How will I know if I have received a space in the Residence Halls? All single, first-year freshmen students who meet all Housing deadlines are guaranteed a space in the Residence Halls.
Applying For Housing Assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend that you apply for on-campus housing immediately after submitting your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to UCR.
Choosing Your Roommate(s) If you met someone during Highlander Orientation or know someone who will be attending UCR, you can specify a roommate on your Housing contract. Otherwise, roommate assignments are made using the Housing Contract's personal preferences section.
How to write a roommate agreement Names of both tenants. The property address. The dates the lease begins and ends. The amount of rent each person pays. Who pays for utilities. Who pays the security deposit. Which bedroom each person occupies. Who buys food, or if you're each buying your own food.
May 1 is the application deadline for freshmen to be guaranteed a space in housing, but they are not guaranteed a particular space. Assignments are made based on application date, so those students who applied early, well before May 1, had the best chances to get their top preferences.
But among the UC campuses, UCR has the greatest shortfall in terms of meeting student housing demand. There were 3,000 requests for on-campus housing in fall 2022 that the campus could not meet. There are 8,700 beds currently, and the campus projects it needs about 14,000 by 2035.
All single, first-year freshmen students who meet all Housing deadlines are guaranteed a space in the Residence Halls.