Apply for Housing
The 2025-2026 Chico State Housing Application Priority Period begins February 17, 2025. Apply for housing and submit your intent-to-enroll to the University by April 17, 2025, to be eligible for the housing priority placement lottery. Students who apply and/or submit their intent-to-enroll after April 17, 2025 will be first come, first served.
The application priority lottery period runs from February 17 through April 17th. All persons who complete their application in full within the lottery period will have the same equal chance to win a spot in the lottery. This means that those who complete on day one and those that complete on the last day all have the same priority.
Before Applying for Housing
Get Admitted to California State University, Chico
- Complete and submit your application for admission to Chico State.
After being accepted, activate your CSU, Chico Account. You can activate your portal account by going to the CSU Chico home page, click PORTAL near the top of the page and follow the New Student Account link.
When you fill out the housing application we will ask you for your preferred communities make sure you learn about our Communities before you apply.
Read Our License Agreement
You will sign our license agreement, which is a legally binding contract, while filling out the application. Once signed you are bound to the terms and conditions.
Review Our Room and Board Rates
Housing payments are due in 8 installments (4 per semester). Please carefully review the published rates and installment due dates.
Read our Policy Guide
You will be expected to abide by all University Housing policies. Failure to do so could result in the termination of your license agreement.
Review the Housing Application Timeline
This is where you will learn all about our application process and what to expect!
Apply for Housing Today!
Once you've thoroughly gone over University Housings policies and procedures, go ahead and begin your application!
After Applying
Submit Your Intent to Enroll
In order to be placed in the priority placement lottery submit your intent to enroll by the end of the day on April 17th, 2025.
All Done?
Please make sure to check your personal and Chico State Wildcat email often for communications and assignment instructions from University Housing.