First-Year and Transfer Students

You must have a Clark account to apply. Once you have set up your Clark email address, you may sign on to the Housing & Dining Portal to access and complete the housing application.

Another way to access the form (also using your Clark credentials) is to log in via the ClarkYOU portal. Once you log in:

• Click the menu item Housing and Dining Self-Service.
• Click on the Applications, Forms & Requests tab.
• Fill out the Fall 2025 Undergraduate Housing Application.

Housing assignments and corresponding roommate information are available on the Housing and Dining Self-Service portal. Once you log on, the information will be on the main screen. 

Please see the Instructions on Accessing the Housing and Dining Self-Service Portal document for step-by-step instructions. 

Students wanting to change their meal plan should use their Housing and Dining self-service portal to  adjust their meal plan. Reminder: students living in traditional and suite style housing are required to be on a full meal plan.

Students have until Friday, September 5, 2025 at 5:00pm to reduce/cancel their meal plan. After Friday, September 5, 2025, students can only add a meal plan. Meal plan information can be found here.

Single and suite room types are filled based on a first come, first-serve basis, with priority being given to those students with approved accommodations through Student Accessibility Services.

Students who are looking to change their rooms will be able to submit a room change request starting Monday, September 8, 2025. The form will be available online and further instructions will be sent to your Clark email address when the form becomes available. Singles on campus are very limited, so it is highly unlikely that you will be able to switch into a single room even if you complete the room change request form. 

Students who are looking to change their rooms will be able to submit a room change request starting Monday, September 8, 2025. The form will be available online and further instructions will be sent to your Clark email address when the form becomes available. Singles on campus are very limited, so it is highly unlikely that you will be able to switch into a single room even if you complete the room change request form.

Your residence hall is overseen by a Community Director who is a live-on professional staff member trained to assist students with concerns, connectedness, etc. as they live on campus. Additionally, on your floor there will be a Resident Adviser, a student staff member, who is also trained to assist students in dealing with concerns in their living area. We strongly encourage students to work with their Resident Adviser and Community Director to try and mediate any issues and concerns first. Many times, the problem can be resolved. In addition to potentially being able to resolve the concerns, another reason we encourage students to work with their Hall staff is because the room change process not being available until a few weeks into the semester.

We invite students to take a virtual tour to see what the inside of our residential halls and houses looks like. 

While some of our room sizes may vary, every student room comes with a bed, dresser, desk, and desk chair. Unfortunately, we do not have dimensions of the rooms or furniture provided in each of our halls. 

Clark University students can view building floor plans by clicking here.

Unfortunately, for fire safety reasons students are unable to loft or bunk their beds. In most of our residence halls, students can adjust the height of their bed to provide some extra storage. Students who need assistance can submit a worker order here.

Yes! Most standard bed risers work (around 2.5-3″ diameter), and many of our students also use extra tall bed risers. The one kind we don’t allow are bed risers with built-in electrical outlets, as they are a fire safety hazard.

None of our desk drawers of cabinets lock. Many students end up buying a small safe to keep valuables in. 

Only removable adhesives that do not cause damage or leave marks can be used to hang objects on walls. Do not use scotch tape, masking tape, or pushpins in woodwork. We find that blue painters tape works well.