New Student FAQs

The housing selection process is now open! Students access the Housing Portal by logging into HomerConnect. Check out the Housing "How to" Videos or step-by-step guides to learn about the housing selection process. Additional resources are available in the Housing Portal. 

Housing preferences, RLC applications, and roommate requests are all due on June 13, 2023 at 12 noon. 

All new students received an email from Residential Life outlining the process for housing selection; please view this email for more details. 

You will be able to create a roommate group on the Housing Portal (accessed via HomerConnect). This is the same place you will go to complete your Housing Preferences and Residential Learning Community applications.

Check out a video tutorial on this page on how to create and/or accept a roommate group invitation. 

Roommate requests for new students are due by June 13, 2023 at 12 noon.

That is 100% fine! Many students do not have a roommate they know before coming to IC. The housing application will ask lifestyle questions in addition to housing preferences, which are used to help match roommates and assign rooms.

Please refer to special housing accommodations to review the process for requesting a housing accommodation. We recommend starting this process as soon as possible and not waiting until the housing due dates or waiting for your housing assignment. Please note that spaces become more limited as we continue to house students over the summer.

IC has several theme-based Residential Learning Communities (RLCs) that you can apply to live in to help you connect with fellow students with shared interests, preferences, and/or identities. Visit RLCs and Special Housing Options to learn more about these special communities.

New incoming first-year students will live in our First-Year Residential Experience communities, and new incoming transfer students will live in the Upper Years Housing communities to support your IC journey. Check out the Office of Residential Life’s new student housing resources page for more information about housing options. 

Ithaca College is a residential college with a three-year residency policy. Students are required to live on campus for their first year, sophomore, and junior years.

Early new student move-in is specifically for new international students, Jumpstart & RLC participants, & non-football fall athletes (football players move in even earlier, on August 8). If fit into one of those categories, a respective staff member will be in touch about early move-in details. All other new students can move in on Thursday, August 17. 

We understand that sometimes extenuating circumstances or hardships may make it difficult to move in on a particular date. Individual requests to arrive early may be submitted via online form on IC Workflow. The early arrival request form will go live in IC Workflow on Monday, June 26, 2023.

Incoming first-year students may live in doubles, triples, and single rooms. Most students are in a room with a roommate; a single is not a guarantee. More people request single rooms than there are spaces available. Singles make up less than 20% of all first-year housing.

If you have an accommodation need for a single, please refer to special housing accommodations for additional information.