UC Berkeley Housing deadlines for applications and offers are strictly enforced and vary by the population applying.
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- Housing application deadlines
- Housing offer timelines
- Undergraduate housing move-in and move-out dates
- Graduate housing move-in and move-out dates
Housing application deadlines
| Student type | Application deadline |
|---|---|
| Continuing undergraduate students | Feb. 15 |
|
First-year students and Fall Program for First Semester students |
May 2 |
| Incoming transfer students | June 2 |
| Undergraduate students applying for spring only | Oct. 1 |
| Graduate students | Continuously open |
| Family student housing | Continuously open |
For students admitted from the UC Berkeley wait list: Your housing application deadline is the same as the deadline to accept your offer of admission.
Late applications: If you have applied after the priority deadline, your application will be considered after anyone who met the deadline.
Housing Offer Timeline
Student housing offers are sent to the main email account you list in CalCentral, usually your UC Berkeley account. The listed offer periods are for students who apply by the application deadline, where applicable.
Offer timeline overview
| Student type | Offer period |
|---|---|
|
Continuing undergraduate students* |
March to April in multiple rounds |
| First-year students and Fall Program for First Semester students | Late May to August in multiple rounds |
| Incoming transfer students | Late June to August in multiple rounds |
| Undergraduate students applying for spring only | November to December |
| Graduate students | Starts in February, offered on an on-going basis |
| Family student housing | Offered on an on-going basis |
*If a continuing student does not receive a housing offer during the multiple rounds of continuing student housing offers, they are placed on a wait list. If space is available after new admit offer rounds, more offers will be sent to continuing students in July.
Deadline to accept housing offers
You must accept your housing offer by the deadline stated in your offer email in order to reserve your space in campus housing.
- Undergraduate housing deadline: Typically five days after you receive your housing offer. Visit Undergraduate Assignment Process and Offers for details.
- Graduate student housing deadline: Typically seven days after you receive your housing offer. Visit Graduate Housing Assignment Process and Offers for details.
- Family student housing deadline: Typically five days after you receive your housing offer. Visit Family Housing Assignment Process and Offers for details.
Undergraduate housing move-in and move-out dates
UC Berkeley residence halls close over Winter Break, with the exception of Martinez Commons. Campus apartments remain open during Winter Break.
Undergraduate housing move-in and move-out dates, 2025–2026
| Open or closure event | Date and time |
|---|---|
|
New student Move-In (fall) |
Aug. 19–20, 2025 (by timeslot) |
| Continuing student fall move-in | Aug. 24, 2025 (by timeslot) |
| Winter Break residence hall closure | Dec. 20, 2025, by 10 a.m. |
| Spring semester student move-in | Jan. 15, 2026, starting at 9 a.m. |
| Spring semester student move-out | May 17, 2026, by 10 a.m. |
Undergraduate housing move-in and move-out dates, 2026–2027
| Open or closure event | Date and time |
|---|---|
|
New student Move-In (fall) |
Aug. 18–19, 2026 (by timeslot) |
| Continuing student fall move-in | Aug. 23, 2026 (by timeslot) |
| Winter Break residence hall closure | Dec. 19, 2026, by 10 a.m. |
| Spring semester student move-in | Jan. 14, 2027, starting at 9 a.m. |
| Spring semester student move-out | May 16, 2027, by 10 a.m. |
Graduate housing move-in and move-out dates
Graduate housing move-in and move-out dates, 2025–2026
| Open or closure event | Date and time |
|---|---|
|
Graduate housing move-in |
August 15, 2025 |
| Graduate housing move-out | July 31, 2026 |
Graduate housing move-in and move-out dates, 2026–2027
| Open or closure event | Date and time |
|---|---|
|
Graduate housing move-in |
August 15, 2026 |
| Graduate housing move-out | July 31, 2027 |