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Welcome Bulldogs!
We are excited that you are going to be living on campus this spring! The Spring 2027 Housing Application will be available for new, incoming students and current off-campus students on September 1. Current residential stuents do not need to reapply for spring housing. Please review the information below and contact us if you have any questions at 828.251.6700 or reslife@unca.edu.
Information for Residents
All First-Year students are required to live on campus for their first academic year, including dual-enrolled and early college participants. To apply for housing, you must have completed your Enrollment Form with the Office of Admission & Financial Aid.
Students may request an exemption to the first-year live-on requirement in the Forms and Agreements section of the Housing Portal if they meet one of the following criteria:
- Reside with a parent or guardian within 30 miles of UNC Asheville (residency verification required).
- Are married.
- Over the age of 22.
- Are a veteran.
- Have children or dependents.
- Other (additional documentation is required to support your request).
2026-2027 Academic Year Residence Hall Contract Terms and Conditions
2026-2027 Year-Round Residence Hall Contract Terms and Conditions
The Spring 2027 housing application will be available in the Housing portal beginning September 1. To apply, log into OnePort, select “On Campus,” “Housing Portal,” and “Apply for Campus Housing,” then choose the “Spring Only” button. Follow the instructions on each page and use the navigation button at the bottom of each page to progress to the next step. Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive a confirmation email to your UNC Asheville email address. You can update your housing application until room selection begins on December 7. After that, no further updates can be made to your application.
Note: A new version of Safari, released in September 2020, is not compatible with our housing software. Please use Google Chrome to complete your housing application and subsequent room selection.
Details and Deadlines
- The priority deadline to submit your housing application is December 1.
- Room selection for new students will begin December 7.
- The deadline to select a room is December 31.
- First-time, First-Year students who do not self-select will be manually assigned to a space by Housing and Residence Life beginning January 4.
In order to participate in room selection, all students must have a completed housing application on file. Your Room Selection date and time will be determined by your date of completed housing application.
- The priority deadline to submit your housing application for room selection is December 1.
- Room selection for new students who apply by December 6 will begin on December 7.
- Applications received after December 31 will be manually assigned to an available space by Housing and Residence Life, beginning on January 4.
Once you have selected a room, you will receive an email with your housing assignment and the name of your roommate, if one is already assigned to the room. You can view your assignment and roommate information at any time by logging into OnePort, selecting “On Campus,” “Housing Portal,” “Profile Information,” and “View My Roommate(s).”
If you were under the age of 18 at the time you completed your housing application and did not have your parent/guardian co-sign your contract, you are ineligible to participate in room selection.
Once you have selected your room, you are bound to the terms and conditions of the Housing Contract. Any cancellation of your contract for an unapproved reason will result in a breach of contract.
Room Changes
You will have the opportunity to change your room until 11:59 pm on December 31. Room changes can be done in the Housing Portal (within OnePort) by selecting the “Change My Room” button. After the December 31 deadline, no room changes will be allowed until the official Room Change Request Period, which is usually 1-2 weeks after the start of the spring semester.
2026-2027 Residence Hall Rates
| RESIDENCE HALL OPTIONS | COST |
|---|---|
| Standard Double – Founders Hall, Governors Hall, Ponder Hall, Mills Hall, South & West Ridge Halls | $3,414 per semester |
| Single – Governors Hall/Village | $4,473 per semester |
| Single – Ponder Hall | $4,473 per semester |
| Super Single – The Ridges | $6,828 per semester |
| Super Single – Founders Hall | $6,828 per semester |
| Super Single – Mills Hall | $6,828 per semester |
| Super Single – The Ridges | $6,828 per semester |
| Double – The Woods | $4,621 per semester |
| Single – The Woods | $5,200 per semester |
| Super Single - The Woods | $7,555 per semester |
| Year Round – The Woods | $6,646 per semester |
Meal Plan Selection
All residential students are required to have a meal plan, with the exception of those students living in the Woods. Residential students (except Woods residents) will be automatically enrolled in the Unlimited +50 Meal Plan. You can view meal plan rates for the 2026-2027 academic year and view details of our current meal plans at DineOnCampus.
You will have the opportunity to change your meal plan until 11:59 p.m. on the 3rd day of classes through the RockyCard Portal. More information and reminders regarding meal plan changes will be sent to your UNC Asheville email during the summer and after the start of the fall semester.
2026-2027 Meal Plan Rates
Residential students are required to have a meal plan, with the exception of Woods residents. Residential students, except Woods residents, will be defaulted to the Unlimited+50 Meal Plan and will have an opportunity to change plans up until the 3rd day of classes each semester.
| RESIDENTIAL MEAL PLAN OPTIONS | COST |
|---|---|
| Unlimited Plan | $2,776 |
| Block 240 Plan | $2,720 |
| Block 180 Plan | $2,720 |
Contact Us
Housing and Residence Life
Governors Hall
One University Heights, CPO 9000
Asheville, NC 28804
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Email: reslife@unca.edu
Phone: 828.251.6700
Instagram: @unca_hrl