Application Information

• The MyHousing system works with most browsers - but older versions may not be supported.
• To complete your application, you’ll need your BlazerID and a credit/debit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover) to pay the application fee and prepayment. All first-time freshmen starting in a fall term must pay the Freshman Enrollment Deposit prior to applying for housing.
• Students who may require special accommodations should register with UAB Disability Support Services at (205) 934-4205.

Fees

$25 non-refundable application fee due at time of application
$250 prepayment due at time of application

MyHousing

The MyHousing system lets you do the following online:

• Apply for on-campus housing
• Submit your housing prepayment
• Request a roommate
• Sign your housing contract
• Find the perfect roommate with automated preference matching (for freshmen with no specific roommate in mind)

Fall 2026 Freshmen Housing Application Process—Important Dates

Please note that the timeline below may be subject to change.

November 1, 2025 at noon CDT

First Time Freshman (FTF) Housing Application opens.

November 1, 2025 until February 27, 2026 (5:00pm CST)

FTF who apply during this timeframe will be allowed to choose their own room (in June) from a select number of rooms available in Blazer, Gold, and McMahon Halls.

February 27, 2026 (after 5:00pm CST) until Fall Term begins

FTF who apply during this timeframe will be assigned by the Housing Assignments Team.

March 2, 2026 at noon CST

RoomSync app opens and FTF may begin forming their roommate groups in myHousing. FTF can request one FTF roommate. Instructions will be emailed to applicants who applied earlier than this date and added to application and finish emails for future applicants.

Process: Student initiates request in myHousing, and it sends an email to their roommate preference asking them to join their “group”. Student must respond and accept or deny the request (this will send an email back to the original student letting them know the reply). If the student does not respond, request is considered denied. If either student removes themselves from the group, MyHousing sends an email to the other letting them know of the change. This gives the process total transparency and puts students in the driver’s seat. Only students with a completed application (including parental/guardian signature) can participate or be invited to a roommate group.

June 1, 2026

Cancellation Deadline to receive 250.00 prepayment back. Request must be submitted through MyHousing. Cancellations are accepted after this deadline; however, the 250.00 prepayment is forfeited, and an additional cancellation penalty may be assessed.

June 2, 2026 at 5pm CDT

Roommate Request Deadline: all roommate groups must be complete by this date. Unaccepted roommate requests are considered denied. There will be no additional roommate group changes after this date. Students who are not in a completed roommate group will be assigned based on the answers to the roommate matching questions in myHousing.

June 8—12, 2026

FTF who applied by February 27th deadline will have the opportunity to select their room online from a select number of rooms available in Blazer, Gold, and McMahon Halls. On June 5th, they will receive an email with step-by-step instructions, and a log in time. They can log in any time between their log-in time and the deadline on June 12th to select a room. They will be allowed to pull in 1 roommate if: that person has submitted a housing application, AND they have a valid roommate group (indicates a mutual request).

July 1, 2026

Assignment information sent to UAB email (to those who did not select a room, or did not have the option to select their own room).

July 13, 2026

Assignment information sent to UAB email (new or updated assignments only).

July 20, 2026

Last day to request a change or swap. After assignments are sent in June, a link will be available in myHousing where students may request a change. Requests will be granted based on space availability only.

July 27, 2026

Assignment information sent to UAB email (new or updated assignments only).

August 3, 2026

From this date forward, assignments will be sent out as they are made/updated.

Returning Housing Residents - Fall 2026

There will be no Fall 2026 Notification list, and no additional applications will be accepted.

Please note that the timeline below may be subject to change.

February 2, 2026 at noon CST

Fall 2026 application (Reapp) opens for Spring 2026 housing residents.

March 9, 2026 at 5pm CDT

Fall 2026 Reapp ends and application closes.

March 16, 2026 at noon CDT

Current housing residents with a completed housing application may form roommate groups.

Process: Student initiates roommate group request in myHousing, and it sends an email to their roommate preference asking them to join their "group". Student must respond and accept or deny the request (this will send an email back to the original student letting them know the reply). If the student does not respond, request is considered denied. If either student removes themselves from the group, it sends an email to the other letting them know of the change. This gives the process total transparency and puts students in the driver's seat. Only students with a completed application (including parental/guardian signature) can participate or be invited to a roommate group.

March 30, 2026 at 5pm CDT

Roommate group selection closes. No additional requests will be accepted after this deadline.

April 20, 2026

First round of assignments emailed to applicants (UAB email).

May 18, 2026

New/updated assignments emailed to applicants (UAB email).

June 1, 2026

Cancellation Deadline to receive 250.00 prepayment back. Request must be submitted through MyHousing. Cancellations are accepted after this deadline; however, the 250.00 prepayment is forfeited, and an additional cancellation penalty may be assessed.

Application numbers will be monitored after cancellation deadline. If at any point during the summer additional applications can be accepted, students on the notification list will be notified (UAB email) in date order of their addition to the list.

June 15, 2026

New/updated assignments emailed to applicants. (UAB email).

June 30, 2026

All returning students must be registered for Fall 2026. Nursing students waiting on your schedule must maintain a balance below $500 to be eligible to register - or you will lose your housing assignment. You will not be put back on the waiting list for a new housing assignment until you are registered for at least 9 hours (or below $500 for nursing students).

July 6, 2026

New/updated assignments emailed to applicants (UAB email).

July 20, 2026

Last day to request a change or swap. After assignments are sent in April, a link will be available in myHousing where students may request a change. Requests are not guaranteed and will be granted based on space availability only.

August 3, 2026

From this date forward, assignments will be emailed (UAB email) as they are made/updated.

Transfer Students - Fall 2026

Thank you for your interest in on campus housing for Fall 2026.

While we wish could offer housing to every student who wants to live on campus, Student Housing is limited by the number of beds we have available. Based on the number of applications received from Spring 2026 housing residents, we will not be able to accept any additional applications for Fall 2026. Transfer students are encouraged to explore off campus housing options through the Office of Off-Campus Student and Family Engagement.

Summer Housing

April 1, 2026 at noon CDT

Summer 2026 housing application opens. 

Summer term housing is in Rast Hall. All students must be enrolled in summer classes for the entire term they request housing.  

Please note:  Summer housing availability will be limited in Rast Hall.  When space is no longer available, applicants will be assigned to McMahon Hall.

Select your term carefully. After you submit your housing application, you will not be able to shorten the length of your contract.    

Cancellation deadlines are listed for each term. Any cancellations after the stated deadline will result in a cancellation penalty of $250.00.