LiveOn with us for 2025 Spring Semester

The On-Campus Housing Waitlist for spring semester will be available in eLiving starting at 12:00 p.m. (noon) October 1.

Upper-class students have many housing options to consider at University Park. Below is a list of the housing options that accommodate upper-class students and the associated room rates.  These rates should be kept in mind during the self-select process in December to determine which option meets your needs and fits your budget. Only housing options that have a vacancy available will be displayed during the self-select process. 

Upper-class student housing options:

• Double Room, Traditional Residence Halls (you and 1 roommate)
  Double rooms are located in Pollock (Beaver***), South (Atherton, McElwain, Simmons***), and West (Hamilton***, Irvin, Jordan, Thompson, Watts***) 

• Triple Room, Traditional Residence Halls (you and 2 roommates)
  Triple rooms are located in South (Atherton, McElwain, Simmons***), and West (Jordan, Thompson, Watts***) 

• Quad Room, Traditional Residence Halls (you and 3 roommates)
  Quad rooms, which is a single large room, and are located in South (McElwain, Simmons***), and West (Hamilton, Thompson) 

• Single Room, Traditional Residence Halls (no roommates)
  Single-occupancy rooms are located in South (Atherton, McElwain, Simmons***), and West (Hamilton***, Jordan, Thompson, Watts***)

• Double Room, Renovated Residence Halls (you and 1 roommate)
  Double rooms are located in South (Chace***, Cooper, Cross, Ewing, Haller, Hibbs, Hoyt, Lyons, and Stephens Halls)

• North Hall suites (you and 1 roommate and 2 suitemates)
  2-bedroom/4-person suite with shared bathroom located in North (Beam, Holmes, Leete, Runkle)
  Limited 2-bedroom/2-person suites are available through a Waitlist

• Nittany Hall suites (you and 1 roommate and 2 suitemates)
  2-bedroom/4-person suite with shared bathroom

• Single Room, Eastview Terrace (no roommate)
  Single-occupancy room with private bathroom and air conditioning (Brill***, Curry***, Harris, Miller, Nelson, Panofsky, Young)

• Nittany Apartments*** (you and 3 roommates)
  2-bedroom/4-person apartments and 4-bedroom/4-person apartments

• White Course Apartments*** (you and 3 roommates) 
  4-bedroom/4-person apartments

• Supplemental Housing, Traditional Residence Halls (you and 3-5 roommates) 
  Supplemental housing rooms, which is a large room, are located in Pollock (Beaver***), South (McElwain, Simmons***), and West (Hamilton***, Jordan, Thompson, Watts***) 

• Supplemental Housing, Renovated Residence Halls (you and 3-5 roommates) 
  Supplemental housing rooms, which is a large room, are located in South (Cooper, Cross, Ewing, Haller, Hibbs, Hoyt, Lyons, Stephens) 

• Supplemental Housing, Suite Residence Halls (you and 5 roommates) 
  Supplemental housing rooms, which is a large room, are located in North (Beam, Holmes, Leete, Runkle) 

Students do not need to have a roommate request to select a housing option. If no roommate is listed, the Housing Assignment Office will process a random room assignment.

*** These housing options offer Break Access/Holiday Housing for students who are not able to leave campus during the Spring Break closedown period. 

Starting Mid-November

HFS Contract offers are made on Monday afternoons, between 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., and the offer will expire at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Thursdays.

When a HFS Contract is offered to you, an email notification is sent to your Penn State Access Account. You can also opt in to receive text message notifications (eLiving > Account Settings).

The HFS Contract offer will be available in your eLiving Shopping Cart. If the HFS Contract offer is not accepted by the expiration date and the offer expires, the offer cannot be remade.

1. Click the ‘Begin Contract Signing Process’ button to view and read the HFS Contract agreement and Terms, Conditions, and Regulations (TCRs).
   If you log out before accepting the offer, the HFS Contract Offer will be available in your Shopping Cart until the offer expiration deadline

2. Check the box to indicate that you have read and agree to abide by the Terms, Conditions, and Regulations (TCRs).

3. Type your name to electronically sign the HFS Contract.

4. Click the ‘Accept Contract’ button.

Be sure to read the fine print for your HFS Contract before you accept - once you have clicked that you agree to the TCRs, typed your name, and clicked the green "Accept Contract" button, you are legally bound to the HFS Contract for the specified semester(s). You may not cancel the HFS Contract after it has been accepted.

Students who are new to University Housing for spring semester will be eligible to self-select a room assignment during a period of time in early December. You will receive an email notification with details about the self-selection process. Only spaces with available vacancies will be displayed, and options will vary as other students select a room. Students currently living on campus during fall semester will also be using the system. 

If you do not self-select a room assignment by the deadline, the Housing Assignment Office will process a room assignment for you.

Visit the Arrival website to learn more about moving into your room, including the move-in schedule, check-in locations, and checklists to help you plan and pack.

Once you have accepted a HFS Contract for spring semester, you will be eligible to participate in the White Track of LiveOn Housing Process for the 2025-2026 academic year. You will need to Request Housing in eLiving during the LiveOn Housing Process timeline: 

• 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET November 21 - 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET February 24: Students who Request Housing in December 1 - February 24 will be eligible for the White Track invitation process.

Invitations are offered on a random basis, not on a first-come, first-served process. The date that a student Requests Housing is not considered when housing invitations are made.

All students who Request Housing will receive an invitation to #LiveOn!

Students who are not eligible to Request Housing, or who do not participate in the process, may add their name to the On-Campus Housing Waitlist in eLiving, which opens at 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET December 1. After the LiveOn Housing Process concludes in March, the Housing Assignment Office will determine if space is available throughout the spring and summer. Housing is not guaranteed to every student on the Waitlist.

If space is available, HFS Contract offers will be released on Monday afternoons to students who have scheduled University Park classes for the fall semester. HFS Contract offers will be for supplemental housing.

An invitation provides the student the opportunity to review available housing options, select a space, invite friend(s), and then create/accept the HFS Contract through the eLiving system. All students who Request Housing will receive an invitation; invitations are randomly made on the following timeline:

The number of students who Request Housing will determine how many invitation rounds are made, as not all students will receive an invitation on the same day.

Invitations are sent out on Mondays and Thursdays (between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 pm ET) in March. Once a student receives an invitation, the student will need to complete the entire process before the invitation expiration date:

• Monday invitations expire Thursday at 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET
• Thursday invitations expire Monday at 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET

Login to eLiving to view the invitations; either select View Invitation under the Contracts icon, or select the Shopping Cart.

View and select a housing option 

The invitation will display all housing options and indicate the amount of space remaining. As students select a housing option, the space available will decrease. Once a housing option is filled, it will no longer be available to select, but will be grayed out.

Select a housing option and click the "continue" button.

Add a Friend

You can add a friend to your invitation! Adding a friend is not required to select a housing option. If a group of students want to live together, the first student to receive the invitation should select the housing option and add friends to ensure the group is assigned together.

1. Friend must be eligible (must have Requested Housing and not accepted a HFS Contract yet)
2. Friend can be any gender
3. Depending upon housing option selected (no friends can be added to single rooms), up to 3 friends can be added,
4. Adding a friend will reserve the housing option selected for you and the friend(s), and create HFS Contract offers for each person
5. Each student must accept the HFS Contract by the deadline date.

Review your selection

Review your select and click "Create Contract"

Accept HFS Contract

You'll follow the same steps as indicated in Step 3 to accept the HFS Contract offer.