Current Students
Residential Life Housing is for more than your first year!
Students may begin applying for 25-26 Housing on October 7, but will be unable to choose a room until November 4.
We have 600 spaces available for Returning Residents for the 25-26 academic year.
Returning students can pick any room they want: Suites, Apartments, & Renovated Rooms.
- 183 spaces remain as of 12/7/24
Step 1: Login to E-Services
Using your StarID/password, login to E-services. When you're logged in to E-services, select Housing & Dining in the left menu bar to be redirected to the Housing & Dining Portal.
Step 2: Complete Housing Application
After you have submitted a housing application you have until February 14, 2025 to select a room. If you do not select a room by this date, you will be assigned to a room based on your preferences in the housing application.
Frequently Asked Questions
Requesting Roommates
If your desired roommate is a returning student, they should complete a housing application and select the same room as you (or different rooms within the same suite if that's what you're going for). The other space in your room will be available to any student if it's not selected by someone you want to live with.
If your desired roommate is a new student next year, it is to their advantage to complete their housing application as soon as possible. Both you and your desired roommate should e-mail reslife@mnsu.edu expressing your preference to be placed together. Include the name and StarID of both you and your desired roommate. If we do not receive an e-mail from BOTH interested students, you will NOT be paired together.
Changing your Room Assignment
If you have already selected a room and want to change your room assignment, call the Residential Life Office (507-389-1011). Do NOT cancel your reservation and attempt to sign up again. The Residential Life Office is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Selecting a Meal Plan
You will be able to choose your meal plan in the Housing & Dining Portal beginning February 1, 2025. You have until August 17, 2025 to select a meal plan. If you do not select by that date, you will default to the AnyTime meal plan if living on main campus or the Maverick 250 Dining Dollars Plan if living at Stadium Heights.
Financial Aid
- Your cost of attendance (the amount of financial aid you can receive up to) is already calculated to include on or off campus living expenses.
- Just like you requested enough financial aid to cover your housing bill at MSU, you will want to request enough financial aid to cover your on or off campus expenses.
- Any financial aid you request will first go towards covering your university bill, then on-campus housing expenses (if you choose this), and then any excess funds will be sent back to you (typically the second week of the term). You will need to budget your excess funds to cover your living expenses for the remainder of the term if you are living off campus.
- Make sure that your direct deposit information and your permanent address are up to date. If you sign up for direct deposit on e-services your excess funds will be sent directly to the bank account of your choice. If you do not have direct deposit set up, you will receive a paper check in the mail to your permanent address that you will need to deposit into your bank account yourself.
- If you want help budgeting or for help reviewing and accepting your financial aid awards, we have Financial Aid Advisors available. Please call the Campus Hub at 507-389-1866 to make an appointment with them to help.
- Even if you live off campus, you can still sign up for an on campus meal plan. You can also still access the food pantry on campus.
