First Year Students
How to Apply for Housing
Welcome home, Waves! We are so excited for you to begin your new journey here at Pepperdine. To apply for on-campus housing for the 2025-2026 academic year, please follow the process below.
May 1 - Housing Portal Opens
The Housing Portal goes live on May 1, 2025. Students must be accepted to the University, submit the "Intent to Enroll" form, and pay the enrollment deposit (through WaveNet) before access to the portal is granted. If an error message appears, make sure your "Intent to Enroll" deposit has been submitted. After submission, allow 24 to 48 hours before the process is complete.
Once the portal is open, you will complete a housing application for the academic year. Students will have the opportunity to answer lifestyle questions that will help them choose potential roommates. You can use the messaging system to contact other students and select a person to room with until June 2!
June 2 - Deadline for contracts and roommate selection
The deadline for selecting a roommate and/or creating a roommate group of up to four people is on June 2 at 5 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Students who submit applications after the deadline are still guaranteed housing, but they will not have the option of selecting a roommate nor are they guaranteed notification of their placement by June 13. All placement notifications will be sent prior to check-in day.
June 13 - Placements confirmed via email
Students who submit their contract by the priority deadline will receive an email to their Pepperdine account with their placement and roommate's name on June 13.
Other important deadlines:
- Requests to be considered for a residency exemption are due no later than June 2 for new students.
- Requests for housing accommodation through the Office of Student Accessibility (OSA) require registering with that office no later than June 2. It is important to note that most accommodations can be met in our campus housing options and this approval is separate from academic accommodations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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