Eligibility & Registration

Students Who Are Eligible #

Students may be eligible to take part in the for the 2025 Room Selection process if they meet the guidelines below:

• Enrolled at Barnard originally as a First Year student (not as a Transfer)
• Are currently living in Barnard campus housing for the Spring 2025 semester (or lived in campus housing immediately prior to starting a Spring 2025 or 2024-25 full academic year study abroad program).

Dual-Degree Barnard/JTS students may take part in either the Barnard or JTS Room Selection processes, but not both.

Columbia College & SEAS students deemed eligible by CU Housing to participate in CU Room Selection may submit the Intent Form to take part in the Barnard Room Selection process (please see the Housing Exchange section for more information).

Being eligible to participate in Room Selection does not mean that students will automatically be assigned a space in housing. Students are responsible for taking the necessary steps required to participate in Room Selection. Each phase of Room Selection has its own dates, deadlines, and steps that need to be completed in order to secure a housing assignment for next year (ex. submitting the Intent Form, signing a housing agreement, selecting a space during their Lottery Selection Time, or signing up for the Guaranteed List, etc).

Students Who are Not Eligible #

The following groups of students are not eligible to participate in the Room Selection process:

• Students who are currently  on a leave of absence
• Students who live off-campus
• Students who started at the College as a Transfer student
• Visiting Students
• Students who begin the Columbia portion of a 4+1 or 3+2 dual-degree program.

Barnard students who are not eligible for Room Selection may submit a housing application for the upcoming academic year when the application opens on the Housing Portal in early April (to be on the non-Guaranteed Wait List). Please note that while the College always hopes to be able to provide housing to as many applicants as possible, we cannot guarantee that space will be available for students who were not eligible for the Room Selection process.

General Studies (GS) students are not eligible for the Housing Exchange because they're not eligible for the CU Room Selection process.

Dates for the Intent Form

Intent Form Opens	9am Eastern on Monday, March 24, 2025
Deadline to Submit Intent Form	1pm Eastern on Friday, March 28, 2025

How to Submit the Intent Form #

All eligible students MUST submit the Intent Form -- even if you're not planning to return to campus housing for next year.

Students will submit the Intent Form on the Housing Portal (click the ROOM SELECTION button) during the dates/times listed above.

This includes students who may have received a pre-Lottery placement (RA, CARDS, CU Greek or CU SIC) or who plan to also register for the Columbia Lottery.

Students who are not eligible for Room Selection may submit a housing application to be on the Non-Guaranteed Wait List.

Columbia Students #

Columbia students who want to be in a Group for the Barnard Housing Lottery (or are pull-ins of Barnard RAs or Barnard students who received disability housing accommodations) must submit the Barnard Room Selection Intent Form during the dates listed above.

• Students must first register for Columbia Room Selection and indicate they will be taking part in the Barnard Room Selection process.
• Columbia Housing will send a list of the CU students to Barnard Res Life to add to the Barnard Portal.
• CU students will be added to the Barnard Portal on the morning of Monday, March 24.
  • CU students will not be able to log into the Barnard Portal until that day.

Please see Housing Exchange for more information about participating in Barnard Room Selection.

Not Returning to Campus Housing #

Students who won't be returning to campus for the Fall will need to provide a reason (ex. moving off-campus, taking a leave of absence, transferring. etc).

Students who plan to study abroad for the Fall should still take part in the Lottery (or another category below) to pick a backup room in case their plans change.

Students who choose not to return to campus housing (or do not complete the Intent Form before the deadline) will lose their guarantee of campus housing for the future. If they later wish to apply for campus housing, they would be on the non-Guaranteed Wait List.

Barnard Housing Lottery #

Most students will take part in the Barnard Housing Lottery to pick rooms for next year (see Housing Lottery for more info).

CARDS Pre-Lottery Housing Accommodations & CARDS Pull-Ins #

Students with diagnosed disabilities and/or medical conditions who may need a housing accommodation should submit a Pre-Lottery Accommodation Request to CARDS to secure a room assignment.

Students provided with a Pre-Lottery placement must also submit the Accommodation Placement Acceptance Form (included in the pre-Lottery assignment email).

RAs & RA Pull-Ins #

Students who are hired as RAs for the upcoming academic year (and any students they "pull-in" to their suite or floor) must also sign & submit the RA Pull-In Form (which is sent to RAs when they are hired).

Columbia Lottery#

Rising-Seniors only may also register at Columbia to be part of a group for the CU Lottery (see Housing Exchange for more info).

These students will be able to take part in the Barnard 123 Lottery as an individual to pick a "back-up" room (in case they aren't able to pick at Columbia). These students may not take part in the 4, 5, or 6 Lottery or be part of a group for the 123 Lottery.

Columbia Greek Chapters#

Students in Greek Chapters that are part of the Housing Exchange may live in their chapter house at Columbia (see Housing Exchange for more info).

Columbia Special Interest Communities (SICs)#

Students may apply for specific Columbia Special Interest Communities (SICs) that have allowances for Barnard students (see Housing Exchange for more info).

Guaranteed List#

Students who prefer for the College to assign them to a room instead of participating in the Housing Lottery may chose to be on the Guaranteed List (and would be assigned to a room over the summer).

Note: students who already participated in Room Selection once as a rising-Senior but are continuing at the College must sign up for the Guaranteed List (instead of participating in the Lottery or one of the other Intent Categories) in order to be assigned to a room over the summer.

Room Costs#

The room rates are set by the Board of Trustees and are usually announced in late May or June. The room rates will be posted by the Bursar Office once available.

All rooms are charged at the same rate with the exception of the Studio Singles (110th Street), which are charged at a higher rate.

• Barnard students living at Columbia through the Housing Exchange are billed for housing by Barnard at the Barnard room rate. They are required to sign a Barnard Housing Agreement (in addition to a Columbia Housing Agreement).
• Columbia students living at Barnard through the Housing Exchange are billed by Columbia Housing at the CU room rate. They are required to sign a Barnard Housing Agreement in order to agree to the Terms & Conditions of living in a Barnard residence hall.

Meal Plan Requirements#

Upperclass students living on floors 2-8 of the Quad (Hewitt, Brooks, Sulzberger, Reid) are enrolled by default in the Platinum Plan. The are required to enroll at minimum in the Flex 150 Meal Plan.

All other upperclass students in campus housing will be enrolled by default in the Flex 125 Meal Plan, but may choose to enroll in a different meal plan when the "Meal Plan Change Form" opens in June. Residential upperclass students outside floors 2-8 of the Quad must enroll at minimum in the Convenience Points Meal Plan.

The meal plan rates are set by the Board of Trustees and are usually announced in late May or June. The meal plan rates will be posted by the Bursar Office once available.