How to Apply for Housing
The following information is applicable for first-year students.
Applying for Drexel housing is easy. Below are detailed steps on how to complete your application.
Step 1: Submit the $200 Housing Deposit
To submit the deposit:
- Visit DrexelOne
- Select the Billing+Financial Aid tab
- Select the eBills link
- Select the Deposits tab
- Select the term for which you are applying for housing (Students starting in the winter, spring, or summer quarter should select "fall" when making a housing deposit.)
- Follow prompts to submit your payment
Step 2: Complete the Housing Application
The Housing Application opens for first-year students on Thursday, March 13, 2025. It may take up to 24-hours after your deposit is submitted for the housing application to become available.
To access the housing application:
- Visit DrexelOne
- Select the Campus+Community tab
- Select the "Housing" link
- Select the desired housing application
Complete all steps in the Housing Application and select "submit" on the last page. You will receive a confirmation email once your completed application is submitted, sent to your official Drexel email account. For more information on how to apply, watch the "How to apply for housing step-by-step guide video".
How to Apply for Housing Step-by-Step Guide [PDF]
Step 3: Select your Roommate(s)
For First-Year Roommate Matching date(s), please review the Housing Calendar. Students may opt to identify a roommate or roommates ahead of first-year self-selection. This step is optional and is limited to students who completed a Housing Application. Roommate selection will conclude at the end of first-year self-selection.
Step 4: Select Your Residence Hall & Room
First-Year Self-Selection typically takes place in June and students are encouraged to review the Housing Calendar. Students who apply by the Housing Application Deadline will receive a time ticket via their Drexel student email. Students who do not participate in Self-Selection will be administratively assigned.
The Housing Application
The following information describes sections of the first-year housing application including roommate selection and housing preferences.
Housing and Residence Life will utilize the preferences indicated here to assign a student if the student chooses not to participate in room self-selection, or does not participate in room self-selection and/or a Living Learning Community (LLC).
Students have an opportunity to share their spiritual/religious observance needs related to their on-campus living experience.
This will be an opportunity for students to express interest in a Living Learning Community (LLC) and specialty housing options.
Students who identify as non-binary have the option to either participate in Gender Inclusive Housing or live with students whose legal sex (as identified in the Drexel system) matches their own.
If the student may need specialized accommodations for the academic year, they should contact Disability Resources. It is the student's responsibility to contact Disability Resources.
First-Year students who reside in University Housing residence halls are required to select a Residential Mandatory Dining Plan for the academic year.
Select preferred roommates by searching for a specific person or searching based on the living style questionnaire. This page will also list anyone who has requested the student as a roommate.
Housing and Residence Life will utilize the living style questionnaire to assign students who choose not to participate in, or are not eligible for, online room self-selection. Please note that students are indicating preferences only. All preferences are subject to availability at time of selection or assignment.
Students have several options when searching for roommates:
- Search for a specific student using their last name and their Drexel user ID.
- Browse for roommates by selecting answers to the living style questionnaire.
- Browse roommates who match the living style questionnaire.
Room self-selection is an online process that gives you the opportunity to select your own room for the 2025–2026 academic year. You will be assigned a time ticket that will indicate the exact time and date you will be able to access self-selection.
Although room self-selection is optional, we strongly encourage you to participate in this process. Students who opt not to participate in room self-selection will be administratively assigned a housing slot by Housing and Residence Life the first week of July.