When to Apply
New (first-semester & transfer) students for 2025-2026 may begin applying for housing on Monday, April 21, 2025 at 9 am. Students that apply by Friday, May 24, 2025 will be included in the first group of housing assignments. Applications received after May 16 will be assigned as they are received. These dates also apply for the Academic Village application and the Outdoor Adventure & Community Service applications. Students can make a request for a room change if they wish to relocate to a different room or location. The guaranteed housing date is July 1.
Requesting a Location
New students can list location preferences on the housing application, which are considered but not guaranteed. Therefore, students are asked to list a minimum of the location preferences on their application.
Academic Village
Honors College students that complete the application by the best consideration date, May 16, 2025, are guaranteed placement into the Academic Village. All other new students interested in the Academic Village must fist meet eligibility criteria, which is a minimum 3.0 GPA and not enrolled in the Bridge Program. Interested students must rank Academic Village as their first preference on the housing application. Students are then placed based on the date of the housing application.
Outdoor Adventure and Community Service (OACS)
Students interested in the OACS residential community should indicate interest on the housing application by the May 16, 2025.
Requesting a Roommate
Students are able to request roommates on the housing application by creating a roommate group. Roommate groups are like friend requests. When a student is added to a roommate group, they must accept the request.
Students may remove themselves from groups prior to being assigned by logging back into housing portal. In addition, the group leader (i.e. the student who created the group), may remove members from a group or disband the group.
Housing and Meal Accommodation Requests
Students that want to inquire about a specific housing or meal accommodation due to a medical condition must contact Disability Resources. It is highly recommended that requests be submitted by the May 16, 2025 best consideration date so they can be reviewed prior to students receiving assignments. Housing accommodation requests approved after this date will be placed as space permits. Students can contact Disability Resources at 724-836-7098 or los3@pitt.edu.
Gender-Inclusive Housing
Students who opt into gender-inclusive housing are agreeing to be placed with other students who are seeking a similar accommodation, who they may or may not know. Students interested in gender-inclusive housing must complete the housing application and indicate interest in gender-inclusive housing on the housing application. Placement for gender-inclusive housing is an interactive process, so it is recommended students complete the commitment form as early as possible but no later than May 16, 2025 for the 2025-2026 academic year. Forms received after May 16, 2025 will be at a disadvantage for receiving a gender-inclusive assignment as spaces and/or roommates may not be available.
Mixed-Gender Housing
Mixed-gender housing (i.e. students who want to live with specific people of a different gender) is available in all locations. To be placed into a mixed-gender space, all roommates must consent to the living arrangement. This can be done on the housing application. Students needing assistance with a mixed-gender request should contact the Housing Office at UPGHousing@pitt.edu. New students interested in a mixed-gender housing arrangement should complete the housing application by the best consideration date, which is May 16, 2025. Requests received after this date will be at a disadvantage for receiving a mixed-gender assignment as spaces may not be available.