Residence Life and Housing

Housing Application Process for Undergraduate Students

Housing policy: campus housing requirement

North Park University requires undergraduate students to live on campus for the first three years, with exceptions for those who are commuter/local, part-time, married, or over the age of 21. Review the housing policy; there are financial penalties for not abiding.

Commuter/local students live within a 30-mile radius of the campus with their parents or guardians. These students must also submit commuter applications for approval to live off-campus.

To apply for housing, you must:

  • Receive acceptance to North Park
  • Set up your North Park account
  • Pay your $250 housing deposit

We will then send housing information and instructions to your NPU email, beginning in February for the fall semester and October for the spring semester. You will receive an on-campus housing assignment after you have registered for your first-semester courses.

Housing deposit

We hold the housing deposit for the entirety of your time as a student at North Park and return it to you when you graduate. The amount you receive after graduating may be less than $250 if we assess any damage fees, lockout service fees, key replacement fees, or other housing process fees during your stay in on-campus housing.

We will refund your housing deposit if you cancel your reservation for North Park housing before August 1 for the fall semester or December 15 for the spring semester.

Roommate assignments

There are two options for selecting or being assigned a roommate for your first year at North Park:

  1. Name a roommate: If you know who you would like to live with, ensure you each make the same request on your housing applications. North Park will honor these requests as often as possible. However, you and your desired roommate must submit your housing deposits and applications before we can place you together.
  2. Match with a roommate: Questions on the housing application about your intended major, activities, living habits, and other information help our Residence Life staff place roommates together. While we try to choose roommates who will be a good fit, please remember matching is not a perfect science.

Housing assignment timeline

We make housing assignments based on when we receive housing applications. If we receive your housing application by June 15, your housing assignment and roommate information will be available online on June 26. For all applications received after June 15, housing assignment and roommate information will be available two to three weeks after applying.

Follow these steps to check your housing assignment:

  • Go to Self-Service.
  • Log in with your North Park username and password.
  • Click on “Students.”
  • Click on “Campus Housing Information” under the ‘”Student Communication” heading.
  • Select your start term to view your housing assignment.

Meal plans

We require all students living in Anderson, Burgh, and Ohlson to purchase one of three meal plans for our campus dining hall. Meal plans are also available but are not required for resident students living in undergraduate campus apartments and houses.