Standby Update:
Students who were not able to select a room during room selection are now considered on standby. As students cancel their housing, University Housing will assign students off standby to those spaces. Room assignments are made based on the order in which a student’s housing application was submitted.
Standby Assignment Round 1: Due to the high number of cancellations received, we will reopen room selection to eligible students off standby. Room Selection will open on May 12 and will remain open until May 15. Eligible students are determined based on the number of vacant spaces available to select (i.e., 300 vacant spaces, 300 applications off standby).
If you did not receive an email with a timeslot for Round 1 of Standby Room Selection, this means that your application is currently still on standby.
New this year: If you would like to view your placement on standby, click on the Check Your Standby Status Here button below and proceed to the Standby Status page in your housing application. Please note, if you feel discouraged by your standby number, we encourage you to reach out to our office. We are happy to discuss how standby has been processed in the past and provide additional information to help you make an informed decision.
Important Note: You may remove yourself from the new applicant standby by clicking the orange delete button on the Standby Status page in your housing application. If you remove yourself from standby, your active application on file for 2025-2026 will be cancelled. Therefore, only click the orange delete button if you no longer wish to be considered for 2025-26 on-campus housing.
Students who participated in room selection and have a room assignment have until May 1st to cancel their application and room assignment. Some students may decide to go off campus or go to another university altogether. These cancellations create vacancies for students to be assigned off the standby. Additionally, any student who has a room assignment and does not pay their Assignment Confirmation Prepayment by the May 1st deadline will be dropped from their housing assignment. This is another opportunity to create vacancies for students on standby.
We encourage students on standby to check their Auburn email daily, if possible. In addition to this being our main method of communication, this is also the way we will notify students if we can assign them off standby. Students who are assigned off standby will have a short turnaround time to cancel their assignment if they wish to cancel. This cancellation deadline will be listed in the assignment email.
Yes. However, the turnaround time is VERY short because we are trying to get through the standby list as fast as possible. Usually, students will have 3 business days to cancel their application and assignment once we manually assign them to a bed. This cancellation deadline will be located in the assignment email sent to the student’s Auburn email account.
No. Students who are manually assigned do not have to pay the assignment confirmation prepayment.
It is hard for us to estimate if/when a student will receive on-campus housing. Our recommendation is to stay on standby as long as you feel comfortable. We are happy to provide updates periodically if you would like to give us a call or email us to check on your status.
Students looking for off-campus housing can visit offcampushousing.auburn.edu to view off-campus housing options. Students can filter communities by price, location to campus, and more.
Important Note: It is important to cancel your housing application if you find off-campus housing. This will ensure that you are not assigned on-campus housing if we get to your application on the standby list. Students may cancel via the housing student portal.
Last modified: May 12, 2025