🏠🦡 | UW–Madison Housing Contract & Information Due May 1

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Housing Contract & Information Due Thursday, May 1

Future Badgers,

Want to #LiveWithBucky in the University Residence Halls this fall? The deadline for you to log in to My UW Housing and complete your Housing contract is Thursday, May 1, 2025 @ 11:55 p.m. CT. This includes submitting a contract, paying an advance payment, ranking preferred residence halls and learning/theme communities, listing any possible preferred roommate(s), and selecting a dining plan.

Log in to My UW Housing

Note: late information is not accepted and we recommend not waiting until the last minute as traffic will be high in My UW Housing. You can change your hall/community preferences, dining plan, and roommate preferences in My UW Housing until May 1.

1. Complete Your Housing Contract

A separate application for housing is not needed,

but you must sign the contract by May 1, 2025 @ 11:55 p.m. CT to be guaranteed a space.

2. Submit Your Advance Payment

When the contract is signed, a $75 non-refundable contract fee and a $225 advance payment are required to secure your space. These payments represent a legally binding financial agreement.

3. Rank Preferred Residence Halls

See what spaces might fit you and enter your preferences to rank eight residence halls/room types. We do our best to match your preferences, but you could be placed in any hall or community on or off your preference list.

4. Rank Preferred Communities

Learning and theme communities are residential spaces within various residence halls that bring together students around a specific focus. Select 2 – 5 communities and indicate whether you'd like us to prioritize your community or residence hall preferences.

5. Set Your Roommate Options

Indicate if you want a random or preferred roommate and create or join a roommate group if you have preferred roommate(s). If you're in a roommate group of three or four, you'll get priority in your hall/community assignment!

6. Select Your Dining Plan

All students living in the residence halls are required to select a resident dining plan. There are three options to choose from depending on the number of meals per week that fit your habits.

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We handle the details.

You have time for what matters.

Find New Friends Fast

Welcome to the Badger Fam. While we don't have a live-in requirement, over 90% of first-year students choose to live in the residence halls. We make it easy to meet friends who share your interests.

Delicious & Accessible Dining

With venues across campus including dining markets, coffee shops, and convenience stores, choosing meals to fit your taste and budget is incredibly simple. Menus include made-to-order items, many recipes made from scratch, and plenty of healthy options.

Boredom Isn't an Option

There’s always something going on! Thousands of programs and events are planned throughout the year so you’ll have chances to find new passions, get involved, make connections, or just have fun.

Attend Class in Your PJs

A variety of popular intro-level classes are held right in residence halls and communities. Just grab a cup of coffee and enjoy your quick commute.

Staff Available for You 24/7

Our dedicated staff is on-call 24/7. We offer resources, equipment checkouts, will fix things fast, and diligently clean all common spaces.

Help When You Need It

Free tutoring and on-site Cross-College Academic Advising (CCAS) are available right within various residence halls.

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Not just a roof over your head.

Services at your doorstep.

Amenities

All hall rates include high-speed wireless internet, furnishings, and utilities like water, heat, and electricity.

Laundry & Media Centers

Easily accessible laundry and computer/media facilities with printers are located inside residence halls.

Hall Desks

Pick up mail and packages, check out equipment and entertainment, and get questions answered at these centers of the neighborhood.

Safety & Security

All exterior doors are safeguarded by electronic locks while security cameras, emergency text alerts, and full-time live-in staff keep you protected in your new home away from home.

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Work with Housing and enjoy flexibility, new connections, and convienent locations!

Jump-start your future as a custodian, cashier, Dining Team Member, House Fellow (RA), or supervisor and live where you work while improving your skills. We offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, and locations near where you live.

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