Department of Resident Life University of Maryland, College Park

Fall 2010 Housing Outlook Print Page

This semester started with 10,966 students living in the residence halls and University-affiliated Courtyards and South Campus Commons, which are apartment communities for students in their third and fourth year of college. This is the largest number of students ever to reside in campus halls and the public-private partnership apartments.


Residence hall housing is allocated in the following order:

  • New Freshman students
  • Returning Residents in their second year of college
  • Returning Residents in their third year of college
  • Returning Residents in their fourth year of college
  • Other Applicants

    • What does this mean for Fall 2010?

    Resident Life’s best estimate is that for Fall 2010, once again no students entering their fourth year (i.e., current third-year students) will be housed and, some but not all students entering their third year (i.e., current second-year students) will be able to get residence hall assignments. Current second-year residents will have the highest priority to lease at The Courtyards and South Campus Commons for Fall 2010, when they will be entering their third year in college.