Housing Information for Undergraduates
Who Wish to Live in University Housing
If you are interested in University housing for the Fall 2008 semester, please read the following very carefully:
To apply for on-campus housing you must be accepted to the University, pay the required deposit, and request on-campus housing.
First-year freshmen are housed in one of the 25 undergraduate residence halls. If your class level is above that of a freshman and/or you are at least 20 years old, you may apply to live in one of the apartment communities (Hillside or Susquehanna). If your class level is above that of a freshman and you desire a quiet life-style, you may want to preference Susquehanna Community. Information about all the residence halls and the apartment communities can be found at http://reslife.binghamton.edu.
NOTE: There are times during the academic year when most of the residence halls close – for example, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, and Spring Break. If you need on campus housing during those times, you must request BREAK HOUSING when you apply for housing. Break Housing is available in the apartment housing in Hillside and Susquehanna Communities as well as in Bingham Halll in Newing College, Mohawk Hall in College-in-the-Woods, Lehman Hall in Hinman College, and Windham Hall in Mountainview College.
Once you pay your deposit (a $200 non-refundable housing deposit is included in the $350 new student enrollment deposit), you will receive information on how to access your Binghamton University e-mail account. You will then receive notification beginning April 1 and continuing on a rolling basis at your Binghamton University e-mail address that you can go on-line at (http://reslife.binghamton.edu/housing) to complete the housing preference form. It is during this time that you indicate which community you prefer and if you need break housing.
You will then receive notification of your housing assignment via your BU e-mail address prior to the opening of the University for the Fall 2008 semester.
Please note that once you are on campus and accept a key or move personal possessions into your assigned room, suite, or apartment, you are bound to live on campus for the remainder of the academic year.
After you pay your enrollment deposit, be sure to check your BU e-mail account periodically for important information from the University and Residential Life! You may write us at reslife@binghamton.edu if you have any questions.