Both the Housing Application and Housing Contract should be completed by May 25. Housing assignments will be made at random, without regard to the admission deposit date.

Complete your Housing Application and Contract today!

For more information on your housing application, please visit Carnegie Mellon's Housing website.

Housing assignments are posted in Student Information Online (SIO), typically during the first week of July. The assignment will include building, room and roommate information. Students can start logging into SIO in late May.

Often a small number of first-year students aren't assigned by early July and will receive either an Open Assignment or an assignment to a temporary housing accommodation. As vacancies become available throughout the summer, these spaces will be used for first-year students with Open Assignments or temporary housing. As these assignments occur, students will be notified of their assignment and roommate information. Learn more about Open Assignments and temporary housing.(opens in new window)

In July, students should begin visiting the Housing website for additional important information, including details about Move-In Day. Please be advised that due to summer housing demands, you won't be permitted to enter residence halls or store belongings before Move-In. 

Assignments for students whose applications are received after May 25 will be based on availability regardless of deposit date. Building preferences will be honored when available as applications are received.

Dining options are available to students throughout campus including in residential and academic buildings. Carnegie Mellon provides more than 35 dining concepts across campus, including Nourish, Carnegie Mellon’s allergen-friendly kitchen. Dining Services offers specialty and global cuisines, pizza and burgers, salads and smoothies, breakfast all-day, sushi and traditional fare along with orthodox kosher, halal and vegan and vegetarian options.

Grubhub(opens in new window) allows mobile food ordering at participating dining locations. Using Grubhub, Carnegie Mellon students and community members can view menus, place orders, and pay using meal blocks, DineXtra, FLEX dollars or a credit/debit card. Students can use GET Funds(opens in new window) to add DineXtra funds to their account and view their balance and spending history.

Students with special dietary needs will work with University Health Services to create a meal plan that works for them. Dining’s on-staff registered dietitian is also available to these students to help them understand the many dining options that are available.

First-year students are required to have a meal plan. The Dining Plan Agreement should be completed on or before May 31. Participation in the Carnegie Mellon Dining Plan offers students convenience and value through a variety of meal plan options. Meal plans are encoded on the Carnegie Mellon ID Card for added convenience.