HOUSING GUIDE | Your timeline for finding housing at Penn

When it comes to housing, it’s important to keep up with the complicated timeline of important dates. There are 12 college houses on campus, all with the same system for applying — Ware, Fisher-Hassenfeld, Riepe, Rodin, Harnwell, Harrison, Hill, Kings Court English, DuBois, Gregory, Stouffer and Sansom Place.

Residential Programs:

Students interested in residential programs within the 12 college houses can submit applications between Jan. 15 and Jan. 20, and will hear back by Jan. 30.

Intra-house Selection:

Students applying to live within their current college house must apply by 5 p.m. on Feb. 4. Priority room selection begins Feb. 9 and general room selection begins Feb. 11.

Inter-house Selection:

Student who wish to transfer to a different college house, either from off-campus or from their current college house, have different deadlines. The deadline for students applying to transfer into a new college house is Feb. 18. Priority room selection begins Feb. 23 and ends on Feb. 25, while general room selection begins Feb. 25 and ends on Feb. 26.

Switching Rooms:

For students looking to switch rooms within their college house, forms open on March 2 and close on March 31.

Campus Apartments:

Students interested in living off-campus do not have strict deadlines — though most houses and apartments tend to fill up after January. For Campus Apartments, one of the main providers of off-campus housing, listings become available on October 15th for larger units with four or more bedrooms, and at the end of November for smaller units. All units are first come, first serve, and students are encouraged to reach out immediately when they become available.

The Radian and Domus:

Timelines are similar for the Radian and Domus, two popular off-campus housing options. While there is no official deadline for either complex, applications are available for Domus and the Radian in November.

Greek Houses:

Students intending to live in sorority or fraternity housing can expect to apply for housing early spring semester.

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