University of South Florida: When should my student apply for housing?
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This answer preserves school guidance recorded on 2026-09-01. Follow the linked university sources for current requirements, costs and dates.
For 2026–27, incoming-student housing applications opened Dec. 15, 2025; apply during the earliest available application month.
For the 2026–27 cycle, USF opened the incoming-student housing application on Dec. 15, 2025. USF assigns room-selection time-slot groups by the month the completed application was submitted, so applying in an earlier month improves selection timing.
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