¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Housing Policies
Learn about important ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ housing policies, including residency requirements, accommodations, cancellations, and guidelines for living on campus. Review the information below to better understand your responsibilities and available resources as a residential student.
Residency requirements for first-year students
All first-year students, regardless of credit hours earned, are required to live in University housing for their first academic year. Local students (those with an established permanent residence within a 45 mile radius of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ) who will be living at home with their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are exempt from this requirement. Students 21 and older and students who are married are also exempt from this requirement Students seeking an exception should email reslife@binghamton.edu.
New transfer students are not required to live on campus and are not guaranteed housing.
Students with prior felony convictions
State University of New York (SUNY) policy prohibits SUNY admission applications from inquiring into an applicant's prior criminal history. After acceptance, the University shall inquire if the student has previously been convicted of a felony if such an individual seeks campus housing.
The information required to be disclosed under SUNY policy regarding such felony convictions shall be reviewed by a standing campus committee consistent with the legal standards articulated in New York State Corrections Law.
Students who have previously been convicted of a felony are advised that their prior criminal history may impede their ability to live in on-campus housing. Students who have concerns about this are advised to contact Residential Life.
Housing accommodations
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ is committed to achieving equal educational opportunity and full participation for students with disabilities. Students with documented disabilities who require an accommodation in order to fully participate in the residential component of their college experience may apply for housing accommodations through Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). Housing accommodations include, but are not limited to, visual fire alarms, first-floor rooms, elevator access, bed-height adjustments, climate control, single-rooms, and wheelchair accessible bathrooms. Residential Life has the most flexibility to work with and meet the accommodations for students who apply for and receive their accommodations at least 30 days prior to the start of room selection. Students applying/re-applying for a housing accommodation must also participate in the housing process. For complete information, go to the Services for Students with Disabilities Housing Accommodations webpage.
2025-26 Release from Housing and Related Charges
Once a student selects a room in the returning student housing process, they are committed to on-campus housing for the entire academic year and will remain financially responsible for the cost of their housing assignment for the entire year.
Cancellations are not permitted. The only exceptions will be for students who enroll in a study abroad program or withdraw from the University after committing to University housing; in such cases students may petition for release from housing but the student will be responsible for a $200 cancellation charge.
Residents who withdraw for the fall semester after November 21, 2025 but remain students at the University for the spring 2026 semester must fulfill the terms of this Agreement for the spring semester and remain in University housing.
Transfer students who select a room in the new student housing process have 14 days from the day they are assigned or select their room to cancel their housing. That cancellation must be requested prior to the published residence hall opening date for the semester.
Fall residents who will not be enrolled as ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ students for the spring semester or who are participating in a study abroad or exchange program or are called to active military service may petition for release from their housing for the spring semester. A petition for release from housing must be submitted and approved no later than November 21, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. to avoid a $200 late charge. Approved releases after this deadline will result in a $200 late charge. Study Abroad students who provide documentation that they enrolled in the program after the deadline will not be billed the late charge.