Housing & Residential Education Student Affairs

It’s important to remember that the housing area parking lots will be closed August 12-15 for regular move-in. If you brought a car to campus, you will need move it to the Rice-Eccles Stadium Lot or the parking garage located at 305 Chipeta Way beginning the evening of Monday, August 12. Shuttles will be available throughout the regular move-in period, August 12-14, from 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. MT, for you to shuttle back and forth to the Stadium lot. You will be able to move your car to on-campus Housing lots beginning at 7 p.m. on August 14, if you have the correct permit. 

A parking permit is required to park your vehicle on campus. Visit Commuter Services to purchase a parking permit and for all parking-related questions.

Your UCard is your student ID, but also lets you access your building, use your meal plan or Flex Dollars, and ride UTA public transit. Since Fall, 2024, the University of Utah UCard office began offering Mobile UCards for incoming first-year students.  This mobile option will replace physical UCards. Like physical UCards, Mobile UCards grant students access to campus services, buildings, meal plans, and UCash.  For more information please visit ucard.utah.edu

Residents are automatically given a mailing address. You may begin receiving mail for the fall semester on August 5, 2025. To view your mailing address and to learn more, visit our Desk & Mail Services page.

All housing & meal plan charges will be included in the student's tuition statement. This bill will be paid through University Income Accounting & Student Loan Services. The deadlines for semester tuition, housing, and meal plan bill can be found on Income Accounting. To spread out these costs, students may elect to sign up and enroll in a payment plan.  Students are legally responsible for their accounts. Visit our Rates & Housing Account Page for more details on paying for your housing. 

Any scholarship or financial aid that exceeds the cost of tuition will automatically be applied to a student's housing and meal plan charges. This will be reflected in the student's tuition bill via University Income Accounting. 

If you are locked out of your room, please go to your area front desk to sign out a lock-out key. You can check out a loaner key for free for 30 minutes. If you need a loaner key longer than 30 minutes you can check out a loaner key for up to seven days for $10. If you still can’t find your key, we will change your locks ($125) so your room is secure.

If you are locked out of your building you can borrow a temporary access card from the PHC, MHC, Kahlert Village, or Lassonde front desk. You can check out a temporary access card for free for 30 minutes. If you need to keep the card for longer than 30 minutes, you can check one out for up to seven days for a $10 fee. 

Staff will always verify your identity when letting you into your room or issuing a lockout key. Billing for all fees will be to your Housing U account. 

If your plans have changed and you will not be attending the University of Utah or no longer plan to live on campus, please cancel your room reservation in the Housing U Portal. Additional information about terminating your contract may be found here.