Returning Students Housing

Academic Year 2025-2026

Step-by-step instructions on how to apply for on-campus housing if you are a returning student.

During the current academic year, first-year students are eligible to participate in the Returning Housing Selection process for the 2025-2026 academic year. Returning housing will be in St. Julie Hall at Emmanuel College and Edwards & Rodgers Halls at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Housing during the second year is guaranteed to students in their first academic year of study (starting at MCPHS in either Fall 2024 or Spring 2025). Students must follow and complete the process below to be placed in housing. Students seeking housing after the process is completed on March 14, 2025, will be offered housing based on availability.

Eligibility:

  • You must currently be a first-year student at MCPHS, starting in either Fall 2024 or Spring 2025.
  • You must be in good conduct standing. Any student currently on or placed on deferred loss of residence that extends beyond Friday, May 2, 2025, is not eligible to participate in the room selection process. 
  • You must be in good financial standing; students on a payment plan must be up to date on payments
  • You must be enrolled in or planning to enroll in a full-time, in-person course load for the 2025-2026 academic year. Students in part-time courses or fully online delivery will not be permitted to live on campus.
  • You must complete the Housing Selection Process and meet all deadlines shared below.
  • By signing the housing contract, you are committing to live on campus for the entire 2025-2026 academic year (both Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters)

Depending on availability after this process, students who are not currently first-year students may be considered, though priority will be given to students currently in their first year.

How to Apply

Step-by-step instructions on how to apply for on-campus housing.
1

Complete Interest form

Deadline: Sunday, February 9, 2025 by 11:59 PM

To participate in the returning housing selection, you must log into the Residence Life Portal and complete the Returning Housing Selection Interest Form indicating you would like to secure housing for the 2025-2026 academic year.

2

Housing Selection Number and Instructions for Housing Application

Received in MCPHS email by Friday, February 14, 2025

Students who have completed the interest form by the deadline will receive a random Housing Selection Number (HSN) and housing application and roommate selection instructions. The HSN is random. Assignments follow the HSN order, from lower to higher. Students will still get a number to prioritize them in selecting their building preference between St. Julie and Edwards/Rodgers.

Returning students will be living in both buildings, and spots are limited in each.

3

Housing Application and Roommate Selection

Deadline: Sunday, February 23, 2025 by 11:59 PM

After getting your HSN, complete the Housing Selection & Profile. You can request roommates or apply individually. If in a group, placement is based on the group's lowest HSN, not individual numbers.

4

Housing Space Selection

Received in MCPHS email by Friday, February 28, 2025

Residence Life fills available spaces based on HSN or Group HSN. Assignments are made from the lowest to highest numbers. You'll be notified of the building where you’ve been placed and receive instructions to complete the $500 Returning Housing Deposit.

Deposits must be made by the deadline to secure your spot in returning housing.

5

Submit Your Deposit and Sign the Housing Contract

Deadline: Friday, March 14, 2025 by 11:59 PM

To finalize your space through the housing selection process, you must pay a $500 deposit by March 14, 2025, using a credit or debit card. You will receive the deposit link and instructions on how to sign your Housing Contract. The contract requires staying on campus for the full academic year (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026). Failure to complete both pieces in this step results in losing housing.

More Information

Review the the 2024-2025 Housing Contract. We're currently updating the 2025-2026 Contract. This document has the policies and expectations for living on campus

Note: The Housing Contract makes you financially responsible for the entire academic year 2025-2026. Living on campus for the full year is required, and you can't opt out of the contract. You must be enrolled for full-time, in-person course enrollment while living on campus.

Assignment Process: The Housing Profile helps assign rooms and match roommates. Keep in mind, assignments might change if some students leave.

Final Info: Mid-July, you'll get your housing assignment and move-in details.

Room and Board cost for returning student housing in the 2025-2026 academic year preliminarily set below. Costs below are estimated costs for the 2025/2026 academic year. All residential students are required to have a meal plan and sign the Housing Contract for the full academic year (fall 2025 and Spring 2026).

St. Julie Hall

  • Room: $9,285 per semester ($18,570 for the full academic year)
  • Board: $1,150 per semester ($2,300 for the full academic year)
  • Meal plan is split between MCPHS-Sodexo and Emmanuel dining services

Edwards & Rodgers Halls

  • Room: $9,045 per semester ($18,090 for the full academic year)
  • Board: $1,150 per semester ($2,300 for the full academic year)

Students and families are encouraged to connect with their Student Financial Services (SFS) counselor to discuss cost of campus housing for the 2025-2026 academic year. Reach out to SFS directly by emailing sfs@mcphs.edu or stop by the SFS Office on the 2nd floor of White Hall Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Important reminders and discussion points for you to have with your Financial Services Counselor :

  • Discuss your payment options and how they affect your bill each semester.
  • Any one year only housing award you received from the previous academic year is not renewable for future years.

Any student requesting housing accommodations based on a documented disability must first be granted housing through the Housing Selection Process and complete all steps as outlined. If a student is granted housing through the Housing Selection Process, they can work with OSAA to renew or request an accommodation.

Eligibility for OSAA accommodations does not guarantee housing.

Renew Accommodation: Students who were determined eligible for housing accommodation this year and who wish to renew their housing accommodation must contact OSAA via email at OSAA@mcphs.edu. Accommodations must be renewed from one year to the next.

Request New Accommodation: If you are not yet registered with OSAA and are requesting accommodations, please follow these steps.

Please note: Requested housing accommodations are solely for the student with a documented disability. Roommate preferences will not be considered. The priority deadline for registering for or renewing housing accommodations is March 1, 2025. Students requesting after the priority deadline may still be determined eligible, but placement will be based on housing availability.

Housing deposits are non-refundable: Housing deposits aren't refundable after the Housing Selection ends on Friday, March 14, 2025. If you move off-campus after securing housing, the $500 deposit won't be refunded and be forfeited to the University.   .

You will be given a refund under the following conditions: 

  • You decide not to live on campus prior to 4 pm on March 14 2025.
  • You withdraw from the University before June 30, 2025.

All refunds will be issued as a check or as a direct deposit. Students are encouraged to register for direct deposit through Web Advisor. Refunds may take up to 4 weeks to process. In all cases, a written request for a refund must be emailed to the Office of Residence Life at residencelife@mcphs.edu.

You will not be given a refund under the following conditions: 

  • You do not electronically sign the housing contract by the due date, March 14, 2025.
  • You decide not to live on campus after March 14, 2025. (find an off-campus apartment, commute from home, etc.)
  • You are unable to live on campus after June 30, 2025. (withdrawal, transfer, conduct dismissal, etc.) 

Frequently Asked Questions

St. Julie Hall

The rooms at St. Julie Hall, Emmanuel College, are mostly 4-person apartments with two double bedrooms. Each apartment includes a full kitchen, living room, washer/dryer, and two bathrooms.

Edwards & Rodgers Hall

The rooms at Edwards and Rodgers are 2 and 3-person apartments. Each apartment includes a kitchen, bathroom, and main living space.

All residential students are required to have a meal plan while living on campus. Meal plans provide students with dining options in close proximity to their residence hall and classes.

Yes! To room together, everyone must complete the interest form by the deadline and receive a Housing Selection Number (HSN). Students seeking to be roommates must request each other as roommates in the Residence Life Portal when completing their Housing Profile. The apartments across the two buildings are 2, 3, and 4-person.

Housing assignments use the lowest HSN of the group. For example, if a group of four students have HSNs of 2, 36, 75, and 120, the group HSN will be: 2, and the group will be placed in that order.

Incomplete apartments will be filled by other Housing Selection participants. All roommate requests must be mutually accepted within the Portal.

Yes! You can apply as an individual, and the Office of Residence Life will match you with other Housing Selection participants. There are very few single apartments across campus, so individual applicants will likely be placed with roommates.

There is a limited number of single spaces available. They are offered based on availability and individual Housing Selection Number order, with an increased cost.

Students who do not receive their first choice of hall can withdraw from the process with no penalty if they do so before the March 14, 2025, deadline. Placement will be subject to availability if you decline housing and change your mind after the deadline. We will not maintain a waitlist for particular residence halls.

Returning Student Move-In Day will be Saturday, August 30, 2025, 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. More details will be shared over the summer. Residential students will be informed if any adjustments need to be made to this date.