First Year Student Housing

In order to receive a housing assignment , you must complete a housing application. This application will require you to affirm the 2025-2026 Housing & Dining Contract. Once you complete the application, you will receive a copy of the Housing & Dining Contract sent to your Wilkes University email address. Applications will be available starting April 1, 2025 and are due by 11:59 p.m. on June 1, 2025.

HOUSING AND DINING CONTRACT (.pdf)

Please follow these step-by-step instructions on how to complete your housing contract.

1. Log on to the Housing Self-Service page external website.
2. On the new screen, select the Application tab on the side menu bar.
3. Select First Year Student Housing Application.
4. Follow the flow of the application, starting with an electronic signature and completing all questions.
5. When your application is complete, select Submit. You should receive an email confirmation to your Wilkes University email. Save this email in the event there is an issue with your application!

If you are interested in selecting housing with several of your fellow students, you will need to create a roommate group before the deadline of June 1, 2025. Provided that roommate requests are mutual (i.e. you send a request to a fellow student and it gets accepted), then we will house that group together.

Please follow these step-by-step instructions on how to create a roommate group.

1. Log in to the Housing Self-Service page external website.
2. On the new screen, select the Roommate & Room Selection tab on the side menu bar, then Select Roommates.
3. Search for your desired roommate(s) with a simple First Name/Last Name and email address search. Your desired roommate will NOT show up if they have not completed their housing application. Check with them to ensure they have completed this step if you do not see your desired roommate when searching.
4. Repeat these steps for all desired roommates.

All requests will be sent via email to your fellow students. Requests will need to be accepted in order for the roommate group to be formed. Make sure that you check back to your housing portal to ensure your roommate requests have been accepted. All roommate groups must be finalized on or before June 1, 2025!

• You are not required to form a roommate group in order to be housed. In fact, most students join us at Wilkes University without having a pre-determined roommate group. That is perfectly normal. For all of our students, if there are issues with your roommate, the Resident Assistant (RA) staff will help you work through them.

Students seeking a gender-inclusive roommate group or housing assignment should contact Residence Life at reslife@wilkes.edu to discuss this option.

Students hoping for a single room should note that single rooms are limited and are assigned in an order determined by their Wilkes deposit date.  Students who would like to request a single room due to an accommodation need should email katy.betnar@wilkes.edu to begin the approval process.

• 1 twin bed (mattress and bed frame)
• 1 desk
• 1 desk chair
• 1 dresser
• 1 armoire or closet, depending on the room
• Everything that a student finds in a room must stay in the room. Furniture may not be moved from the room, as there are no available storage spaces.

Mattresses in our residence halls are extra-long (36"x80"). Extra-long sheets are the best choice to ensure a good fit!

The Office of Residence Life has partnered with DormCo. to provide our students with a convenient, affordable way to purchase extra-long sheets and bedding items. Proceeds from this program go to the Inter-Residence Hall Council and are used for programming in the residence halls. Please visit the RHL website external website for more information!

The following appliances are permitted in our halls:

• Alarm Clock
• Coffee Maker (automatic)
• Computer
• Desk Lamp (non- halogen)
• Fan
• Microwave
• Radio/ Stereo
• Refrigerator (5.0 cu. Ft. maximum)
• Television

Students are not permitted to bring the following:

• Crock Pots
• George Foreman Grill
• Halogen lamps
• Heating coils
• Mini grills
• Toaster Oven

Residential students are permitted to have visitors. All residence halls are locked 24 hours a day. Only residents of the building can gain access with their ID card or front door key. Visitors must be escorted at all times and residents are fully responsible for the behavior of their visitors. Additional information about the visitation policy is available in the Student Handbook.

In order to maintain our facilities and manage air quality for students with allergies, pets (other than fish in a 10-gallon or smaller tank) are not permitted in the residence halls.

In support of student health and safety, smoking and vaping are strictly prohibited in all buildings on campus. Smoking outside of University buildings must be a minimum of 6 feet from any entrances.

First-year students are permitted to bring a vehicle to campus. Students may park only in the lot assigned to them. Parking permits are required and applications will be available during the summer. We suggest parking at Ralston Field your first year! Parking is NOT guaranteed and students should not bring a car to campus if they are not issued a parking permit. Please visit our Parking Services page for more information.

Yes! All full-time undergraduate students in their first two years at Wilkes University, who do not commute from the home of their parent or legal guardian, must reside on campus. Students who have been at Wilkes for more than two years may reside off campus. A commutable distance is defined as being no greater than 50 miles away from campus.