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First-Year Housing

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Residential Life

First-Year Housing

All of our first-year residence halls are located on the Mount Carmel Campus along Bobcat Way. You’ll be close to everything you need — including the Carl Hansen Student Center, dining options, the Athletic and Recreation Center, academic buildings and the Arnold Bernhard Library.

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Exterior view of the Commons residence halls on a clear sunny day The Commons
Entrance to Dana English residence hall Dana English Hall
The outdoor courtyard of The Grove residence hall on a clear day The Grove
Front and side view of Irma Tator residence hall Irmagarde Tator Hall
Ledges residence hall on a clear spring day The Ledges
Exterior view of Mountainview residence hall reflecting a blue sky Mountainview

Creating your dynamic and engaging community

President Olian and a group of students smile for a group photo during move-in day

First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE)

The First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE) at Quinnipiac provides a dynamic, engaging and supportive environment for you to transition to college life. This cohesive team of student staff and professional staff strives to develop a safe, welcoming and inclusive community. Our focus is first and foremost the well-being of our students.

All first-year residents' experiences are supported by:

  • Resident Assistants (RAs)
  • Full-time professional Residence Hall Directors
  • Assistant Director of Residential Life for the first-year area
  • A residential curriculum encompassing:
    • Personal competence
    • Societal competence
    • Interpersonal competence
    • Practical competence
  • Hundreds of programs throughout the academic year (about 3 per day).

In the FYRE community, we hope to be the spark that ignites a passion for lifelong learning both in and out of the classroom.

Housing and Roommate Process

Join the first-year residential community

1

Commit to Quinnipiac

The matriculation fee and housing reservation fee are due by May 1. You may pay online or by mail.

Pay your deposit
2

Log into Q-Start

First-year students will receive information about the housing assignment process on Q-Start in the spring.

Learn more about Q-Start

New Student Roommate Request Process

Incoming first-year students may select one roommate. Students are encouraged to discuss their answers to the lifestyle questions on the housing application with their potential roommate to help determine if you are compatible and can create a positive living experience.

Students with completed New Student Housing Contracts are eligible to select a roommate. Housing contracts are due May 11, 2025.

Sign the Housing Contract

Roommate requests will be accepted from June 2, 2025 through June 15, 2025.

All roommate requests must be mutual, which means your requested roommate must confirm the request to be assigned together by June 15, 2025.

Selecting a roommate does not guarantee assignment in a double room. Roommate pairs may be assigned in quads with another matched roommate pair. 

Students participating in The Grove experience or an LLC must choose a roommate from other participants in their program. There will be separate roommate selection processes for students in these groups. The Grove and LLC requests will supersede roommate requests. If you sign up for the Grove or an LLC and you plan to pick a roommate, and that person is not selected in the same program, you will be matched and assigned  with another participant.

Roommate Selection Process

  • Students may select a roommate by logging in to MyHousing and choosing Roommate Selection from the menu.

  • Search for your requested roommate by first or last name then click “Request Roommate.”

  • Your requested roommate must then log in to MyHousing, click Roommate Selection to see their Pending Roommate requests.

  • To confirm a roommate request, click on the three dots on the left and chose the match icon.

All roommate requests must be mutually submitted by June 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

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Additional Resources for Residents

Office of Housing

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