Housing Renewal Process
Auburn University Housing (AUH) will send all current residents an email(s) to their Auburn email account with instructions related to the housing renewal process. During the fall semester, on a first-come, first-served basis, students currently living on campus may renew their housing agreement for the upcoming academic year. Please see the chart below for important dates and deadlines.
Students who are members of a Panhellenic sorority and want to live in Magnolia, Oak or Leischuck Halls for the upcoming academic year and student-athletes do not need to complete a renewal application at this time. Sorority members and student-athletes have a separate application and room selection process.
Due to limited on-campus housing, AUH cannot guarantee a space to every student who submits a renewal application. AUH also cannot guarantee preferred community placement or specific roommates. See section below to read about our renewal cancellation deadlines and standby list.
Upper-class Communities
| Building |
Room Type |
Available Beds |
Room Amenities |
| South Donahue |
2 bedroom suites |
50 beds |
Queen beds, kitchenette, en suite laundry |
| The Union |
2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments |
150 beds |
Full XL beds, fully equipped kitchen, en suite laundry |
| 191 College |
2 and 4 bedroom apartments |
72 beds |
Full beds, fully equipped kitchen, en suite laundry |
| 160 Ross |
2 and 4 bedroom apartments |
128 beds |
Full beds, fully equipped kitchen, en suite laundry |
Important Dates
| Dates |
Event |
Information |
| October 10, 2025 |
Intent to Renew Form Deadline |
Students that intend to renew their housing agreement for the 2026-2027 academic year must submit their Intent to Renew by October 10 in order to receive a housing application timeslot.
Current students residing off campus that wish to participate in renewals need to email housing@auburn.edu by this deadline. |
| October 20-21, 2025 |
Resident Renewal Application Days |
that submitted their Intent to Renew Form will be able to log in to their housing student portal beginning Monday, October 20 to access our Renewal Application. Access to the application will be granted via a timeslot. Timeslots will be emailed to students the week prior to renewal week and will be randomly assigned to those students that submitted an Intent to Renew Form. |
| October 23-24, 2025 |
Resident Renewal Room Selection Days |
On- campus residents that submitted their renewal housing application will be able to log in to their housing student portal beginning Thursday, October 23 to access our Renewal Room Selection. Access to room selection will be granted via a timeslot. Timeslots will be emailed to students on Wednesday, October 22 and will be assigned to students based on their housing application submission date. |
Returning Student Renewal Cancellation Deadline & Standby Information
In an effort to assist returning students on standby, University Housing has developed a tiered cancellation schedule to ensure students holding a returning bed space are going to live on campus for the upcoming 2026-27 academic year.
| Cancellation Date |
Student Information |
| Tier 1
December 1, 2025* |
Returning students that selected a bed space during renewal week must cancel by December 1, to avoid responsibility for their housing agreement and rental payment.
Students on standby will be assigned to spaces resulting from December 1 cancellations. Placement will be based on students’ housing application submission date. |
| Tier 2
February 1, 2026* |
Returning students assigned a bed space after December 1, must cancel by the February 1 deadline to avoid responsibility for their housing agreement and rental payment.
Students on standby will be assigned to spaces resulting from February 1 cancellations. Placement will be based on students’ housing application submission date. |
| Tier 3
March 1, 2026* |
Returning students assigned a bed space after February 1, must cancel by the March 1 deadline to avoid responsibility for their housing agreement and rental payment.
Students on standby will be assigned to spaces resulting from March 1 cancellations. Placement will be based on students’ housing application submission date. Students assigned a bed space after March 1 must cancel by the deadline in their assignment notification. |
| Standby after March 1, 2026 |
Returning students still on standby after March 1 will have their housing applications cancelled as space will likely not become available for the 2026-2027 academic year. |
*Placement is based on availability and not guaranteed. Students that no longer wish to stay on the standby list must submit a housing application cancellation form to avoid placement and possible rental payment obligations.
Additional Housing Resources for Returning Students
Returning students have various options to explore Auburn’s close proximity student housing market. Students are encouraged to visit the Student Housing Locator website to view multiple close proximity housing options.
Additionally, Auburn University Housing will host two housing fairs in the fall and two fairs in the spring. These housing fairs will allow students to visit properties in-person to explore various housing options, and to take advantage of special offers and leasing incentives specifically offered for students participating in the housing fair.
Both housing fairs will be held on the 2nd floor of the Melton Student Center. Our first housing fair will be held on October 15, 2025 from 10:00a.m. until 2:00p.m. Our second housing fair will be held on November 11, 2025 from 10:00a.m. until 2:00p.m. The dates for our spring housing fairs will be announced later in the fall semester.
