life website. Additionally, students are encouraged to call (970-491-2248), email (ocl@colostate.edu), or visit Off-Campus Life (Lory Student Center, room 274) to learn which apartment/property managers still have rooms available for rent and to learn about other ways to find off-campus housing.

If you are still interested in on campus housing after classes begin in August, you are welcome to contact University Housing to see if late cancellations or other changes have opened some availability.

Who Lives in University Apartments

Admitted Students in Good Standing

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Visiting Scholars

Faculty (transition housing only based on availability)

Staff (transition housing only based on availability)

How to Apply

Ensure you meet the requirements to apply.

  • Visit the Explore Apartments page for a list of eligibility requirements for each apartment community.
  • Accept your offer of admission to CSU. Post-Doctoral Fellows, Visiting Faculty, and Staff must have a NetID created prior to accessing the application.
  • Get your CSU NetID

Pay the $50 (non-refundable) application fee and $300 (refundable) deposit.

  • Pay with credit or debit card through the secure payment site.
  • To pay using another method, complete the online application and contact University Housing at 970-491-4719.
  • The deposit is refundable to your CSU account at any time prior to assignment of an apartment. Cancellations after an apartment assignment has been accepted are subject to a Contract Breakage Fee.

Apply as early as possible.

  • The University Apartments fill quickly and applications are accepted year-round. Placement and roommate preferences are not guaranteed.
  • Priority is determined by application submission date.
  • Notification of assignment is made approximately 6-8 weeks prior to requested move-in date.
  • CSU students are given priority assignments, followed by post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and staff.
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Apartment Assignments

  • Priority is determined by application submission date
  • Notification of assignment is made approximately 6-8 weeks prior to requested move-in date
  • CSU students are given priority assignments, followed by faculty/staff
  • Deposit is refundable to your CSU account at any time prior to assignment of an apartment

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