Housing Selection

Returning undergraduate students (those who are not brand new to Merrimack College for Fall 2026) may pay their housing deposit online through the Student Account Center. To access the Student Account Center, please follow these steps:

1. Log in to MyMack.

2. Click on “Students” at the top of the screen.

3. Click on “Bill Pay” under the Warrior One Stop section.

4. Click ‘Go to Transact Payments’.

5. Scroll down to “Available Items”, select Housing Deposit and then Add to Payment

6. Follow payment instructions.

For any questions, contact the Bursar’s Office at 978-837-5599 or by email at [email protected].

Due Date

Housing deposits are due Thursday, March 19, 2026. You will need to pay a housing deposit to be able to participate in housing selection.

For any questions, please email the Office of Residence Life at [email protected].

Roommate group selection for deposited students will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Please note that we will have some singles in the townhouses, and some 5s at Royal Crest and 6s in O’Brien with 2 doubles and 2 singles. If you have an odd numbered group, that selects an even room, a group of one will be placed in the open bed of the space your group has selected. All unmatched students will enter our process as a individual and will be placed at the end of our process. 

To create a group, students should follow these steps:

1. Log into your MyHousing Portal.
2. In the menu click on “Roommate Selection.”
3. Click “select roommates.”
4. Where it says “for the term,” change the date to Fall 2026.
5. Scroll down to “Pending roommate Requests.” If you have any, click the three buttons next to their name and either accept or decline.
6. If you need to match with more members of your group, click “search for roommate” and search for the first person you are looking to live with by entering their information and clicking “begin search.”
7. “Search Results” will appear below and you will click to request a roommate. That roommate will then receive a pending request.
8. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for all people you are requesting to live with.

Once everyone has requested or accepted a request from each member of the group, they will be considered “fully matched.” If not everyone matches with each other, the group will not be considered fully matched, and students will not be able to participate in the process. Residence Life will reach out to you if this is not completed.

Finding Roommates

If you are looking for additional roommates to help fill your group, please complete the Roommate Finder form. Your responses will be able to be seen and searched by anybody who completes this form. Please pay your $500 housing deposit and you will gain access to the roommate finder and matching portal within 1- 2 business days.

Complete the Roommate Finder form by doing the following:

1. Log Into MyHousing Portal
2. Go to ‘Forms to Complete’
3. Complete the ‘Roommate Finder’ Form.

Search for other students who completed the Roommate Finder form by doing the following:

1. Log Into MyHousing Portal
2. Go to ‘Roommate Selection’
3. Go to ‘Select Roommates’
4. Make sure you are in the ‘Fall 2026’ Term
5. Under ‘Search for Roommate’, check ‘Yes’ under ‘RM_Finder_Looking’
6. Click ‘Begin Search’

Cohort Year

Your housing selection priority will be based on your group’s size and your group’s cohort year. Cohort year refers to the year that students entered the college.

Please see below for further explanation:

• Groups who are exclusively rising seniors (entering ’23)* will receive the best housing selection time on their group size’s selection night
• Groups who have a rising junior (entering ’24)* as the lowest cohort year will receive the next best housing selection time on the selection night for their group size.
• Groups who have a rising sophomore (entering ’25)* as the lowest cohort year will receive the latest housing selection times on the selection night for their group size.

* Class years will be appropriately adjusted for transfer students 

Prior to the general housing selection process beginning, students planning to live in Austin Scholars or Honors Living Learning Communities (LLC), will go through the process to live in their predetermined communities: Austin Scholars in South Residential Village and Honors in North Residential Village. 

Students in the LLCs will receive additional communication regarding their intention to participate in LLC housing selection.

We will then start our process with Townhouse singles, with the following selection date being our apartment night. Exactly 4 or 5 looking to live in Apartment Style Housing (St. Ann/St. Thomas or Royal Crest) will have an opportunity to select their rooms first, based on availability. St. Thomas and St. Ann will be available for Senior and Junior groups only, and Royal Crest will be available to all class years. Our process will then go through different nights by group size 6/5, 4/3 and groups of 2. 

Listed below is what size rooms are available in each area. Please note that specific building and room assignments are not guaranteed and are based on availability at the time of selection. Students must select into the size and style of housing that fits their group size (e.g. groups of 2 must select the new residence hall, Shawsheen).

• • 5 Person Apartments: Royal Crest
  • 6 Person Suite (all doubles): North Residential Village, South Residential Village, O’Brien Hall

• 6 Person Suite (two doubles & 2 singles): O’Brien Hall

• 4 Person Apartments: St. Thomas Apartments, St. Ann Apartments, Royal Crest
• 4 Person Suites: North Residential Village, South Residential Village, Essex (the new residence hall)
• Double Rooms (2s): Shawsheen (the new residence hall)

LLC Roommate Requirements

Austin Scholars LLC

Austin Scholars groups must be 100% Austin Scholars students to be eligible to live in the LLC in North Residential Village. Sophomores MUST live in the Austin Scholars community to remain in the program.

Honors LLC

Honors groups are eligible to live with non-honors students in the LLC in the new residence halls, Shawsheen and Essex. Full honors groups will be given priority, then 75% honors, 50% honors and then 25% honors.

Students in the LLCs will receive communication regarding their intention to participate in LLC housing selection.

Due Date

Initial group selection is due Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. You will need to pay a housing deposit to be able to create a group.

All students in matched roommate groups will have the opportunity to participate in our housing selection process, based on space availability. After roommate group selection closes, students will receive communication regarding participation in our housing selection nights.

1. Austin Scholars and Honors
2. Townhouse Singles
3. Apartment Style Housing Night (groups of 4 or 5 only)
4. Groups of 6 & 5 suites
5. Groups of 4 & 3 suites
6. Groups of 2 doubles

Groups of 1  that did not select into the townhouses will be placed by the Office of Residence Life after our housing selection process based on their Housing Interest Form responses.

Below is our timeline for room selection. Please note that specific selection times will be sent to each group the day prior for groups eligible to participate on each night:

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

• Austin Scholars & Honors LLCs – Students must opt into their LLC ahead of time

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

• Townhouse single selection, starts at 5 p.m.
• Apartment-style housing selection, starts at 5 p.m.
• Only full groups of 4 and 5 will be eligible to participate

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

• Roommate matching portal reopens by noon to allow for regroup if needed

Thursday March 19, 2026

• Apartment-style housing selection, starts at 5 p.m.
• Only full groups of 4 and 5 will be eligible to participate

Friday, March 20, 2026

• Roommate matching portal reopens by noon to allow for regroup if needed

Monday, March 23, 2026

• Groups of 6 and 5 select in order by selection time, starts at 5 p.m

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

• Roommate matching portal reopens by noon to allow for regroup if needed

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

• Groups of 4 and 3 select in order by selection time, starts at 5 p.m

Thursday, March 24, 2026

• Roommate matching portal reopens by noon to allow for regroup if needed

Monday, March 30, 2026

• Groups of 2 select in order by selection time, starts at 5 p.m

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

• Individuals are placed using Housing Interest Form

Selection Night Instructions

Kick off the 2026-2027 school year with a lively and exciting selection night!

At least one group member is encouraged to attend selection night on the 2nd floor of the Sakowich Campus Center and bring a mobile device to access the MyHousing Portal for selection. We recommend that you arrive at least 15 minutes before your selection time. We have staff support available, music, food and fun!

A couple of minutes before your selection time, only one group member should log into the MyHousing Portal and follow the steps below:

1. At your selection time (no earlier), click ‘Select A Room/Suite’ on the homepage
2. Your roommate group will display on screen
3. Click ‘Select from Room List’ and ‘Search Available Rooms’
4. Scroll available rooms to select from. The portal will let you know how many spots are available in each bedroom and suite.
5. When you would like to select a room, click ‘Select Room/Suite’
6. Designate which students you would like in each bedroom using the dropdowns.
7. Click ‘Submit Room Selection’ to lock in your room. You will not be able to change this yourself once you select.
8. Check your email for a confirmation email regarding the space you have selected. Congratulations!

If space is no longer available in your desired group size by your selection time, you will have the opportunity to reform your group prior to the following selection days which will enable you to participate on the next selection day. Please note that students who select a space may not regroup once they have chosen a housing assignment.

The roommate matching portal will reopen immediately after selection is complete that night for students to regroup and will close at noon the following day. 

Note: Students choosing to regroup must ensure their group is fully matched by noon to participate in additional housing selection processes. Unmatched or partially matched groups will not be eligible to participate in selection.

If you have still not selected your room by the end of housing selection, Residence Life will be in communication about completing a Housing Interest form to rank your housing preferences. Residence Life will place all remaining groups, including those going through the process as an individual. Please be aware that Residence Life reserves the right to update a student’s housing assignment at any time to maximize space within the residence hall.