Lincoln Center Room Selection Information for Current Residents

Fall 2026 - Spring 2027

Please Note All Deadlines

  • $200 housing deposits for Spring 2026 - Fall 2027 are currently being accepted through My Pages, in person at Financial Services on the 2nd floor of Lowenstein.
  • Deposits are due by Tuesday, February 17 at 5 p.m.
  • Failure to meet deadlines will affect your housing selection process.

Important Things to Know

  • The deposit will NOT be charged to your student account. You must make the deposit by logging onto My Pages.
  • If you have difficulty through My Pages, please pay in person at Financial Services on the 2nd floor of Lowenstein. Please do not wait until the last minute to deposit.
  • First-year and Transfer students who did not participate in CORE programming are eligible to deposit but are not eligible to pick their rooms through the process. They will be assigned to housing over the summer.
  • Students on Residential Life Probation are eligible to deposit but are not eligible to pick their rooms through the process. They will be assigned to housing over the summer.
  • If you plan to transfer to the Rose Hill campus for Fall 2026, you MUST participate in the McMahon Hall Room Selection Process in order to be considered for housing at Rose Hill for the Fall.

There are 4 Phases of Room Selection

  • Phase #1: Pay $200 Housing Deposit
    • Starting Tuesday, 2/3 at 12 pm - Tuesday, 2/17 at 5 pm
  • Phase #2: Complete Housing Application and sign 2026–27 Housing Agreement Form
    • Monday, 2/23 at 12pm - Friday, 3/20 at 5pm
  • Phase #3: Group Formation  
    • Monday, 2/23 at 12pm through Friday, 3/20 at 5pm
    • Room Retention: Monday, 3/3 at 12pm- Thursday, 3/6 at 5pm
  • Phase #4: Room Selection for current residents Monday, 3/23 - Thursday, 3/26 
  • Post Room Selection Process
    • Current Spring residents that were not able to select an apartment during room selection will participate in post room selection from Monday, 3/30 - Friday, 4/10. A post room selection form will be emailed to residents on Monday, March 30. In this form, residents will be able to list their direct roommate, desired suitemates, and room type preferences. Based on room and/or suite availability, the Office of Residential Life will try to accommodate student's expressed interest. Post room assignments will be emailed to students throughout the summer months, June and July. 

An Inclusive Community

The Office of Residential Life respects the identities of all our students and will work with residents on housing options with respect to their self-identity. We will work with any students on a case-by-case basis to find an appropriate assignment.

If you would like to discuss the process further, and learn more about how to ensure that you will be able to live in a space appropriate to your identity, please contact Vickki Massy, Associate Director for Housing Operations at Lincoln Center at [email protected] or by calling the Office of Residential Life at 212-636-7100.

You may also simply indicate in the housing application that you would like to discuss your specific housing needs and preferences further. A member of our staff will reach out to you.

It is important to note that students should inquire about your options as early in the process as possible and while the widest range of options are available. This is a private process and information related to student identity is considered confidential and shared only with staff who need to assist with your request.

We wish you the best of luck in this year’s room selection process! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

  • Due Tuesday, February 17 by 5 p.m.

    1. Log onto My.Fordham.edu
    2. Click the Students Tab under My Pages.
    3. My Accounts
    4. Student housing/Housing Deposit Payment
    5. Select the Term (Fall 2026).
    6. Pay by credit card or electronic check. The deposit amount is $200.
    7. Print out your payment authorization confirmation for your own proof of deposit.

    Please note: If you are having difficulty paying your deposit online, you can pay in person at Financial Services on the 2nd floor of Lowenstein. If you have questions, please contact The Office of Residential Life at [email protected].

    Housing Deposit Waivers

    Residents who are eligible for deposit waivers due to special scholarship programs must email the Office of Residential Life by Wednesday February 11. stating the office and administrator that is responsible for paying your housing deposit. Please keep in mind that this is the responsibility of the student to inform Residential Life about any housing deposit waivers.

    Things to remember

    • Students must make a $200 housing deposit by Tuesday, February 17 by 5p.m. A charge will NOT be added to your student account. 
    • Late deposit submissions: If you do not submit your $200 Online Housing Deposit by the February 17 deadline, your housing is not guaranteed. Students who deposit late will be placed in post-room selection and assigned over the summer months if a space becomes available. If you withdraw before May 15 you are able to get a refund for your housing deposit.
    • First-Year Core Programming: If you did not complete your First-Year Core Programming requirement, you will be entered into post-room selection. You will not be allowed to participate in the regular room selection process with your friend(s). In addition, no space can be held for you in a particular room or suite. If you wish to return to housing for next year, you still must submit your $200 online housing deposit by the February 17 deadline.
    • Residential Life Probation: Students on Residential Life probation are not able to participate in Room Selection and will be placed in housing over the summer months as long as they pay their Fall 2026-Spring 2027 housing deposit.

    Housing Deposit Refund Schedule

    Students can receive their housing deposit refund once they complete the housing withdrawal form by the following deadline to cancel University housing for the academic year.

                    May 15 - $200 Housing Deposit Refund

                    June 15 - $100 Housing Deposit Refund

                    June 16 - July 31   $0 Housing Deposit Refund

                    Aug 1 - Aug 22     $1,000 Late Fee

  • Monday, February 23 – Friday, March 20

    Accessing Your Housing Application

    1. Log in to My.Fordham.edu.
    2. Click on the Student Tab.
    3. Click on Student Housing Application
    4. Follow the directions throughout the application and read the terms carefully in order to:
      1. Select the Term for your Application (Academic Fall 2026 - Spring 2027)
      2. Begin Application
      3. Confirm Personal Information and Your Graduation Year
      4. Accept to the Housing Agreement and Refund Calendar for 2026-2027.
      5. Answer Lifestyle Questions so we can match you with a roommate in the event that you are in Overflow.
      6. Select Hall and Room Type Preferences (Single or Double) in the event that you are in Post Room Selection.
      7. View your Housing Application Status (this lets you know whether or not you have completed the application). This screen will appear at the end of each phase. It will not be noted as complete until you have a room assignment.
     

    Room Retention Process

    Monday, March 2

    The room retention process allows a select number of current residents to retain their apartments for the 2026-2027 academic year. McKeon residents are not allowed to retain rooms in McKeon Hall. For McMahon Hall, students on floors 2 - 5 are not eligible to retain their apartments. Please note that particular apartments will be unavailable for the summer. This means that if your Spring 2026 housing assignment is your Fall 2026 housing assignment, you may not be able to stay in your apartment during the Summer 2026 term since the Office of Campus Operations may be renovating certain apartments Summer 2026. You will be placed in an alternate housing assignment for the Summer (if you apply for Summer housing).

    Retainment Eligibility

    • To retain a 3 person apartment: at least 2 of the 3 students must be current (Spring 2026) residents of the apartment and a third eligible resident must be chosen to fill the apartment.
    • To retain a 4 person apartment: at least 3 of the 4 students must be current (Spring 2026) residents of the apartment and a fourth eligible resident must be chosen to fill the apartment
    • To retain a 6 person apartment: at least 4 of the 6 students must be current (Spring 2026) residents of the apartment and 2 additional eligible residents must be chosen to fill the apartment

    Directions for Retention

    • 1 CURRENT resident from the room that the group wishes to retain must create a group (please see directions under Phase 3 of the housing room selection process). This person will be the group leader and must create a group name and password.
    • The group name must be the hall and room assignment that you wish to retain. (i.e. If you wish to retain McMahon Hall Apartment 14F, your group name must be McMahon Hall 14F).
    • Give the group name and password to desired group members. The number of members in your group must match the number of spaces in the suite you wish to retain. You cannot retain a room if you do not have the total number of persons to fill the apartment (following the eligibility rules).
    • Email [email protected] the following format
      • Subject line for the email: Room Retention (McMahon 14F)
      • Bedroom # with Student’s First/Last Name and Fordham ID#

    Retention Groups must be created and email [email protected] by Friday, March 6th. Students applying for room retention will be notified by the Office of Residential Life at Lincoln Center on Thursday, March 12th via email if they have been approved or denied for retention. If your retention application is approved, no further action is required on your part.

    Room Selection Time Slots

    • An individual timeslot will be emailed to every resident who pays a deposit, completes the housing application and is eligible to participate in the room selection process.
    • Timeslots will be assigned with priority given based on Graduation Year, with law and grad students picking first followed by seniors/juniors, then sophomores, then freshmen.
    • The Group Leader should be the member of the group with the best timeslot. Time slots will not be averaged unless you have group members with mixed graduation years.

    Students Studying Abroad

    Students Studying Abroad for the Spring 2026 Semester: Students who are currently studying abroad should be able to participate in the housing room selection from abroad. If you encounter any difficulties, please email [email protected].

    Students Studying Abroad for the Fall 2026 semester returning to housing for Spring 2027: ORL recommends that students who plan to study abroad for the Fall 2026 semester go through the housing room selection process in case plans to study abroad change. Once a student confirms that they are studying abroad for Fall 2026, they can withdraw from housing by completing an online withdrawal form. Residential Life will contact you in November of 2026 to discuss your Spring 2027 housing options. Please note that ORL will not hold any rooms for Spring that were obtained by students who decide to study abroad in Fall.

    Students Planning to Transfer Internally to Rose Hill

    Students planning to internally transfer from Lincoln Center to Rose Hill for Fall 2023 must:

    1. Participate in the McMahon Hall Room Selection Process in order to be considered for housing at Rose Hill for Fall 2025.
    2. Work with their academic dean to go through the internal transfer process to Fordham College Rose Hill or Gabelli School of Business at the RH campus.
    3. Sign up on the Rose Hill online housing waitlist (www.fordham.edu/resliferh) after April 1, 2025 in order, to be considered for housing at Rose Hill.

    Students who successfully complete the above steps will be contacted over the summer months to discuss housing options at the Rose Hill campus. Once housing becomes available at the Rose Hill campus for you, you must move to the Rose Hill campus. If housing does not become available, you will have the option of living at the Lincoln Center campus until housing becomes available at the Rose Hill campus.

  • Monday, February 23 - Friday, March 20

    Group Formation

    • Students must decide with whom they want to live with for next year.
    • Based on the number of potential roommates, the roommates should discuss what type of apartment they are interested in living in for next year.
      • Groups of 3 must select a 3-person apartment (an apartment with 3 single rooms)
      • Groups of 4 must select a 4-person apartment (an apartment with 2 double rooms or an apartment with 1 double room and 2 single rooms)
      • Groups of 6 must select a 6-person apartment (an apartment with 3 double rooms)
    • Room selection groups must have enough people to fill the ENTIRE apartment. If you would like to select a 6 person apartment, for example, you MUST have 6 people in your room selection group.
    • Once this is decided, students must assign one person in their group to be their group leader. The group leader will have a lot of responsibility through the room selection process (see Role of Group Leader section). THE GROUP LEADER SHOULD ALSO BE THE PERSON WITH THE BEST TIMESLOT.
    • Students should discuss a backup plan in case they are unable to obtain their first choice of apartment and be prepared to select a different apartment choice OR regroup into smaller or larger groups based on what housing options are left for them to choose.
      • Example: A group of 3 students trying to obtain a 3-person apartment should be prepared to add a fourth roommate if there are no longer any 3-person apartments available. By adding an additional person, this group can select a 4-person apartment.
      • Example: A group of 4 students trying to obtain a 4-person apartment should be prepared to add 2 additional roommates if there are no longer any 4-person apartments available. By adding two additional people, this group can select a 6-person apartment.

  • McMahon Hall Offerings

    The apartment types for McMahon Hall are as follows:

    • 3 person apartment (3 single rooms)
      *please note that ALL law students are placed in 3-person apartments
      *this type of apartment is available for BOTH undergraduate and law students
    • 4 person double apartment (2 double rooms)
    • 4 person partial apartment (1 double room, 2 single rooms)
      *limited number available
    • 6 person apartment (3 double rooms)
     

    Possible Outcomes of Room Selection

    You picked an apartment and filled it with your group members.
    Congratulations! You are all set!

    You did not pick an apartment because you wanted a specific type of apartment that was not available when it was your turn to pick.
    You will be placed by our office over the summer months and will be notified via email.

    You did not pick an apartment because you did not form a group, you were in Post Room Selection or you were not permitted to participate in Phases 3 and 4.
    You will be placed by our office over the summer months and will be notified via email.

     

    Regrouping Rules

    If your group leader cannot find an apartment to accommodate your entire group, one of four things can happen:

    1. Add people to your group to get a larger apartment. Your group leader must give your group name and password to a new group member and re-verify the group after s/he has been added to the group. When the new group is verified, the group leader can pick a different apartment with more beds during the same timeslot.
    2. Delete people from your group to get a smaller apartment. Your group leader must delete the person, re-verify the group, and assign the people left in the group to a smaller apartment with the same timeslot. Students who have been deleted from a group should receive a notification to their Fordham email account. The students who are deleted have the following options:
      1. Regroup with other students.
      2. Enter into Overflow Housing (you do not have to complete Phase 4 and Residential Life will place you in a room during the summer months).
    3. Your group leader can delete the entire group. Members of the group should receive a notification to their Fordham email account. Each person from the group has the following options:
      1. Regroup with other students.
      2. Enter into Overflow Housing (you do not have to complete Phase 4 and Residential Life will place you in a room during the summer months).

    How to Regroup

    • The group should select a new group leader whose time has already passed OR who has the BEST timeslot among the new group members. That new group leader should follow the above instructions: "Group Leaders: How groups are created."
    • If the group leader's timeslot has already passed, the new group can pick a room immediately. If the group leader's timeslot has not yet passed, the new group must wait for this new timeslot.
     

    Common Error Messages

    Scenario: You must assign all beds.

    • If you have selected a type of apartment that has more beds than the number of members in your group, you will receive this error message; Add someone to your group (see Regrouping Rules) or pick a smaller apartment to ensure that all spaces in each apartment are filled.

    Scenario: You must assign all group members.

    • If you have selected a type of apartment that has fewer beds than the number of members in your group, you will receive this error message. Either remove someone from your group (see Regrouping Rules) or pick a larger apartment to ensure that all group members are assigned.

    Scenario: You cannot assign more than 1 group member to 1 bed.

    • If you assigned 2 group members to the same bed, you will receive this error.
    • You must reassign each group member to a different bed.

    Monday, March 24 – Wednesday, March 26 

    View Open Rooms via “Browse Available Rooms”

    • During times when Room Selection is not scheduled, group members can view apartments that are currently available by clicking on Browse Available Rooms. This feature will not be available during room selection time slots.
      • Note: group members will NOT be able to enter the “Room Search Wizard.”
    • Select “McMahon Hall” and then on the next page, select the floor that you would like to view. On each floor, you will be able to see what apartments are available for room selection.

    Room Selection via “Room Search Wizard”

    1. Read all instructions before beginning!
    2. Select Room Search Wizard
      • Group Leaders ONLY will be able to use the “Room Search Wizard” to select an apartment for their group.
    3. Building Selection
      • You should select McMahon Hall as the residence hall you would like to live in.
    4. Floor Selection
      • SCROLL DOWN. A screen will display what floors still have apartments available. It will not break down the type of apartment (3-, 4- or 6- person apartment). It will only show that apartments are available.
      • Click (once, not twice) on the floor on which you want to live and click “Save and Continue.”
        Please note that all of our apartments only have single and double rooms.
      • Please note that all of our apartments only have single and double rooms.
    5. Apartment Selection
      • SCROLL DOWN. A screen will display all of the apartments available. Therefore, since apartments have multiple bedrooms, multiple lines/rooms will be listed.
      • Select the rooms you want by selecting all of the lines associated with that apartment. Apts. appear: 3 bedroom apt.=3 lines/rooms, each end "1/1"; 4 BR apt.=4 lines/rooms, end "1/1" or "2/2"; 6 BR apt.=6 lines/rooms, each end "2/2"
      • You must select ALL items at once. You DO NOT need to hold the "Shift" or "Ctrl" key to select more than one item; simply click on each item. Then, click “Save & Continue.”
        Example of a 6 person apartment and a 4 person partial apartment.
      • The top box is an example of a 6 person apartment (3 double rooms), while the bottom box is an example of a 4 person partial apartment (1 double room, 2 single rooms)
    6. Assigning Roommates
      • SCROLL DOWN. Once the rooms in an apartment are selected, the Group Leader must assign all group members to a space in the apartment.
      • A screen will display a list of you and all of the group members. Each person will have a drop-down menu that lists all of the bedspaces available. The number of options will match the number of beds in the apartment you selected. You must assign each member of your group to a bedspace and then click "Reserve Beds."
      • Once the group leader has reserved beds, students will be assigned exactly according to the designation. Just like in previous lotteries, the Group Leader’s room selections are final and cannot be changed; you will not be able to reenter the "Room Search Wizard."
      • YOU MUST FILL ALL BEDS IN THE APARTMENT OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THE ROOM.
        Example of drop down menu and assigning a bed to each roommate.
    7. Final Step: Click Reserve Beds!