Housing Assignments

New Student Housing Assignments

New incoming students for Fall 2026, both first-year and transfer students, will receive information via their Rivier student email account starting in mid-March regarding the housing assignment process. New students can request roommates, search for roommate matches in the MCR Housing portal, or be paired with a roommate based on their housing profile.

Timeline

• Mid-March – Students will receive housing instructions via their Rivier email account.
• Monday, July 6, 9 a.m. – Deadline for roommate requests.
• Week of July 13 – Housing and roommate assignments will be available in MCR Housing.
• Friday, July 24, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. – First Look Friday – Visit campus to view your assigned room, take photos and measurements, connect with key campus offices, and get all remaining housing questions answered.
• Mid-August – Move-in time sign-ups open; instructions will be sent to students’ Rivier email accounts.
• Sunday, September 6, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. – New Student Move-in Day

Current Student Housing Selection

Rivier’s housing lottery and room selection for the 2026-2027 academic year will take place in March and April.

Lottery System

Students are prioritized by class rank as determined by the Registrar’s Office as of February 1, 2026.

Current students receive:

• 1 point if they have between 0-29 credit hours
• 2 points if they have between 30-59 credit hours
• 3 points if they have between 60-89 credit hours
• 4 points if they have 90 or more credit hours

Current residents receive one additional priority point.

Online Selection Process

Housing selection takes place online in the MCR Housing portal.

1. Review and sign the 2026-2027 Housing Contract in MCR Housing > Applications no later than Monday, March 16 at 8 a.m.

2. Complete your MCR Housing profile and questionnaire.

3. The premium space interest form is due no later than Friday, March 6 at 5 p.m.

4. Submit a $250 housing deposit no later than Monday, March 16 at 8 a.m.

   • Go to Colleague Self-Service > Student Finance > Make a Payment > Continue to Payment Center.
   • Once redirected, select the Deposits tab.
   • Choose “Returning Stu Housing Deposit” from the dropdown.
   • Click Continue, select your payment method, and submit payment.
   • The deposit will be credited to your Fall 2025 semester bill.
   • Refund Policy: Deposit is non-refundable once a room is selected. Housing withdrawal during the semester follows the same rules as the tuition refund policy, with the exception that the first week is pro-rated as students move in before classes begin. If you change from resident to commuter status before the start of the Spring 2027 semester, the housing deposit is forfeited. Anyone who deposits and then chooses not to participate in housing selection may have their deposit refunded only if notification is received by Friday, May 1, via email at housing@rivier.edu.

5. Create your initial roommate group in MCR Housing > My Roommates based on the first process you wish to participate in, no later than Wednesday, March 16, at 12 p.m.

6. Watch for an email before each selection process for your assigned selection time.

7. Log in at your assigned selection time and select a room, if available.

8. Continue participating in selection processes until you have successfully secured a room.

Selection Dates

• The premium space interest form is due no later than Friday, March 6 at 5 p.m.
  • Premium space announcements will be sent via email by Friday, March 13
• Initial grouping deadline – Monday, March 16 at 12 p.m.
  • Village lottery times sent – Monday, March 1,6 by 5 p.m.
  • Village selection – Tuesday, March 17, evening
• Regrouping deadline 1 – Monday, March 23, at 12 p.m.
  • Presentation lottery times sent – Monday, March 23, by 5 p.m.
  • Presentation selection – Tuesday, March 24, evening
• Regrouping deadline 2 – Monday, March 30 at 12 p.m.
  • Brassard lottery times sent – Monday, March 3,0 by 5 p.m.
  • Brassard selection – Tuesday, March 31, evening
• Regrouping deadline 3 – Monday, April 6, by 5 p.m.
  • Trinity lottery times sent – Monday, April 6, by 5 p.m.
  • Trinity selection – Tuesday, April 7, evening

Housing Options

Rivier Village

• Phase II of Rivier Village opens in the Spring of 2026
• Four-person, single-sex apartments with a living room, a full kitchen, two full bathrooms, and an in-unit washer and dryer
• 33 apartments available during Housing Selection = 126 beds
  • 22 apartments – four single bedrooms
  • 8 apartments – two double bedrooms
  • NEW: Three two-person apartments, available via application process
• Rivier Village residents may opt out of a meal plan or select a Village-specific meal plan option
• IMPORTANT NOTE: Rivier Village residents are not eligible to receive the Campus Resident Grant as part of their financial aid package

Brassard Hall

• 11-person, single-sex suites with a living room, a kitchenette, two full bathrooms, four double bedrooms, and one triple bedroom
• Seven suites available during Housing Selection = 77 beds

Presentation Hall

• Three-person, single-sex pods with one single bedroom, one double bedroom, and a shared bathroom
• 10 pods available during Housing Selection = 30 beds

Trinity Hall

• Mostly double-occupancy rooms with a few singles, triples, and a four-person room, communal bathrooms, communal kitchens, and lounges on each floor
• Floors are separated by sex – designations will be determined year-to-year
• Room types:
  • Doubles – 33 double-occupancy rooms available during Housing Selection = 66 beds
  • NEW: Premium Singles – 12 units; private rooms, including a full-size, extra-long bed and a single set of furniture available via application process
  • One Quad – Trinity 222, available via application process
  • Triples and Standard Singles – not available during housing selection, held for medical accommodations until late summer

Guild Hall

• Mostly double-occupancy rooms with some triples, communal bathrooms, communal kitchens, and lounges on each floor
• Wings are separated by sex – designations will be determined year-to-year
• Spaces available to returning students will be determined based on the number of submitted housing deposits and contracts