Summer-Only 2026
Housing Registration
Be part of our Cowboy family!
Registration opens March 24 for everyone (incoming first-year students, transfer students, undergraduate students, graduate students and OSU faculty and staff) who needs housing for Summer 2026 only.
About the Deposit
- Admitted, incoming first-year students must submit the $300 enrollment deposit to register for housing.
- Everyone else, there is a $50 nonrefundable housing deposit, which is payable through the OSU Housing Portal.
Note 1: To register, log in to the OSU Housing Portal and select the “Summer-Only” tab.
Note 2: The dates and details listed below may change. Unless otherwise specified, all activities close at 11:59 p.m.
Timeline for Summer 2026
- (March 24 at 10 a.m. to August 1 at 5 p.m.) Housing registration
- To start the registration process, log in Housing Registration.
- (Week of April 13) Room assignments are emailed
- To register, log in to the OSU Housing Portal using your O-Key credentials.
- Summer residents are assigned to one of The Villages.
- (May 10-12) Current resident transfer from spring assignments to new summer assignments.
- Instructions will be emailed to your OSU email address.
- (Aug. 1-2) Move out or transfer to fall assignments
- Move-out instructions will be emailed to your OSU email address.
- Summer residents who have fall leases will move to their fall rooms. Instructions will be emailed.
» Housing Accommodations
If you need housing accommodations based on disability or health-related issues or need to register emotional support animals (ESAs), visit Student Accessibility Services or call phone (voice/TTY) at 405-744-7116.
» Fines and Fees
Visit Financial Responsibility for more information about fines, fees, charges and refunds.
» About Registration
If you would like a walk-through of the housing registration portal, follow this link for step-by-step instructions.