First-Time Freshmen

Welcome to campus Ragin' Cajuns! After you are admitted to the University, you may complete your housing application in the Housing Portal.

Live On Requirement

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette follows the University of Louisiana System policy that requires that all unmarried, full-time first-time freshmen students, regardless of age or emancipation status, live in campus residence halls as long as space is available. Learn more about the Live-On Requirement here.

Housing Applications

Students must complete their housing application in the Housing Portal to receive a housing assignment. Assignments are made based on application date so apply early. Rooms are assigned on a first come, first serve basis.

1. Log into the Housing Portal (using your ULID and password for ULINK)
2. Click Housing Applications in top menu
3. Select the correct term (Academic Year 2025 – 2026)
4. Complete the housing application
   • Your application is considered complete if you sign the housing contract and pay the $250 non-refundable application fee and prepayment.
   • You may come back to edit your roommate group and room type preferences through May 1, 2025.
   • Meal plans can be edited in the Housing Portal through July 1, 2025. After this, you will have to request a change through Campus Food Services. Changes can be made through the first week of classes. 

Roommate Groups

Roommate groups must be created and verified on the Housing Portal to be considered for assignment. A roommate group must meet two requirements for preferred roommates to be placed together:

• The roommate group must include all requested members and be verified by the group leader.
• All preferred roommates must have identical room preferences in the same order to be placed together. 

Single person roommate groups will be removed. 

Living Learning Communities

Living Learning Communities (LLCs) are residential communities for freshmen with a special emphasis on an academic major or an area of interest. Freshmen who participate have the unique opportunity to learn where they live, meet friends with similar majors and interests, enjoy special events designed specifically for their LLC. This aims to transform their residential setting into an active, supportive, and exciting place to live and learn!

Our LLCs:

• Business Secrets
• Service & Leadership
• Engineering
• Gateway to the Arts
• Healthcare Innovators
• Honors
• KINectED
• Lifetime Recreation
• Travel, Language, & Culture

To learn more about LLCs, visit firstyear.louisiana.edu.

Housing Timeline

• December 5, 2024  |  Housing Applications Go Live! You are encouraged to submit your housing application after admission to UL Lafayette. Assignments are done on a first come, first served, based on original application date. The student must have paid their application fee to complete their application.
• May 1, 2025 |  Deadline to create roommate groups
• May 1, 2025  |  Priority application deadline (based on room type availability)
  • After May 1, 2025, consideration is given based on the date of application and proximity to campus.
• Mid-July 2025  |  First round of Room Assignments will be sent out to the student’s University email.