Office of Residence Life

Spring Move-In

On-Campus Housing opens on January 31, 2027, at noon. 

If you did not live on campus during the Fall 2026 semester but will be attending classes on the Oberlin campus this Spring 2027, please complete the Spring 2027 Housing Registration in your Housing Portal. 

Due to the mid-year placement, students will be placed by the Office of Residence Life into open spaces across campus that meet any approved accommodations and prioritize student preferences to the greatest extent possible. Students applying for housing for the Spring 2027 semester will not participate in a Housing Lottery to select a room.

Complete the Following:

Spring 2027 Housing Registration (If you haven't done so already)

Roommate Requests: Roommate Requests can be made via this form. All involved roommate parties must complete the form. The form is due to December 31, 2026. 
Room Availability: Please note that single-occupancy rooms, divided doubles, and apartments have limited availability. Most students during this period are typically placed in double-occupancy rooms with roommates. If a student has approved housing accommodations through the Office for Disability and Access, placements will be made with these in mind based on space availability. 

Housing Placement Timeline:

  • Winter Term Arrivals: Students returning for Winter Term will begin to receive their housing placements in late December. Students arriving later into the Winter Term will be placed throughout January and ahead of their arrival, as long as they have registered for Winter Term Housing by the listed deadline. Temporary assignments may be made if a students' Spring 2027 room is not ready at the time of their Winter Term arrival.
  • Spring Semester Arrivals: Students returning for the Spring Semester can expect to receive their housing placements in mid-January. All placements will be made by January 28.

Questions? If you have any questions regarding the housing request process, please contact the Office of Residence Life at reslife@oberlin.edu or 440-775-8472. Our team is here to help make your housing transition as smooth as possible.

Spring 2027 Early Arrival

Should a student only need an early return to campus for the Spring semester, there is no need to register for Winter Housing. Rather, the department should complete the Spring Early Arrival Registration.

Spring Early Arrival Form will be available through the housing portal at a later date. Students must be logged into their Oberlin email account to access the form. 

Regular Spring Move-In: Sunday, January 31st, 2027 (begins at 12:00 p.m.)

Early Arrivals: January 29, 2027 & January 30, 2027*

*Arrivals before January 28 must be requested through the Winter Housing Application. 

Individual Requests

DEADLINE TO APPLY: January 22, 2027 ($50 late fee added if signing up after January 22)

Residence Life is offering some opportunities for students living in campus housing this spring to return to the Oberlin Campus up to two days before their scheduled move-in date.  
1. are registered for the Spring 2027 Semester, 
2. have made the required payments for the Spring Semester, 
3. are not living in OSCA locations or off-campus, and  
4. have a special circumstance or are participating in a certain group/opportunity making it important for them to be permitted to arrive earlier than the scheduled move-in dates.

 
Students who qualify may request to arrive up to 2 days before the date listed above.

If you are granted permission to arrive early, the daily rate will be $84/per night. Campus Dining Services will be limited until the meal plan begins on January 31.  

If approved, some students may not be able to move into their Spring 2027 room right away and may be given a temporary assignment until the scheduled move-in date.  It is likely that the temporary assignment will be a double occupancy room.

Students who arrive on campus without prior authorization will be charged $250/per night.

Department Request

Oberlin departments/offices needing student(s) to return to campus housing early should submit their request via this form. The fee for departmental early arrival per student is $42/per night. 

Departments should submit their requests within the Spring 2027 Early Arrival form utilizing the downloadable Department-Sponsored Break Template. 

The deadline for departmental requests is January 26, 2027.