Congratulations and welcome to UMBC! Below, you will find information on the steps you need to complete in order to successfully apply for on campus housing prior to starting at UMBC. Be sure to review the information below so that you are fully prepared when you arrive at UMBC.
If you are a current UMBC student please visit our currently enrolled UMBC student page for information about housing deadlines.
Transfer Communities
Transfer students may have the option to live in our residence halls, suites, or apartments depending on their number of completed credits at the time of application/assignment and availability of space. We encourage all students to explore our communities prior to completing their housing application.
- Students must have 30 completed credits to be eligible for Residential Life suites.
- Students generally have 50 completed credits to be considered for Residential Life apartments.
- Students must have 39 completed credits to be considered for Walker Avenue Apartments.
- Walker Avenue is a public-private partnership facility owned and controlled by the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO). Capstone On-Campus Management is agent to MEDCO in the operation of Walker Avenue Apartments. Walker Avenue Apartments is considered university-affiliated housing, since it is located on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and operates with the oversight of UMBC; however, Walker Avenue Apartments IS NOT owned by UMBC.
Transfer Housing Application Process
This process begins before you arrive for orientation and continues until you receive your confirmation email with your room assignment, your roommates, and their contact information as well as information about move-in day.
The housing application is the first step for all students interested in living on campus. Students are encouraged to review our communities and the housing options before submitting the application.
To access the application, students should log into the housing portal using their myUMBC username and password. Be sure to upgrade your UMBC account first before attempting to access the housing portal. The application assists in the assignment, roommate matching, and waitlist process, so students should make sure they complete this application honestly and accurately.
Priority Housing Application Deadlines
Newly admitted summer & fall transfer students who apply by May 1 are guaranteed to be issued the Housing Offer (License and Reservation Fee form) via their UMBC email. It is important to note that the housing license is for the entire academic year, defined as beginning with the start of the Fall Semester through the end of the Spring Semester.
Newly admitted spring transfer students who complete their application by the December 15 priority deadline are guaranteed to be issued the Housing Offer (License and Reservation Fee form) via their UMBC email. It is important to note that the housing license is for the spring semester year only.
Transfer students who complete their application after the priority deadline, will be added to the housing waitlist, and will be issued the License and Reservation Fee form as space permits.
Priority Deadlines for Spring 2024 Admits
Housing Application Available | October 1, 2023 |
Housing Application Priority Deadline | December 15, 2023 |
Housing Offer Emailed [as early as] | December 16, 2023 |
Roommate & Room Assignment Information Available | January 15, 2025 at 5PM |
Spring Semester Move-In | January 28, 2024 |
Priority Deadlines for Fall 2024 Admits
Housing Application Available | February 1, 2024 |
Housing Application Priority Deadline | May 1, 2024 |
Walker Avenue Housing Offer Emailed [as early as] | May 2, 2024 |
Roommate & Room Assignment Information Available | July 15, 2024 at 5PM |
Spring Semester Move-In | August 24, 2024 |
The General Housing Interest (Waitlist) Application will be made available on May 2, 2023 for new students and those who missed the priority deadline.
Roommate & Room Assignments
Housing Assignments are made utilizing the students housing application preferences and eligibility criteria. While we try to honor students’ preference we cannot guarantee that a student will be assigned to a specific building or room. Within our co-ed communities, students are assigned to rooms, suites and/or apartments with roommates of the same biological sex, unless the student has expressed interest in Gender Inclusive Housing.
- Newly Admitted Transfer students are assigned to housing by Residential Life staff.
- Students that apply for and are selected to live in a Living-Learning Community (LLC) are assigned by the LLC Coordinator.
Incoming transfer students can request one (1) or three (3) preferred roommates who is also a transfer student. Due to our various housing application cycles, transfer students cannot request to live with current UMBC. Students who form a group of 3, rather than a group of 2 or 4, will only be assigned together in our triple bedroom room types in our Residence Halls as space permits.
Students will receive specific instructions for requesting a roommate in the housing portal. The period for newly admitted students to request a specific roommate is mid-May until June 15 at 11:59 p.m.
Students who do not request a specific roommate will be assigned one by the Residential Life Staff. Roommate assignments are made using information provided in the interest housing application.
Newly admitted transfers should expect to receive their assignment and roommate information in mid-July or mid-January via their UMBC email.
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