Welcome Bulldogs!

We are excited that you are going to be living on campus this spring. The 2026 Spring Housing Application will open on September 1. Please review the information below and contact us if you have any questions at 828.251.6700 or reslife@unca.edu. 

Housing Portal Residence Hall Rates Meal Plan Rates

Information for Residents 

A student and their family loading up a luggage cart on move-in day, fall 2023

  • We are excited that you are going to be living on campus this spring. The 2026 Spring Housing Application will open on September 1. Please review the information below and contact us if you have any questions at 828.251.6700 or reslife@unca.edu. 
  • 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. 
  • First-Year students can live in any of our residence halls, with the exception of the Woods or the Village.

To apply, log into OnePort, select “On Campus,” “Housing Portal,” and “Apply for Campus Housing,” and choose the “New Student” 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 10. 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 2025-2026 Housing Application is December 1st.
  • Room Selection for new students will begin on December 10th. 
  • 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 beginning January 2nd.

In order to participate in room selection, all students must have a completed housing application on file. If you complete your housing application by December 9th, you will receive an email from our office with your room selection time prior to December 10th. Applications received after December 17th will be manually assigned to a space by our office beginning January 2nd, 2026. Once you have selected a room, you will receive an email with your housing assignment and the name of your roommate, if one has already been selected for your 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. 

Residence Hall Contract Terms and Conditions

Room Changes

You will have the opportunity to change your room until 11:59 p.m. on December 31st. Room changes can be done in the Housing Portal (within OnePort) by selecting the “Change My Room” button. After the July 15 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 fall semester.

To assist you in choosing a roommate during room selection, you will be able to see student information (including name, age, and the answers to their roommate preference questions) of students who are already assigned to a space and/or suite. Please keep in mind that other students are going through the room selection process, and can assign themselves to any available space on campus that is open to them during selection. You can check your roommate/suitemate information at any time in the Housing portal.

Creating a Roommate Group

If you have another UNC Asheville student you wish to live with, you can create a Roommate Group. The benefit of a Roommate Group is that one person in the group can make the room selection for everyone who has accepted the invitation to join the group during room selection, on a space-available basis. It is recommended that the person with the earliest selection time be the one to select for the group. 

Important information regarding Roommate Groups:

  • To invite someone to your group, the student must have already applied for housing.
  • You can only belong to one Roommate Group at a time.
  • When you are invited to join a group, you will get an email and must accept or decline the invitation. If you do not accept, you are not part of the group.
  • A Roommate Group does not guarantee you housing.
  • A Roommate Group does not hold a space for you with others in your Roommate Group.
  • During room selection, if you are part of a Roommate Group, you will only be able to see suites with enough room to accommodate your entire group.
  • If one person in the Roommate Group selects housing on their own, the rest of the group members will not be able to select housing and must leave the group.
  • If you are in Honors College and opted to live in Honors Housing, you will only be allowed to live with other Honors Housing students.

My College Roomie (MCR)

We have partnered with My College Roomie (MCR), a roommate finder/matching social media platform to help you find a roommate and connect with other incoming students! Once you apply for housing, please be on the lookout for an email to your UNC Asheville email address, inviting you to join MCR. Once you join, you can begin searching for and finding new roommates or friends. Once you find a roommate and/or suitemates, you can then create a Roommate Group in your housing portal.

Note: finding a roommate on MCR OR creating a Roommate Group in the housing portal, does not guarantee placement with a specific person or group. You will still need to participate in room selection to secure on-campus housing.

Residence Hall Rates

Residence Hall Options: 2025-2026Cost
Standard Double – Founders Hall, Governors Hall, Ponder Hall, Mills Hall, South & West Ridge Halls$3,315 per semester
Triple – Governors Hall $3,045 per semester
Single – Founders Hall$4,343 per semester
Single – Governors Hall/Village$4,343 per semester
Single – Ponder Hall$4,343 per semester
Single – Mills Hall$4,343 per semester
Single – The Ridges$4,343 per semester
Double – The Woods$4,486 per semester
Single – The Woods$5,049 per semester
Year Round – The Woods (Single)$6,452 per semester

Meal Plan Selection

students eating in brown dining hall

All residential students are required to have a meal plan, with the exception of those 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 2025-2026 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.

Meal Plan Rates

Residential Meal Plan Options: 2025-2026Cost
Unlimited Plan 

The default plan. Ranges in price and is available to all Residential Students. 		$2,669 – $2,888 per semester
Block 240 Plan 

Ranges in price and is available to all Residential Students.		$2,615 – $2,833 per semester
Block 180 Plan 

Ranges in price and is available to Upperclassmen Students.		$2,615 – $2,833 per semester

Make Your Home at UNC Asheville

Apply through your Housing Portal in OnePort.

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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