*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
These dates are subject to reasonable changes and each resident agrees to abide by such changes. Notification of changes to these dates is generally made by email to the resident’s University email account.
May 2026 - August 2027
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Friday, 5/1 - Class of 2030 housing application available via housing portal.
Thursday, 4/23 thru Saturday, 5/2 - 24-hour quiet hours in effect in all residences until 5/2 at 10 pm.
Monday, 5/4, 12 pm (noon) - Residence halls and apartments close for spring semester. Students approved to stay may remain in residence until Monday, 5/11 at 12 pm (noon).
Sunday, 5/10 - Graduation.
Monday, 5/11, 12 pm (noon) - Final closing for residence halls and apartments for spring semester.
Tuesday, 5/12 - Summer housing move-in. Students who were approved to stay, move to summer assignments.
Wednesday, 5/13 - Term I classes begin.
Monday, 5/26 - Memorial Day holiday. No classes held. HRL offices are closed.
Saturday, 5/31 - Deadline for Class of 2030 housing application.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Monday, 6/1: New to Duke (Transfer, DKU, Visiting Scholars) application available via the housing portal.
Monday, 6/1: Upperclass housing application available via housing portal for upperclass students without a fall housing assignment.
Wednesday, 6/10: Class of 2030 housing assignments available via housing portal.
Tuesday, 6/16: Upperclass reassignment application closes at 12:00 pm (noon). There will not be another opportunity for upperclass reassignment until September 7.
Thursday, 6/18: New to Duke (Transfer, DKU, Visiting Scholars) and upperclass late application priority deadline at 12:00 pm (noon).
Friday, 6/19: Juneteenth holiday; No classes held. HRL offices closed.
Monday, 6/22: Summer Session I classes end
Friday, 6/26: Residence halls close at noon for Summer Session I (Move Out).
Sunday, 6/28: Summer Session II housing opens.
Monday, 6/29: Summer Session II classes begin.
Tuesday, 6/30: Graduate Housing Move Out. Students must be moved out of housing by 12pm.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Wednesday, 7/1: Class of 2030 reassignment applications available via housing portal.
Friday, 7/3 – Holiday; Classes held. HRL offices closed.
Week of July 6 -Upperclass late assignments and reassignments released via housing portal.
Thursday, 7/9 - Class of 2030 reassignment application closes at 12:00 pm (noon).
Thursday, 7/16 - Class of 2030 late assignments and reassignments released via housing portal.
Week of 7/27 - Class of 2030 move-in and parking information sent via duke.edu email.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Friday, 8/7: Summer Session II classes end.
Saturday, 8/8 thru Monday, 8/10: Summer Term II final exams.
Tuesday, 8/11: Summer Session II move-out by noon.
Saturday, 8/15: East Campus residence halls open.
Friday, 8/21: Upperclass residence halls and apartments are open for move-in. Upperclass students may move in any of these three days.
Saturday, 8/22: Upperclass residence halls and apartments are open for move-in. Upperclass students may move in any of these three days.
Sunday, 8/23: Upperclass residence halls and apartments are open for move-in. Upperclass students may move in any of these three days.
Monday, 8/24 - Fall semester classes begin.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Monday, 9/7: Labor Day. HRL offices are closed.
Monday, 9/8: Fall reassignment process launches via residence coordinator.
Wednesday, 9/23: Spring housing information available via HRL website. Students studying away are notified via duke.edu email.
Thursday, 9/24: Off-Campus Lottery for Class of 2028 opens in the Housing Portal.
Tuesday, 9/29: Off-Campus Lottery closes at 12:00 p.m. (NOON).
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Thursday, 10/1: Spring housing materials are available in the Housing Portal.
Friday, 10/2: Off-Campus Lottery notifications are sent out.
Wednesday, 10/7: Deadline for senior declines and spring 2026 Study Away declines; GPS application live.
Friday, 10/9, 7:00 p.m. through Tuesday, 10/13: Fall Break; residence halls and apartments remain open.
Wednesday, 10/14: Priority date to apply for spring housing, reassignment form closes, DKU application closes.
Wednesday, 10/21: Upperclass reassignment ends for the Fall 2026 semester.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Wednesday, 11/4: Spring 2027 assignments will begin to be released and processed through January 2nd, Winter Break information and application available on the housing portal.
Tuesday, 11/10: Deadline for Marine Lab housing declines.
Monday, 11/16: First year reassignment ends for the Fall 2026 semester.
Tuesday, 11/24, 10:30 p.m. thru Sunday, 11/29: Thanksgiving recess; residence halls and apartments remain open.
Thursday, 11/26 and Friday, 11/27: HRL offices are closed.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Friday, 12/4: Undergraduate classes end.
Friday, 12/4: Winter Break Housing application closes.
Saturday, 12/5 thru Monday, 12/14: 24-hour quiet hours in effect in all residences until 12/14 at 10 pm.
Tuesday, 12/15: Residence halls close for winter break at noon; students moving out of on-campus housing must complete their move-out by noon.
Thursday, 12/24: University holiday. HRL offices are closed.
Friday, 12/25: University holiday. HRL offices are closed.
Thursday, 12/31: University holiday. HRL offices are closed.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Friday, 1/1 - University holiday. HRL offices are closed.
Saturday, 1/2, 12 pm - Residence halls and apartments open for the spring semester.
Wednesday, 1/6 - Spring semester classes begin.
Monday, 1/18 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. HRL offices are closed.
Wednesday, 1/29 - Roommate Appeal Form (Class of 2030 only) available via housing portal. Deadline to submit Roommate Appeal is Wednesday, February 3.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Wednesday, 2/3 - Roommate Appeal request (Class of 2030 only) deadline.
Monday, 2/15 - Registration begins for Summer 2027; Summer housing application available via housing portal.
Tuesday, 2/16 through Friday, 2/19 - 27-28 Housing Application LIVE via housing portal. Students can complete the application until Noon (12:00 pm) on Friday, 2/19.
Thursday, 2/25 - SDAO Accommodation deadline. Approved accommodations must be received by HRL from SDAO for students to participate in SDAO accommodation assignment process.
- Faith-Based Exception approval deadline. Exceptions must be approved by HRL by this deadline in order for students to participate in the Faith-Based Exception assignment process.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Friday, 3/5 - Study Away deadline. Students studying away should decline housing by 3/5. If you have NOT cancelled your study away application, we will cancel your housing application for the 27-28 process.
Friday, 3/5, 7:00 p.m. thru Sunday, 3/14 - Spring Break; Residence halls and apartments remain open.
Monday, 3/15 - Classes resume.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Thursday, 4/1 - Spring extension information and application available on housing portal.
Thursday, 4/1 - 27-28 Graduate and Professional Student Housing application live.
Wednesday, 4/14 - Graduate classes end.
Wednesday, 4/21 - Undergraduate classes end.
Thursday, 4/22 thru Saturday, 5/1 - 24-hour quiet hours in effect in all residences until 5/1 at 10 pm.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Monday, 5/3 - Class of 2031 housing application available via housing portal.
Thursday, 4/22 thru Saturday, 5/1 - 24-hour quiet hours in effect in all residences until 5/1 at 10 pm.
Monday, 5/3, 12 pm (noon) - Residence halls and apartments close for spring semester. Students approved to stay may remain in residence until Monday, 5/10 at 12 pm (noon).
Sunday, 5/9 - Graduation.
Monday, 5/10, 12 pm (noon) - Final closing for residence halls and apartments for spring semester.
Tuesday, 5/11 - Summer housing move-in. Students who were approved to stay, move to summer assignments.
Wednesday, 5/12 - Term I classes begin.
Monday, 5/31 - Memorial Day holiday. No classes held. HRL offices are closed.
Monday, 5/31 - Deadline for Class of 2031 housing application.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Tuesday, 6/1: New to Duke (Transfer, DKU, Visiting Scholars) application available via the housing portal.
Tuesday, 6/1: Upperclass housing application available via housing portal for upperclass students without a fall housing assignment.
Wednesday, 6/9: Class of 2031 housing assignments available via housing portal.
Tuesday, 6/15: Upperclass reassignment application closes at 12:00 pm (noon). There will not be another opportunity for upperclass reassignment until September 7.
Thursday, 6/17: New to Duke (Transfer, DKU, Visiting Scholars) and upperclass late application priority deadline at 12:00 pm (noon).
Friday, 6/18: Juneteenth holiday; No classes held. HRL offices closed.
Monday, 6/21: Summer Session I classes end
Friday, 6/25: Residence halls close at noon for Summer Session I (Move Out).
Sunday, 6/27: Summer Session II housing opens.
Monday, 6/28: Summer Session II classes begin.
Wednesday, 6/30: Graduate Housing Move Out. Students must be moved out of housing by 12pm.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Thursday, 7/1: Class of 2031 reassignment applications available via housing portal.
Friday, 7/2 – Holiday; Classes held. HRL offices closed.
Week of July 5 -Upperclass late assignments and reassignments released via housing portal.
Thursday, 7/8 - Class of 2031 reassignment application closes at 12:00 pm (noon).
Thursday, 7/15 - Class of 2031 late assignments and reassignments released via housing portal.
Week of 7/26 - Class of 2031 move-in and parking information sent via duke.edu email.
*All housing process timelines are tentative and may be changed at the discretion of the Housing Assignments Office.
Friday, 8/6: Summer Session II classes end.
Saturday, 8/7 thru Monday, 8/9: Summer Term II final exams.
Tuesday, 8/10: Summer Session II move-out by noon.
Saturday, 8/14: East Campus residence halls open.
Friday, 8/20: Upperclass residence halls and apartments are open for move-in. Upperclass students may move in any of these three days.
Saturday, 8/21: Upperclass residence halls and apartments are open for move-in. Upperclass students may move in any of these three days.
Sunday, 8/22: Upperclass residence halls and apartments are open for move-in. Upperclass students may move in any of these three days.
Monday, 8/23 - Fall semester classes begin.