How to Apply for Housing

First Year FAQs

2021 Housing Application Guide

First Year

All first-year students at Baylor are required to live on campus for at least their first two semesters.

The housing application opens on March 1.

Residency Exemption

To qualify for a residency exemption from the first-year on-campus housing requirement the student must: 1) Have graduated from a McLennan County high school and choose to reside with a parent/legal guardian whose primary residence is in McLennan County, 2) are 21 years of age before the first day of class, 3) are married, or 4) have dependents. Please submit the Application for Residency Exemption to the Campus Living & Learning office.

Apply and be accepted to Baylor University.
Submit the non-refundable $500 enrollment deposit in goBAYLOR.
Enroll with DUO Two-Factor authentication. This is required in order to access the Housing Application.
Submit Proof of Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination (more information in GoBAYLOR). Currently, proof of Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination is not required to be submitted to complete your Housing Application, but is required by August 1. Your classes will be canceled and you won't be able to move into your residence hall if this is not done by August 1!
Submit your housing application. You can return to the application to make changes using GoBAYLOR or the My Housing link in the main menu above.
Note: Completing your Housing Application on or before May 1, allows you to access Roommate Matching and Choose Your Own Room. Students who complete the Housing Application after May 1 are guaranteed housing and will receive their assignment the second week of June.
The Housing Application requires you to select your top four preferences of communities in which you would like to live. These include the three Residential Colleges, the eight Living-Learning Centers, and the First-Year Communities.
Note: When selecting your preferences, you will not be able to select a specific First Year Community (e.g. Collins, Kokernot, Penland, Martin, etc). If these halls are in your top four preferences, please select First-Year Community as a category.
Complete the short-answer questions in 2-3 sentences telling us why you would like to live in each of the communities you selected. Responses will be evaluated by the Program Director of the community you selected. If approved, you will continue to the next step.
Note: Approvals will be distributed the second week of May.
Participate in Roommate Matching in Mid-May.
Participate in Choose Your Own Room on one of our Choose Your Own Room days starting in late May and ending the first week of June. You will be notified of your assigned date and time slot for Online Room Self-Selection in early May.
Check the status of your application, community approval, or roommate matches anytime through the My Housing link at baylor.edu/CLL.
Students who do not participate in Choose Your Own Room will be assigned to an available room by the Campus Living & Learning staff. Students will be notified of their housing assignment in mid June.
Students who do not complete the housing application by May 27 are subject to forfeiting their spot in the incoming fall class.