Incoming New Student

Before applying for housing, students must set up their Xavier technology account, which is separate from their Road to Xavier account.

Our entire process is online through the MyHousing portal. The timeline for the housing application process is below, and any changes in this timeline will be communicated through Road to Xavier. 

A full list of Frequently Asked Questions is listed below.

Honors students intending to live in the Buenger Hall Honors community must be roommates with fellow Honors students.

Your Xavier technology account, which is separate from your initial Road to Xavier log-in, will provide you access to all systems you will use as a Xavier student including your Xavier email, course registration and our Housing Self-Service site where the housing application resides.

Deadline: No prescribed deadline though this action must be complete prior to any of the additional below steps.  

How To: When setting up your tech account, you will user your Xavier email address and initial password. Your initial password for your tech account consists of your 9-digit Student ID + Capitalized first letter of your birth month + 2-digit date. For example: If your Student ID was 000123456, and your birthday was July 19^th, your initial password would be: 000123456J19.

To set your own password, proceed to My Account (https://accountsetup.xavier.edu) and complete account setup by following these steps:

1. Login to the My Account portal with your Xavier email address and initial password.
2. Select Security Info to setup security questions, and other alternate ways to reset your password.  These can be used to unlock your account or reset your password if you have forgotten it. 
3. Select Password to change your initial password.

Once you have set up your official Xavier password, you should use that new password when you log in to Road to Xavier and other Xavier systems, including the housing portal for completion of the housing application and accessing My College Roomie.

Need Help with this Step: If you have difficulty contact roadtoxavier@xavier.edu or your Admission's Counselor.

The application solidifies your intent to live on campus, including reviewing the housing agreement and collecting information such as your emergency contacts. The housing agreement is for the first two years.

Opens: Tuesday, April 1st, 2025

Deadline: Monday, June 9th , 2025

How To: After setting up your tech account:

1. Log in to the MyHousing portal
2. Navigate to the Housing Applications tab and select the correct application
3. Make sure to complete all required information and to click through the entire application until you receive a confirmation screen

Need Help with this Step: Reach out to Residence Life at reslife@xavier.edu or 513-745-3203 (M-F, 9 AM-5 PM).

When creating your housing application on MyHousing, you are also able to make your roommate pair. It works like a Facebook for roommates where you will create your roommate profile, search for people who have similar roommate profiles, review suggested matches, send messages to connect with others, and send/receive roommate request.  

Roommate pairing group size is limited to two people. 

Opens: Tuesday, April 1st, 2025

Deadline: Tuesday, June 10th, 2025

The below groups of students will have their housing assignments made in advance of room selection days and will not need to select their own space:

• Students with approved housing accommodations
• Roommate pairs consisting of two Honors students
  • If demand for Honors community exceeds space in Buenger Hall, the secondary location will be Kuhlman Hall.
• Wellbeing and Sports Management LLC participants
• Roommate pairs consisting of two student-athletes

For all other roommate pairs, students will receive a randomized selection time via Xavier email prior to room selection, specifying their time to log in and select a room. Any student in a roommate pair is able to log into MyHousing and select for both students in the pair.  

Opens: At assigned room selection time 

Occurs: Tuesday, June 24th - Wednesday, June 25th 

How To:  At your assigned room selection time:

1. Log in to the MyHousing portal
2. During your selection time, the selection process will be viewable on your Housing Application
3. When your time is active, you will be able to see available spaces, click a specific room and place your pair
4. Click all the way through the portal to confirm your selection