Housing Requests and Accommodations

How do I apply for an accommodation? 
Housing Accommodations are granted solely by the Student Accessibility Services office. The deadline for requesting/renewing housing accommodation requests is January 15, 2025. Please refer to Student Accessibility Services website for additional information.
 
I have an approved ADA accommodation. Can I still proceed through grouping and participate in suite selection? 
Based on what your accommodation is and the inventory available in your residential college, your accommodation may require that you form a group of a specific configuration or may require that you are pre-assigned* a room by the Housing Office. Students will receive notification about what is necessary to meet their accommodation in the Housing Portal when Group Formation opens. For additional information, please visit the Additional Resources page
 
*Students in this category will not participate in grouping nor room selection.
 
I am a rising junior/senior with an approved medical accommodation for next year. Is my housing guaranteed? 
Students participating in the junior/senior draw should note that an SAS accommodation does not guarantee on-campus housing. The option to use an SAS accommodation or not only comes into play if on-campus housing is available and secured.  
 
Students participating in group formation are encouraged to review the available, undersubscribed suites/sizes and form a group that will meet their accommodation and provide a better chance at remaining on-campus. 
 
I submitted a request for an accommodation after the deadline. Will I still receive my housing accommodation?  
While requests for accommodations will be considered after the deadline, the accommodation cannot be guaranteed to be met if a request was not received by the deadline.
 
How can I request a change of college affiliation?
The application process for change of college affiliation is overseen centrally by the Yale College Dean’s Office. Students may request a change of college affiliation at the start of the spring term by completing this application. For more information, please visit the Additional Resources page
 
I do not want to group and do not have a preference as to where I live. Can I be assigned randomly and not participate in the room draw? 
If you are planning to live on campus but prefer not to participate in grouping, you can opt out of the remaining stages of room draw by selecting to Opt Out of Grouping. If you select this option you will be assigned to a bedroom by the Housing Office and you will not participate in any further stages of room draw.
 
Please note that selecting this option does not guarantee a single room. Students who opt out of grouping will be assigned to a partially filled suite with students in their same draw (class year), and will have suitemates and/or a roommate.
 
If I opt out of grouping and request to be manually assigned, when will I know my housing assignment?
Students who select to Opt Out of Grouping will be assigned to available housing after Room Selection is complete.  You will receive email notification of your assignment, along with the names of any suitemates, after room selection has ended in early April.
 
Where can I find the list of bathroom designations for my college?
A list of bathroom designations will be available once Group Formation opens. Students will be able to view this information in the Housing Portal
 
What are the single gender bathroom options?
All residential bathrooms are assigned as a women’s bathroom, a men’s bathroom, or a gender-inclusive bathroom. The bathroom types alternate, so that students can always find options by heading up or downstairs. In most case, when there are two bathrooms on a floor, at least one bathroom is assigned as gender-inclusive. This provides students with the flexibility of being able to participate in room draw with their desired classmates while still having access to their preferred bathroom. 
 
I see bathroom designations on the room tile when looking at the available suites. What does this mean?
This indicates the designation of the bathroom on the same floor of the suite in question. This does not mean the suite is gendered. In some cases, two bathroom designations are listed because there are two bathrooms on the floor. 
 
I see bathroom designations when looking at floor plans. What does this mean?
This indicates the designation of each residential bathroom within the college. This does not mean the suites on that floor are gendered.
 
How do I utilize the bathroom information to select a room?
Students are able to live in rooms and suites of any gender configuration. Students are expected to take bathroom designations and locations into account when forming groups and selecting rooms and suites.