Housing and Dining Services

Room Selection

Room selection for incoming residents will begin in mid-March for students in Residential CAT Communities and Honors Housing and in early April for all other residents. Beginning March 5, you will be sent an email to your K-State account with your room selection date and time and will also be able to view it in the Resident Portal. Below your contract information, you will see the date and time you may begin the room selection process. When you are able to select, your selection date and time will become a link to begin the selection process.

Save the Date!

The Room Selection Webinar for incoming students will take place at 7 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, March 11. Join us for answers to your questions and a step-by-step walkthrough of the room selection process. Registar for the Zoom Webinar now, watch on our Facebook page, or view it on our website or YouTube channel beginning the day after.

In the meantime, you can still watch last year's Room Selection Webinar.

Before you begin the selection process, please:
Please also confirm:
  • All roommates have completed the contract and are mutually confirmed.
  • All roommates agree on one group leader who will make the room selection for all confirmed roommates. (Tip: choose the roommate who has the earliest time and date for selection to have the best options!)
  • All roommates agree on hall and room type preferences and the costs associated with each.

Exciting news!

Students selecting a space in Putnam Hall for the 2025-2026 will be the first residents to move into the newly renovated Boyd Hall. Boyd renovations are anticipate to be complete by December 2025 and Putnam Residents will move to a new room in Boyd Hall at the end of the Fall 2025 semester.

Have you considered a CAT Community?

Want to move to the front of the line and get an earlier time slot? Consider joining a K-State First Residential CAT Community. Residential CAT Communities provide an added opportunity for first-year students to connect with others who share their interests. About 22 students take a group of classes together and live in the same residence hall or residence hall area. They also have a live-in Residential Learning Assistant who serves as a mentor/guide.

Benefits of choosing a Residential CAT Community:
  • Residential CAT Community students can choose their space before the rest of the crowd, and they live, eat, sleep, study and socialize near each other, in addition to taking classes together.
  • It's easy to meet other first-year students who are interested in and excited about similar topics to you.
  • You can connect with faculty members and experienced students who are committed to helping you in your classes to build interactive, challenging and supportive spaces where you will find your community and learn together.

There are still some fantastic CAT Communities available, and one great benefit is that you will have the opportunity to choose your room even earlier! However, be advised, if you choose to discontinue enrollment in a Residential CAT Community for any reason, your CAT Community room reservation, including that of preferred roommates, will be removed. You will then be required to select another room from the list of currently available rooms at that time.

Here are some great CAT Community options:
  • Engineering Futures: Goodnow Hall
  • Medicine, Science and Society: Ford Hall, Haymaker Hall, Moore Hall or West Hall
  • Fandom and Film Studies: Ford Hall, Haymaker Hall, Moore Hall or West Hall
  • Psychology of Social Media: Goodnow Hall, Marlatt Hall or Wefald Hall

    You can learn more about CAT Communities through K-State First.