Apply to Live on Campus

All full‐time first-year and sophomore students whose permanent residency is beyond a 35 mile radius of Buffalo State are required to reside on campus for 4 consecutive semesters or until you earn 60 credits, whichever comes first. Those exempt from this requirement include married students, transfer students, single parents, veterans, students over the age of 21, and students commuting from the home of their parent(s) or court appointed guardian(s) if within a 35-mile radius of the Buffalo State University campus. 

You are encouraged to complete your housing application as soon as possible. Assignments are made on a first come first served basis. The earlier you apply, the more likely you are to get assigned to a room that meets all of your preferences.  

All students applying to live on campus pay a non-refundable housing application fee of $125 at the time of application. For those who qualify, this housing application fee may be waived. The waiving of the housing application fee does not influence or impact any other fees a student must pay at the University. If interested, please request a fee waiver and the Residence Life team will review your request. Requests are not guaranteed and only granted in cases of extreme financial need. 

Student with a medical condition or a disability that would require an accommodation to their housing experience, including requesting to have an assistance or service animal with them on campus, should contact Student Accessibility Services. All requests for housing accommodations must be submitted with Student Accessibility Services by July 1. After July 1, we will make every effort to honor changes or new requests, but cannot guarantee them. 

Students can request to terminate their housing license early by filling out the request to terminate the housing license. The student should expect to submit documentation to support their claim as part of the form. The request will either be approved or denied by the office. If approved, the student will receive information on how to check-out of the residence halls, if they have already moved in. If denied, the student will continue to be charged for the residence hall they are assigned to until the end of the license, which is typically the end of spring semester. This is even if the student turns in their keys and physically moves out of the residence halls. 

The cost to terminate a housing license is $300. However, if a student is separating from the university or if they are engaging in a university-based academic experience that requires them to travel 35 miles or more away from the university, then the $300 termination fee is waived. 

Students requesting to terminate their housing license on the basis of the university not being able to provide a reasonable accommodation for their disability or medical need, must first get approval from Student Accessibility Services. If Student Accessibility Services determines that the university is unable to accommodate the student, they will communicate this decision to the Residence Life Office. The student should wait to submit a termination request until after they hear back from Student Accessibility Services.   

Students who have signed the housing license and wish to cancel the license, may apply online on their My Housing portal. The request to cancel the housing license will be reviewed and the student will be notified if they have been approved or denied. If approved, they will be emailed instructions on how and when to move out. The student may need to provide documentation supporting their need to move out of the residence halls. Students who are canceling their housing license because they are transferring, withdrawing or otherwise separating from the university will need to fill out the appropriate forms with the University Registrar before submitting a request to cancel their housing license.

Students required to live on campus as part of the On-Campus Housing Residency Requirement will not be approved to cancel their housing license.

The cost to cancel a housing license is $300. However, if a student is separating from the university, or if they are engaging in a university-based academic experience that requires them to travel 35 miles or more away from the University the termination fee is waived.

Students requesting to cancel their housing license on the basis of the University not being able to provide a reasonable accommodation for their disability or medical need must first get approval from Student Accessibility Services. If Student Accessibility Services determines that the University is unable to accommodate the student, they will communicate this decision to the Residence Life Office. The student should wait to submit a cancellation request until after they hear back from Student Accessibility Services. 

If you would like to match with a roommate, you are able to search and match with roommates on your My Housing portal after your application is complete. 

When on the My Housing portal, students will select “Roommate and Room Selection” and then “Select Roommates.” On this page, students can search for potential roommates by name and by profile items (such as preferred sleep schedule). 

Students looking to fill a suite should match with all other students in that suite in order to fill make sure all students are able to live together. If any student in the group does not match with everyone else, they will not be included.

All students will be able to select their own room at Buffalo State University if they apply in time to participate in room selection. In order to participate in room selection, students must complete their application and match with preferred roommates in order to receive preference.

Students will select rooms by logging into the My Housing portal and clicking “Roommate and Room Selection” and then “Select a Room/Suite.” On this page, students can search for rooms and suites that they are eligible for. Students will not be able to select a space designated for an Academic Residential Community unless they have been accepted as a member of that Academic Residential Community.

Once a room is selected, that will be their space for the 2025-26 academic year. Changes will not be made until after move-in.

Students looking to live on campus for Summer 2025, will apply through their My Housing portal. Applications will likely become available in early April.