Spring-Only Housing
Your housing options for Spring 2027 depend on your plans for the semester
| If you are.. | You need to… |
| Returning to on-campus housing | Participate in the Spring-Only Housing Selection |
| Moving off campus | Review the Off-Campus Housing information |
| Already living off campus and want to return to on-campus housing | Submit a request for on-campus housing |
| Need to request disability-related housing accommodations | Review the Accommodations information |
2027 Spring-Only Housing Selection
Students studying abroad during the Fall 2026 semester who have not been released from the University’s residency requirement will participate in Spring-Only Housing Selection on December 9 to select their housing and meal plan for Spring 2027.
Important Dates
- October 7 – October 28
- Timeline for an on-campus student to request to pull you into their current or upcoming vacancy for Spring 2027
- November 15
- For the Spring term, all students should provide complete documentation for Disability-Related Accommodations consideration by November 15.
- November 18
- Email notifications sent about the status of pull-in requests
- December 4
- The Availability List will be available in the Housing Portal.
- Your housing selection time will also be available in the Housing Portal.
- December 9
- Select your Spring 2027 housing and meal plan through the Housing Portal between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. EST so please plan accordingly.
What to know before selection
- The availability list shows spaces currently available for selection and updates approximately every 15 minutes.
- Housing availability will be limited. Roommate preferences and roommate groups are not guaranteed.
- Plan for roommate groups of no more than two students.
- Depending on availability, you may be assigned to fill an open bed in a double room with an existing roommate.
- Most students should expect to select housing in the newly renovated Babcock Hall.
Resources
- How to complete your Spring-Only Housing application, including how to form a roommate group.
- Need a roommate? Complete our roommate questionnaire to find others also looking.
- How to complete your Spring-Only Housing application
- Study Abroad Terms
Moving Off-Campus for Spring 2027
Once you’ve received written approval to move off campus for the spring semester, you may begin searching for housing.
Please note that once you’ve been released from the University’s residency requirement, you are expected to live off campus for the remainder of your time at Wake Forest. You may later request to return to on-campus housing (for example, senior year), but these requests are reviewed after the current on-campus housing selection process is complete.
The Spring 2027 Off-Campus Lottery process is complete.
Your responsibilities after your release:
- Securing your own housing and signing a lease directly with a landlord or property manager.
- Resources to find your new home
- Please note
- Some listings may offer individual bedrooms rather than full units—similar to on-campus arrangements.
- The University does not assign or place students in off-campus housing.
- Deacon Place and University-owned Polo Road houses are considered on-campus housing and are managed by Residence Life and Housing.
- Please note
- Resources to find your new home
- Completing the Off-Campus Address Registration (Between December 1 – January 10)
- Completing the Off-Campus Orientation course (Between December 1 – January 10)
Returning to On-Campus Housing for Spring 2027
Students may request to return to University housing, but requests are only considered if space is available.
To submit a request, please complete the return to campus request process in the Housing Portal.
- Step-by-step guide on how to request to be on the return to campus waitlist.