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Housing Placement Process

Housing Assignments

  • Junior and Senior student 2026 housing assignments
    • Those who can fill an apartment and are fully matched by December 15th, will receive their assignments when they return from winter break
    • Preferences expressed in RoomSync are taken into consideration with those who are able to fill an apartment with the earliest deposit date taking priority
    • If you miss the December placement, assignments will be made before May 1st
  • Sophomore student 2026 housing assignments
    • Our VILLAGEs get to move together as a floor community 
    • Assignments will be received by May 1st
    • Assignments are based on floor occupancy using a random generator
  • New Student housing assignments are shared mid-summer
    • Priority deadline for incoming students is July 1
  • Incoming Spring Students will be manually placed but still need to complete the housing contract, deposit, and email residencelife@viterbo.edu with the preferred roommate CC'd if applicable

Who is eligible and how much does it cost?

We've detailed the cost and eligibility requirements here: Cost and Eligibility.

How do I request housing?

  1. Fill out your housing contract and pay your deposit
  2. Follow the instructions sent to your Viterbo email.

Housing at Viterbo is assigned based on class standing as determined by a student's federal start term cohort. To learn more about the process for each class, click below!

Both national and institutional research show that students who live on campus earn better grades, graduate faster, and have a more satisfying college experience. With this in mind, Viterbo requires all first-year and sophomores to live in university housing. 

 

Did You Know?

  • Viterbo's housing placement for new students takes place in July, so you still have time to apply!

  • Many students find on-campus living to be a safer, simpler, cost-effective alternative to living off-campus.

  • Studies show that students who live on campus tend to get better grades, graduate faster, and have a more satisfying college experience!

  • Utilities (including heat!) and laundry facilities are free.

  • Campus Security is available 24/7 and there are secured entrances to each hall.

  • RAs are a free resource! This includes roommate mediation, providing programming opportunities, and building a community on the floor.

  • You don't have to sign a lease; your housing contract covers from Fall move-in to Spring move-out (Summer housing is an option as well!).

  • There is additional scholarship opportunities for those in housing.

  • You have the opportunity to choose your own roommate through our roommate selection process

  • It's easier to stay involved across campus and you can sleep in later.

  • Furniture is supplied and maintenance is an email away. 

First-year Students

First-year students are eligible for housing in Bonaventure Hall and Marian Hall.

Sophomore Students

All sophomores are required to live on campus. Your housing assignment will be  in one of our sophomore housing facilities (Rose, McDonald, or Treacy). Information regarding selecting your roommates and your housing assignments will be sent to your Viterbo email account in early Spring semester. 

All second-year students will be placed in sophomore housing regardless of their projected graduation date. 

Updated housing videos are available on the individual building pages for Rose and McDonald.

Junior and Senior Students

Students with junior or senior status (by federal admit term) who request to live on campus by the published deadline are eligible to live in La Verna, Clare, and other apartments as space is needed. 

Informal housing videos can be found here: La Verna Part 1 and Part 2

Graduate Students

Students with graduate status who request to live on-campus will be provided housing as space is available. Groups filling an entire apartment taking priority.

Frequently Asked Questions
  • I am a first-year student/sophomore who signed a lease. Can I be refunded for the rest of the semester? You are responsible for the entire semester's housing charges unless you apply for and are granted an exemption. Signing of a lease does not release you from your campus housing contract. 
  • If I came in with extra credits, which housing placement process will I participate in? For the purpose of housing, class status (first-year student, sophomore, junior, senior) is determined by year of admission, not credit hours. This means that if you are entering your second year at Viterbo and you came in as a new first-year student, you would participate in the sophomore housing process. 
  • How many people can I live with? Viterbo apartments house anywhere from two people (Clare, La Verna) to four people (Treacy). 
  • I'd like a private room. How do I get one? Guaranteed private rooms are limited with the majority being in Clare. We will honor requests to buy out singles as space allows, prioritizing medical singles over all other requests. 
  • I was granted an exemption my first year. Do I need to reapply sophomore year? Nope! The exemption form only needs to be completed once.
  • Can Juniors and Seniors live together? Yes! 
  • I signed up to live on campus, but I changed my mind. Can I cancel my contract? Cancellation from the housing contract is possible for Juniors and Seniors before the academic year begins by filling out this form, but the financial impact changes on a sliding scale. 
    • Housing sign up through May 1:  Cancellation of contract possible. $100 housing deposit returned.
    • May 1 through Aug. 1: Cancellation of contract possible. Housing deposit not returned. 
    • August 1 through start of fall classes: Cancellation of contract possible. $500 fine applies. 
    • Start of fall classes through end of academic year: Contracts cannot be cancelled. 
Magnify Living Community

Interested in applying for a Magnify Living Community? Find more information here: https://www.viterbo.edu/mission-and-ministry/catholic-living-community

This is only available to sophomore through senior students.