2025-2026 Academic Year Housing
We are excited you have chosen Towson University! Please utilize the following information
as a guide in navigating the Incoming Student Housing Process. If you have any questions
after reviewing this information, please email us at housing AT_TOWSON.
- Submit Your Enrollment Deposit: To officially accept your offer of admission, please submit the $200 nonrefundable
Enrollment Deposit and your Enrollment Form in your . The deposit will secure your spot in the incoming class and will be applied to your
tuition bill.
- Activate Your NetID: Once admitted to the university, .
- Only students who have submitted their Enrollment Deposit and Form, and have activated their NetID, are able to access the Housing Application. You must complete Steps 1 and 2 above
before proceeding Step 3 below.
- Complete Phase 1 of the Housing Process by May 2nd:
- Go to the and login with your new TU Single Sign-On (SSO) credentials
- Click the “Housing Application” link from the top menu
- Find Academic Year 2025-2026 and click “Apply”
- Fill out the housing application
- Sign and agree to the terms and conditions of the housing contract
- Pay the $350 non-refundable Housing Avance Payment
- Utilize this Housing Application Guide for assistance
- Gender Inclusive Housing: All housing assignments are made based on legal sex, unless the student requests
Gender Inclusive Housing. Gender Inclusive Housing can be requested during the Housing Contract process.
- Join a Living Learning Community: You can apply for a Living Learning Community through the Housing Application Process. Honors students do not need to apply for
the Honors LLC, they will be added by the Honors Program.
- Complete Phase 2 of the Housing Process - Roommate Group Process opens May 5th and
closes on May 21st (Optional): During this phase, you are able to find and confirm your roommate through the . The Incoming Freshman Student Roommate Matching Guide will be available when the process opens on May 5th. It will help you complete this step in the process. All roommate requests will need
to be mutual. Students with roommate requests will need to select/confirm their roommate by May
21, 2025.
- You can skip this phase to be matched with a roommate based on the answers you provided
in your housing questionnaire.
- Medical Accommodation Requests for Freshmen are due by June 2: Students that have a medical need for housing accommodations must submit their accommodation
request through the office of Accessibility and Disability Services.
- Receive Your Housing Assignment and Move-In Information on August 1st: An email will be sent to students on or by August 1st notifying them of their housing
assignment, roommate information, and Move-In information.
- Due to TU's housing demand, we are unable to honor requests for a specific room, type
of room, building, suitemates or location of a room within a building. Students are not guaranteed a specific housing type.
- Housing assignments for all new incoming freshmen students are made on a random basis
by the department's housing management software utilizing the Roommate Matching Questionnaire
that students complete within the University Housing Application. Assignments are
also driven by the Living Learning Community (LLC) students apply and are selected
for.
- Incoming freshmen are able to request a roommate during the Roommate Selection Process,
which opens on May 5th and closes on May 21st.
- Submitting the University Housing Application early does not elevate one student over another in the assignments process.
- Complete the Freshmen New Student Checklist: For more details see the To-Do List.
Housing Contract Cancellations for 2025-2026
A student who wishes to be released from this Contract prior to the first day of fall
classes (the “Fall Pre-Term Period”) but who does not meet the criteria listed for
cancellation set forth within the Housing Contract, may elect to pay a Fall Pre-Term
Cancellation Fee and be released. A Fall Pre-Term Cancellation Request Form must
be completed and submitted by the student before the first day of Fall Classes. The
applicable Pre-Term Cancellation Fee amount will be assessed in accordance with the
following fee schedule:
Pre-Term Cancellation Fee Amount |
Start Date |
End Date
|
No Fee |
January 31 |
May 15 |
$350 |
May 16 |
June 15 |
$550 |
June 16 |
July 15 |
$700 |
July 16 |
Aug 24 |
Cancellation Fee. Cancellations approved after the Fall Pre-Term Period schedule (above) will be assessed
a $350 cancellation fee to the student upon cancellation of the Housing Contract (whether
initiated by the University or at student’s request). To initiate a housing contract
cancellation, students must submit a Housing Contract Cancellation request via the
.
Gender-Inclusive Housing
All housing assignments are made based on legal sex unless the student requests Gender Inclusive Housing. Gender-inclusive housing can be requested during the application process.
Medical Accommodations
Students that have a medical need for medical-related housing accommodations must
submit their accommodation request through the office of Accessibility and Disability Services. Students are permitted to submit medical accommodation requests after the June 2nd
priority deadline, however, the ability to fulfill approved requests will decrease
as placement will depend on the remaining available spaces.
Alternative Housing Options
- TU has a partnership with Capstone On-Campus Management which operates Review their site to learn more about their application process and availability. and are not operated by the university. Any monies paid to Capstone Properties cannot
be transferred to the university.
- TU has recently entered into a partnership with . Please contact them directly to learn more about their application process and availability.