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Getting a Campus Apartment
February 2, 2026, at 10 a.m. CST: 2026-27 campus apartment interest list opens in housing portal.
- Submit a housing application and contract, your apartment preferences, and roommate preference to join the apartment interest list. Using that information, the assignments team will offer apartments March-July, as rooms become available.
- Apartment space is very limited for second-year students and above, so have a back up plan. Visit lsu.edu/offcampushousing for helpful resources.
March 1 - July 31: Check your LSU email for updates and apartment offers.
February 2, 2026, at 10 a.m. CST: 2026-27 campus apartment interest list opens in housing portal.
- Submit a housing application and contract, your apartment preferences, and roommate preference to join the apartment interest list. Using that information, the assignments team will offer apartments March-July, as rooms become available.
- Graduate students live in Marsh and Bayou Halls at Nicholson Gateway Apartments.
- Apartment space is very limited for second-year students and above, so have a back up plan. Visit lsu.edu/offcampushousing for helpful resources.
March 1 - July 31: Check your LSU email for updates and apartment offers.
Current Sophomores and Above Living in Nicholson Gateway
- February 2, 2026 at 10 a.m. CST - February 4, 2026
Secure your exact same room in your apartment and submit nonrefundable prepayment to secure the room. After this time, your room can be selected by other students. - February 5, 2026 at 10 a.m. CST - February 9, 2026 at 10 a.m. CST
If you secured your room February 2-4, you can place your preferred roommate into an open room in the apartment. Each student must submit the nonrefundable prepayment to secure the room. - February 10, 2026 at 10 a.m. CST - February 16, 2026 at 10 a.m. CST
If you did not secure an apartment room already, you can select a new apartment room in Nicholson Gateway Apartments and place your preferred roommate into an open room. Each student must submit the nonrefundable prepayment to secure the room. - March 2, 2026 at 10 a.m. CST
Whether you have an apartment room reserved for next year or not, this is the first time current apartment residents can join the apartment interest list to request a different apartment style.
The assignments team will use this list and information to offer you a more preferred apartment space as they become available through consolidations and cancellations.
If you have a preferred roommate, they should also join the interest list and you as their preferred roommate on the form.
Only submit your preferences once.
Current Sophomores and Above Living in ECA and WCA
- February 10, 2026 at 10 a.m. CST - February 16, 2026 at 10 a.m. CST
Select any available apartment room in Nicholson Gateway Apartments and place your preferred roommate into an open room. Each student must submit the nonrefundable prepayment to secure the room. - This is the first opportunity for current and eligible WCA and ECA residents to select
an apartment in Nicholson Gateway Apartments.
Current First-year Students Living in ECA or WCA
- Your apartment is not eligible for selection. Follow the instructions to join the apartment interest list in the "Current First-year Student" section above.
February 10, 2026 at 10 a.m. CST - February 16, 2026 at 10 a.m. CST
- Honors College students selected to live in the ECA Honors Community can select a room in ECA Buildings 10 or 11 and place their preferred roommate into an open room.
The Fine Print
Current students begin the on-campus apartment selection process for the next academic year in February. A $250 nonrefundable prepayment is required to secure an apartment space.
Roommates
You can list one preferred roommate in your Preferred Roommate Group in the housing portal prior to apartment selection. If there is an available room in the apartment you choose, you can place your preferred roommate from your preferred roommate group into that available room in your apartment.
Each student must submit the $250 nonrefundable prepayment in the housing portal to complete the process and secure the space.
Being in a roommate group does not guarantee you to be roommates.
Apartment/Room Changes
Once you secure an apartment space online and submit the $250 nonrefundable prepayment, you will have to contact our room assignments staff to make any changes to your room/apartment assignment.
A $250 nonrefundable prepayment is required to secure your apartment for the next year.
Payment must be made with a credit or debit card in the online housing portal within 48 hours of apartment/room reservation. After 48 hours, reservations will be purged to make spaces available to other students.
The entire $250 will be applied toward the fall fee bill. However, those that cancel their assignment will forfeit the entire $250, and are subject to the cancellation fee schedule.
Scholarship Payment
Students who use scholarship money for their housing will need to submit the nonrefundable prepayment during the online renewal process with a credit or debit card. The prepayment will not affect the amount covered by scholarship. Once the scholarship funds are applied to the student’s fee bill, all or some some of the housing charge will be paid (depending on the scholarship amount), and any overage in the student account will be refunded to the student’s account.
Pelican Promise
If you have the Pelican Promise award, you do not have to submit the $250 prepayment at the time of apartment selection. The prepayment is deferred to your fall fee bill.
Students who have paid the prepayment to reserve an apartment space and decide to cancel their fall reservation will forfeit the $250 nonrefundable prepayment and are subject to cancellation penalties.
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