First-Year & Transfer Housing

The housing application for incoming first-year and transfer students is available to all new students who have confirmed enrollment at the University of Portland.

After you have confirmed your enrollment and set up your PIlotsUP portal access, you are ready to apply for housing. The housing application is located within the Pilot Housing Portal, which is accessible by clicking the "Sign Up for Housing" button below. The best way to log in is to scroll down and select the option for "Single Sign On" or "SSO." 

If you will be a new student at UP starting in January 2026, then submit the "Spring 2026" application.

If you will be a new student at UP starting in August 2026, then submit the "Academic Year 2026-2027" application. 

For any questions, please contact the Office of Residence Life and we will be happy to assist you. We can be reached at reslife@up.edu or 503-943-7205. 

Sign Up for Housing

How will I get a roommate?

The housing application lets incoming students build their own roommate profile. In December 2025, staff in the Office of Residence Life will use housing application/profile data to pair each incoming student up with a compatible roommate.

When will I learn my housing and roommate assignments?

New incoming students should submit their housing applications by December 10th, 2025. Housing and roommate assignments will be created and communicated shortly after that.  

When will I move in?

New incoming first-year and transfer students should plan to move in on Thursday, January 8th 2026. More details, including times, will be available later this Fall. Unfortunately, new incoming students cannot arrive earlier than their scheduled Move In Day. 

Where can first-year students live?

Students in their first year of college live in six of our residence halls: 

Female-Facing Halls: Kenna and Mehling Halls

Male-Facing Halls: Christie and Villa Maria Halls

Co-Ed Halls: Corrado and Shipstad Halls 

Two Year Residency Requirement & Experience

In support of the residential nature of UP and our emphasis on community, and based on longstanding research linking on campus housing with student and academic success in college, all full-time undergraduate students are required to live on campus during their first and second years at UP. For the purposes of this requirement, class year is based on total number of academic years in college. 

Please click here to read about the benefits of living on campus, especially at UP! 

On campus housing is also available for our juniors, seniors and graduate students, and many of these students choose to continue living on campus for their entire time at UP. 

Two Year Residency Requirement Exemptions

Incoming students who will be in their first or second years of college may request to be exempt from UP's two-year residency requirement. Preference will be given to students who have confirmed their enrollment or plan to after receiving a housing exemption response. 

Exemptions will only be approved in cases where both of the following criteria are met:

1. The incoming student will be residing at home with parent(s) and/or guardian(s);
2. The incoming student will be residing at an address that is within a 20-mile radius of the UP campus.

Exemptions will also be approved for incoming students who will be 21 years of age or older at the start of their first semester on campus, and/or who are married. 

To apply for an exemption to UP's two year residency requirement, please submit this application form. Incoming Students will need to log in to their UP applicant portal to access this form (their username is the email address they applied to UP with). Housing requirement exemption applications are reviewed twice monthly by a committee. Applicants will be emailed within two weeks with a decision on their residency requirement exemption request. For questions, contact the Office of Residence Life at reslife@up.edu.