Keep this checklist handy and check your ucsd.edu email for housing deadlines.
ACCEPT YOUR OFFER OF ADMISSION!
First-Year and Transfer student housing application invites will be emailed to your ucsd.edu email after accepting your Offer of Admission, setting up your Single Sign On and ucsd.edu email.
Check the Important Dates website frequently so you don’t miss a deadline.
1 Accept your Offer of Admission by the deadline.
2 Look for your housing application invite via your ucsd.edu email.
3 Submit your housing application by the stated deadline.
4 Prepare to sign your housing contract along with a $450 prepayment.
THE HOUSING CONTRACT PROCESS* FOR FIRST-YEAR AND TRANSFER STUDENTS TYPICALLY BEGINS IN JUNE.
*Only students who meet the admissions and housing application deadlines will be able to move forward in the housing contract process. The undergraduate class entering Fall 2026 is eligible for a two-year on-campus housing guarantee. Students MUST meet all housing deadlines to qualify for the two-year guarantee. For more information, including rates and room layouts, visit hdhughousing.ucsd.edu.
Transfer Celebration: Friday, May 8
YOU MUST APPLY FOR HOUSING BEFORE THE DEADLINE!
Please note that your application date will not affect your housing assignment.
Check your ucsd.edu email regularly, as dates are subject to change.
Your housing contract includes your assigned room and the base Dining Plan. Students typically find out their room assignment in late August. Specific room and board rates are available on our website at hdhughousing.ucsd.edu.
INCOMING FIRST-YEAR housing assignments begin in the residence halls and apartments in the student’s college of registration, then continue into other on-campus housing areas.
INCOMING TRANSFER housing assignments will begin in established Upper Division housing neighborhoods and continue into other on-campus housing areas as needed.
If you need a medical housing accommodation, you must apply for housing by the deadline AND contact the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) immediately at osd.ucsd.edu.
Family housing is available in our Graduate and Family Housing communities for students in a committed relationship or who have dependents. Those who reply “yes” to the family housing question via the housing application process will receive an email with more information.
Your housing contract includes a Dining Plan, designed as an à la carte system rather than an all-you-care-to-eat program. Plans are designed to be flexible, low-cost, and suit every lifestyle. To explore dining on campus, visit hdhdining.ucsd.edu.
All Dining Plans are linked to your campus ID card. Dining dollars can be used in all HDH dining locations (restaurants and markets). Each purchase is automatically deducted from your account balance, like a debit card. Dining Plans also come with a minimum of $500 in Triton Cash, accepted at 60+ locations on and off campus.
Individuals who require specific dietary accommodations should first contact the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) at osd.ucsd.edu.
Once registered with OSD, our registered dietitian will contact you to set up an individualized plan.
