After being admitted to WKU, students can submit their housing application through the WKU Admissions Application Status Portal. 

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The following fields are available to complete in the housing application: 

• Review your name, WKU ID, term, personal phone number, and personal email address

• List any ADA Accommodation needs 

• Provide missing person contact information 

• List any pre-existing medical conditions 

• Choose your top three living preferences (Honors housing, Living Learning Community, most affordable living, pod-style communities, requested roommate, single gender, suite or hotel style communities, university break/extended living) 

• If under 18, submit legal parent or guardian contact information

• Review the housing contract 

• Submit electronic signature

• Submit $75 housing application fee 

 

How to apply:

1. Navigate to the Admissions Application Status Portal (https://apply.wku.edu/apply/status) 

2. Click "Apply for Housing" 

3. Click the "I'm ready to take the next steps towards making The Hill my home and begin the housing application." field. 

4. Click "Submit"

5. Review your information and complete the form.

6. Read the housing contract. 

7. If you are under the age of 18, you will enter a parent or guardian's email address. A form will be sent to them to complete. 

8. Enter your full name to electronically sign the contact. 

9. Use a credit/debit card to submit the $75 housing application fee. 

Once all forms have been signed by you and your parent/guardian (if applicable), your Admissions Application Status Portal will show a checkmark for the housing application in the application checklist.

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Next Steps 

Once your housing application has been completed, you will receive an email from WKU Housing & Residence Life with instructions on when and how to: 

• Complete your Living Learning Community application
• Complete your roommate matching profile 
• Select a roommate 

 

 

The Living Learning Community application and roommate matching profile will be available after November 17, 2025.

 

 

Changes can be made to your housing application through the WKU Housing Portal through March 31st. 

 

How to Make a Change

1. Login to the WKU Housing Portal through my.wku.edu

2. Choose "Apply for Housing" from the top menu.

3. Select the application term.

4. Use the application checklist links at the top of the application screen to choose which page(s) you would like to edit.

5. Choose "save and continue" on each page you are editing to save the changes.

Update My Application (my.wku.edu)

 

Assignments are made in date-received order from when your deposit is submitted. Making changes to your application does not affect your date-received status. 

Choosing a Roommate

The housing application will allow you to:

• Add a specific person as a roommate,
• Search for a potential roommate and provide matching results, or
• Choose a "random roommate." 

You will be required to create a "Roommate Screen Name," a personal description, and answer roommate preference matching questions. 

Your Roommate Screen Name will allow others to search for you specifically and will be the only name displayed on your roommate profile. 

If you are looking for a potential roommate, the application will generate suggested roommates for you based on your roommate matching preferences. You will be able to view roommate profiles, send private messages, and request a roommate through the WKU Housing Portal. If you do not see many matches, try again later; more matches will be generated as more students complete their roommate profiles. 

Searching for a roommate is recommended after more students have completed their applications; more roommate matches are typically available after January 1st.

For students who are selected in an LLC, you will be asked to choose an LLC roommate in April. If you already have a preferred roommate, you can go ahead and add them in the roommate group section of the application. 

Learn More About Roommate Search & Selection 

 

Roommate Requests

All roommate requests must be mutual to be honored. While we do our best to accommodate preferences, not all requests can be honored, depending on space availability. Please ensure both roommates have accepted the "roommate group" invitation in the housing application. 

Determining Room Assignments

The University agrees to determine room assignments based upon:

• Date of receipt
• Priority status
• Mutual request for roommate pairing

 

Priority Status

Returning residents who renew their housing agreement prior to the established deadline are reassigned first. 

Returning students with over 60 credit hours who apply after the deadline are not guaranteed a hall/room assignment for the upcoming academic year.

Incoming first year and transfer students are assigned after returning students.

 

Preferences

If the students' preferences are not available at the time the assignment is made, the student will still receive a housing assignment for a space that is available. 

  

Non-Discrimination Policy

The University makes all assignments without regard to race, sexual orientation or national origin, and rejects all requests for changes of assignments based upon these factors.

 

Private Rooms

If space is available, requests for private rooms will be approved on a first-come, first-serve basis. The resident of a private room agrees to pay the additional charges either before the semester begins or before the move is complete.

 

Accommodations 

WKU Housing and Residence Life (HRL) is committed to meeting the needs of all students with a documented qualifying medical, physical, or psychological disability, to the best of its ability, while upholding federal, state and local laws by providing reasonable accommodations as related to the American Disabilities Act and Fair Housing Act. 

Many types of accommodations are available for a wide variety of disabilities. HRL has a variety of living environments (private rooms, suite style, private bathrooms, wheelchair accessible rooms, apartments, different HVAC units, etc.). 

Learn More 

Students will learn more about their room assignment via email in late spring/early summer. 

Before the Semester Begins

If you are dissatisfied with your assignment prior to the beginning of the semester, you can request a change of assignment in the Housing Portal.

 

Follow these steps:

1. Login to the WKU Housing Portal through my.wku.edu
2. Select "View and Confirm Room Assignment"
3. Select the appropriate term and choose "Save & Continue"
4. Select "Confirm Room Assignment, Attending WKU" from the "Confirm Placement" dropdown menu and choose "Save & Continue"
5. Choose an option in the dropdown menu to request a change (private room, different building, move with roommate request) and choose "Save & Continue"

 

Due to the high demand for housing, assignment changes are limited prior to the start of the fall semester. There are no guarantees, but changes may be made as space permits.

If you have previously requested a change, you do not need to request it again.

 

After the Semester Begins

There is a room change request process available after move-in if we are unable to grant your request before the beginning of the semester.

Learn more

Before Receiving Your Assignment

If you are no longer planning to attend WKU after you have submitted your housing application, send an email to hrl@wku.edu to cancel your housing application.

Please include your name and WKU Identification Number (800 number) with your request to cancel. 

 

After Receiving Your Assignment

If you need to cancel your Housing Agreement after you have received your housing assignment, please visit the WKU Housing Portal and do the following:

1. Login to the WKU Housing Portal through my.wku.edu 
2. Select “View & Confirm Room Assignment”
3. Select the term of your housing assignment and click “Save & Continue”
4. Select “Cancel my housing – not attending WKU; not living on-campus” and click “Save and Continue”

 

Cancelation Policy

Written notice of cancelation must be made to the Department of Housing & Residence Life in order to avoid a housing charge. The $75 application fee is non-refundable.