Room Selection
Bucknell's residential living/learning environment is one of its most distinctive features. It is a source of intellectual stimulation, social interaction, friendship and personal support. We're committed to a residential learning environment that requires and guarantees housing for all undergraduate students for all four years.
Housing selection for sophomores, juniors and seniors takes place during the spring semester. Room selection is how Bucknell makes residential room assignments, based on the preferences of our students. You can share your preferences, along with your living style and habits, in the application in myHOME.
Please understand many variables affect roommate and room assignments, and we are unable to meet every preference. Contact housing@bucknell.edu if you have questions about your options.
Room Selection Exceptions
Students who are in any of the following categories will not participate in room selection:
- Incoming first-year students who will undergo housing assignments
- Students approved to live off-campus
- Students who elect to participate in the Affinity Housing or Residential College alumni programs
- Students living in fraternity or sorority spaces
- Students who have committed to study abroad in the Fall 2026 semester
- Students hired as staff members, such as Residential Advisers, Junior Fellows, Peer Advisers, etc.
Housing Accommodations
Students seeking housing accommodation should refer to the Office for Accessibility Resources (OAR). All accommodation documentation for sophomores, juniors and seniors must be submitted through OAR no later than Feb. 27.
Gender Inclusive Housing
Bucknell strives to provide welcoming and safe housing for all students, including options for those seeking gender-inclusive accommodations.
The Office of LGBTQ Resources and Housing Services will work with students who identify as transgender, gender nonconforming or nonbinary to provide options to meet their on-campus housing needs. If you want to learn more about these options, please review our Gender Inclusive Housing Guide.
Room Selection for 2026-27 Academic Year
Time Slots
Time slots for all class years will be released on March 26, 2026. Time slot information will be available on myHOME.
Info Sessions
Below are the dates, times and locations for information sessions about room selection. During these information sessions, students will learn about the process for room selection, review the room selection timeline and see a demonstration of how to go through room selection. There will be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions at the end of the information session. A recording of the information shared during the information sessions will be made available for students to view at a later time.
- Tuesday, February 17 at 6 p.m., Trout Auditorium
Zoom link provided later - Thursday, February 19, 6 p.m., Trout Auditorium
Zoom link provided later - Monday, March 2, 7 p.m, Trout Auditorium
Zoom link provided later - Wednesday, March 4, 7p.m, Larison Dining Hall
Zoom link provided later
2026-27 Room Selection Timeline
Specialized Room Selection
- Feb. 27: Deadline to submit housing accommodation requests to the Office of Accessibility Resources.
- March 2 - 18: Students granted housing accommodations receive room assignments.
- March 3 and 5:Residential College alumni housing selection. This process is organized by the Residential College program.
- March 6:Fraternity and sorority housing assignments finalized. Each chapter's leadership will assign rooms within the chapter's housing area.
- March 6: Partial apartment interest deadline.
- March 16: Partial apartment lottery numbers released.
- March 18: Students approved for Affinity Housing receive room assignments.
- March 19: Partial apartment selection.
- March 26: Time slots released. Students who participated in a specialized room selection process outlined above or have signed a lease to live off campus will not receive a time slot.
Room Selection: April 6–April 17
- April 6 and 7: Rising senior housing selection.
- April 10 and 13: Rising junior housing selection.
- April 14, 16 and 17: Rising sophomore housing selection.
- April 23 and 24: Students who did not select a room are placed in available housing.
- May 1: Room Change Request Form opens.
- June 1, 15; July 1, 15; August 3: Students notified of room change updates.
- July 31: Room Change Request Form closes.
Housing Options for the Classes of 2027, 2028 and 2029
(Housing options by class year are subject to change based on enrollment)