All rising sophomore, junior and senior resident students who want to participate in the Housing Lottery for the Fall 2025 semester must pay a non-refundable $300 housing deposit by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 14, 2025. Without an on-time deposit, a space is not guaranteed for the fall semester.
Room Selection Process
Room selection is an exciting time on campus as students begin to prepare for the next academic year. For those of you that have done this before, you can attest to the fact that it is essential that you understand the process in its entirety. Every year brings some changes; sometimes to the housing options, building designations or to availability of singles or apartments. Please check your e-mail and the StarRez Housing Portal regularly as there is a lot of information that will affect how you choose your room for next year. Know that there could be some changes to room availability/options up until room selection. We will do our best to notify the campus of any significant changes.
As you begin to think about where you want to live next year, you should think carefully about the people with whom you will live. Your satisfaction depends largely on your roommate(s) and the ability for you to respect and have civility between you. This decision should be a thoughtful one.
It is important to remember that there are a limited number of singles, triples, quads, and apartments. Also, regardless of your lottery number, you may not get your first choice. You should be prepared with a back-up plan in case you are not able to select your first choice and most desired location.
Housing Selection Deposit
Housing Lottery takes place during the Spring Semester.
Note: The non-refundable $300 housing deposit is due by February 14, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.
Payment methods for housing deposits must be paid with an e-check from checking or savings accounts or credit card. Electronic credit card payments will result in an additional 2.75% service fee for processing, while there is no service fee associated with using e-checks.
Please click or copy and paste the below link to make your housing deposit.
Contact the Office of Residential Life and Education at (603) 222-4006 with any questions.
Housing Selection Timeline Information
Majority of our residents will participate in the General Selection Process for Housing Selection. Students deciding to remain in the General Selection Process will form groups with other residents and choose housing based on the timeline below. By proceeding in the General Selection process, it means a student has decided to not participate in an Alternate Housing Opportunity, such as Honors Housing or Substance Free Housing.
For timeline information related to specific styles of housing, please see below.
Single Room Selection
Rooms available in this selection: single room options in Holy Cross Hall, Hilary Hall, Bertrand Hall, Brady Hall, and the Living Learning Commons
- Tuesday, March 4th - Application Opens
- Monday, March 24th 4:30pm - Application Closes
- Tuesday, March 25th - Timeslots Sent
- Thursday, March 27th - Room Selection
5-Person Group Selection
Rooms available in this selection: 5-person apartments in Father Bernard Court, 5-person apartments in Collins House, and 5-person apartments in Falvey House
- Tuesday, March 4th - Roommate Matching Open
- Monday, March 31st 9am - Roommate Group Finalized
- Monday, March 31st - Timeslots Sent
- Tuesday, April 1st - Room Selection
3-Person Group Selection
Rooms available in this selection: 3-person apartments in Collins House, 3-person apartments in Falvey House, Triple rooms in Hilary Hall, Bertrand Hall, Brady Hall, and the Living Learning Commons
- Tuesday, March 4th - Roommate Matching Open
- Thursday, April 3rd 9am - Roommate Group Finalized
- Thursday, April 3rd - Timeslots Sent
- Friday, April 4th - Room Selection
4-person and 2-Person Group Selection
Rooms available in this selection: 4-person apartments in Saint Bernard Court and Double rooms in Hilary Hall, St Mary Hall, Bertrand Hall, Brady Hall, the Living Learning Commons, and Croydon Court
- Tuesday, March 4th - Roommate Matching Open
- Monday, April 7th - Roommate Group Finalized
- Tuesday, April 8th - Timeslots Sent
- Thursday, April 10th - Room Selection
Alternate Housing Selection Processes
Students applying for Fall housing can decide to participate in the general housing selection or apply for one of our Alternate Housing pre-selection opportunities. A short description of each alternate housing selection process is below. For more information concerning the Housing Accommodations process, please visit the Disability Services Office. All alternate housing process applications are due Friday, March 7th, 2025 by 4:30pm.
Rising Sophomores Honors students can apply to live within Sophomores Honors Housing located in the Living Learning Commons. Students within this housing cohort will be able to live with other honors students, attend class within their residence hall, and capitalize on the academic opportunities featured within the Living Learning Commons. Only students within the Sophomore Honors Program are eligible for this pre-selection process.
The Residential Learning Communities (RLCs) are an educational program sponsored by the Office of Residential Life and Education (RLE) in its continued effort to foster student engagement within the campus community through student driven programming. RLCs are specialized learning environments that encourage personal enrichment and achievement of shared goals. These themed communities provide residents with a unique opportunity to share talents and pursue common interests. This pre-selection process is open to all upperclassmen students and locations vary depending on the need of the RLC. Students must either attend an RLC information session or meet with RLC Coordinator prior to completing their application to be considered for this opportunity.
The vision for Substance Free Living is to create and foster an environment where students who value substance free living can thrive and be successful. Substance Free Living requires residents to refrain from all use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs at all times. Those choosing to live in this area can expect the full commitment of the Residential Life staff to encourage this choice of living through enforcement of contracted rules, fostering of positive attitudes, and themed programming efforts. This pre-selection process is open to all upperclassmen students and the community will reside in Holy Cross Hall.
Residency Courses are unique opportunities for students to live and attend class within the Living Learning Commons. Residency Course communities are specialized learning environments that encourage personal enrichment, faculty interaction, and capitalize on the academic opportunities featured within the Living Learning Commons. Students applying for the Residency Class living experience must be enrolled in a currently offered residency course and apply for the living portion of the community by the alternate housing process deadline. List of residence courses will be released in January.
Frequently Asked Questions
Students often have questions about the lottery process. Below are the most common questions students have and the corresponding answers.
Incoming first-year students do not participate in the Housing Lottery; they are housed over the summer in the first year areas. The students who participate in Lottery are current residents who have submitted their deposit on time.
Your group or roommate(s) will be able to choose from all available spaces at the time your room selection timeslot is activated in the StarRez Housing Portal.
There will be buildings and spaces that you will not be allowed to select. Some spaces will be marked for first year students, others specifically marked for males or females. Joan of Arc, Alumni Streets, and Dominic Hall will be exclusively for first year residents.
All students planning to live on campus are required to pay a non-refundable $300 room reservation deposit for the next academic year by the deposit date deadline outlined above. This deposit functions as a RESERVATION for a room on campus. It does not guarantee a specific location but that you have reserved on-campus housing. After you pay your housing deposit you will sign your housing contract and apply for the particular style of housing you would like to obtain.
Each student that has paid their $300 housing deposit will receive their own lottery number. All lottery numbers will be randomly assigned within each class and generated by the Office of Residential Life and Education. Your year of graduation determines your Lottery number.
All students who pay their $300 deposit on time will receive their personal Lottery number via the StarRez Housing Portal. Students that receive a lottery number will either select or be placed in housing between mid-March and mid-April. Those who have not applied for alternative housing options will select their room on one of the selection dates in March or April.
Substance Free Living has an application process with applications through the StarRez Housing Portal prior to room selection. Substance Free Housing will be available in some pods of Holy Cross Hall. The number of rooms and pods of Substance Free Living are determined by the need seen by the number of applications for this type of housing.
Substance Free Living has an application process with applications are due electronically to the Office of Residential Life and Education prior to Room Selection.
Applications will be reviewed and room placements will be assigned through e-mail if applicable.
Note: Substance Free Living has a contract and occupants will be required to sign as to their understanding and intent in abiding by the rules/regulations for the area.
Only students who have paid the Room Reservation Deposit on time will be allowed to participate in Room Selection and given a Lottery number. If your name does not appear on the list, your deposit was not received by the Office of Residential Life and Education by the deadline. Students putting in late deposits will receive lottery numbers on a space-available basis.
We do have limited single rooms to offer upperclassmen students in traditional halls across campus. You will need to apply for a single room through the Housing Selection process. If you apply by the deadline, you will be issued a timeslot to enter the StarRez Housing Portal and choose a space. After housing selection, anyone wanting to live in a single, but was unable to select one, may be placed on a single room waitlist for their gender.
Students requesting special consideration or a housing accommodation should fill out the appropriate paperwork available through the Disability Services Office. These forms must be submitted during Housing Lottery by the alternate housing process deadline outlined above to be considered for a pre-placement prior to general selection. A student with a special request is required to provide documentation to support their request (i.e. doctor’s note as appropriate, etc.) and is required to re-apply each year.
Housing accommodation requests that are approved prior to the above deadline will be assigned by the Office of Residential Life and Education BEFORE Room Selection. Housing assignment notifications will be sent through email and will have your housing assignment in it. All approvals received after the above deadline will be placed as space allows and may be waitlisted.
Once you receive your assignment, you will need to accept or decline the offer through the StarRez Housing portal. You will not be permitted to participate in any other Room Selection processes. If you choose to NOT accept the assignment, you will need to continue to participate in the Lottery/Room Selection process to be assigned to housing for next fall.
No, you may not hold a space in a room while you are not residing there. Every attempt will be made to accommodate your room request when you return in the Spring semester. You should contact the Office of Residential Life and Education during the Fall semester to make arrangements for your return to housing.
Students interested in a room change may submit a room change request to the Office of Residential Life and Education at residencelife@anselm.edu after the completion of the Room Selection process. Room changes will be accommodated on a space-available basis.
Housing Options can change from year to year based on the needs of our campus. For the most up-to-date comprehensive list of housing options you should refer to Housing Lottery and Room Selection marketing materials in your Saint Anselm email, and on the StarRez Housing Portal.
A list of housing options can be found here.
For more information we encourage you to attend one of the information sessions scheduled throughout the Housing Selection process (specific dates shared your Saint Anselm email and the StarRez Housing Portal). You may also contact your Resident Director/Area Coordinator or the Office of the Residential Life and Education in the lower level of the Jean Student Center. You may email us at residencelife@anselm.edu or call us at 603-222-4006 to schedule an appointment.