FAQs

You may view meal plan details, rates, and more by visiting TCU Dining.

All First-Years and Sophomores are required to have a meal plan as part of their two-year residential and dining requirement. Please refer to the Housing License to review the meal plan requirements.

Juniors and Seniors may change their meal plans via the Housing Portal on August 1. No changes will be made after September 2.

Only Juniors and Seniors who live in Liberty Lofts, McCart, Molly Reid, Tom Brown/Pete Wright, University House, or Village East may cancel their meal plans via the Housing Portal by selecting “No Meal Plan” in their Housing Application from August 1-September 1 and January 1-January 28.

Yes. Commuter and off-campus students can purchase Commuter Meal Plans beginning August 1, 2025. Please contact TCU Dining for that information.

Housing & Residence Life does not tour specific rooms in each hall; instead, tours of a typical room in a Residence Hall are provided. For a schedule of tours hosted by Admissions, click here.

The cost of housing varies. You may view the housing rates on our Housing & Meal Plan Rates page.

TCU has a two-year on-campus living and dining requirement for First-Years and Sophomores.

Please contact Student Access & Accommodation for assistance at (817) 257-6567 or visit their website for additional information.

Accommodations must be renewed through the Student Access & Accommodation Services each academic year. 

Every effort is made to accommodate student preferences; however, placement in a particular community or with a specific roommate is not guaranteed.

Please contact the Honors College if you would like to request Honors Housing.

We recommend students review our Off-Campus Living page for resources.

Please email housing@tcu.edu for more information. While we cannot guarantee housing, we will do our best to accommodate you.

All students participate in Auto-Selection based on their Housing Application preferences. Every effort is made to accommodate student preferences; however, placement in a particular community or with a specific roommate is not guaranteed.

Juniors, Seniors, and Transfer students are not guaranteed housing. We encourage students to apply, and our assignments team will do its best to accommodate based on availability.

If you are not able to secure on-campus housing, please visit our Off-Campus Living page for information about the local apartment and house rentals. Every effort is made to accommodate student preferences. If you are on our waitlist and secure off-campus housing, please email us at housing@tcu.edu to cancel your housing application.

Housing & Residence Life does not have floor plans that we can share with our residents. However, we have room descriptions, photos, and video tours of our rooms on our Residence Halls’ page. For a schedule of tours hosted by Admissions, click here.

A limited number of housing spaces are designated for incoming transfer students who have been out of high school for less than two years, regardless of how many credit hours they have. To determine if you are eligible for one of those spaces and/or to pay the enrollment deposit, please contact Transfer Admissions at (817) 257-7490. You must pay the non-refundable enrollment deposit before you will have access to the housing application.

All student health records must be submitted to the TCU Health Center before Move-In.

You may request to live with a sibling of the same gender on campus by mutually requesting one another via the Housing Application.

Students are permitted to live at home with their parent/legal guardian within 30 miles of campus. Please complete and submit the Commuter Exemption Request Form located under “Forms” within the Housing Portal if you are interested in living at home.

Our residence halls do not close for holidays or breaks. Students are welcome to stay in their residence halls during this time. We will have staff on duty in case students need anything. Dining options may be limited, so please plan accordingly.

Fraternity and sorority chapter facilities are closed during winter break.

If you have additional questions, please visit housing.tcu.edu, email us at housing@tcu.edu, or call 817-257-7865. We will update our website, social media, and FAQs as more information becomes available.