Residential Community > Housing Selection

For returning students, the housing selection process begins in February with the Townhouse Village application process. Townhouse students sign up for their spacs in mid-March. The lottery process for all other returning students begins in late March and continues into mid-April. Students draw numbers in the Residence Life and Housing Office based on the number of semesters they have lived in on-campus housing. Following the lottery process, students then select their rooms based on their lottery number.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I can't find two or three others to live with me in a Townhouse or Suite?

You may place a request for roommates on the Residence Hall Classified Board in the first floor hallway of Centennial Hall outside of the Housing Office. To fill out a request card, visit the Housing Office in Centennial Hall.

I want to live in Plainsman (or Johnson or Centennial) but don't have a roommate. Can I just sign up and live with an entering student?

In order to sign up for any double room, you must have a roommate or sign-up for a single in Centennial.

If I am a junior and elect to live in a single in Centennial or Johnson, do I have to sign a contract for continuous dining?

Yes, meal plans are contracted by building, not academic status or years on campus.

I paid a $100.00 housing deposit when I entered NWU, why do I have to pay another deposit?

If you have accumulated charges and depleted your housing deposit below $75, you will be asked to replenish your deposit back up to the $75 minimum.