Apply to return to University halls of residence for 2025-2026
Applications for accommodation for returning students are now closed.
- Students can apply for either managed properties or halls of residence, but not for both.
- Offers will be sent to successful applicants by email on Monday 24 February 2025.
- Students with an offer are given 7 days to accept or decline the offer.
- Unsuccessful applicants will be informed by email on Monday 24 February 2025.
Returning students are not guaranteed University accommodation but Student Accommodation Services are usually able to offer places, although this may not be in the first round. Your preferred residence, room or apartment will be considered but is not guaranteed.
On the application form, you will be able to state:
- health or disability needs
- dietary needs
- preference regarding residence, apartment or room allocation
- preference for alcohol-free accommodation
- for shared rooms, the name of the student you want to share a room with (both students will need to name each other on their application form)
You may also want to let Student Accommodation Services know about other relevant information. If you have information which may impact your application or accommodation needs, email accommodation@st-andrews.ac.uk as soon as possible.
How accommodation is allocated
Guarantee groups: individual applicants only, not managed properties
- Students who are care experienced or estranged from family.
- Students who commence their studies on one of our supported pathways programmes.
Priority groups: individual applicants only
Please be aware that whilst there are priority groups, there is no guarantee that you will be allocated accommodation on this basis.
This prioritisation list allows us to consider the various needs across our student community:
- Students with a referral from Student Services, specifically students with a declared disability and accessibility requirements as agreed with the disability team.
- Students who will hold leadership roles within the Hall Committee next year, defined as members of the Executive Committee, including Senior Student, Deputy Senior Student, Treasurer, Secretary,
and Social Convenor or Events Manager. - Students who are recommended by the Warden for having a positive influence on Halls Life.
- Students who are currently studying abroad.
- Students who are currently on a leave of absence who intend to return in September 2025.
Students who are in the guarantee and priority groups must apply for accommodation within the one-week window in February to be considered for accommodation.
Students in the guarantee group and priority students are only eligible to apply for accommodation in halls of residence, not managed properties. If you apply for a managed property and are not successful, we may not be able to offer you accommodation in a hall of residence.
If students in the guarantee group and priority students apply as part of a group, the group is not guaranteed accommodation and, if the group is unsuccessful, student accommodation will make an individual offer to the guarantee or priority student.
Excluded groups:
- Students who have been evicted from any University accommodation or have received a written warning that has stated that they will not be eligible to reapply for University accommodation.
- Students with long-standing residence fee arrears.
After you apply
If you are offered accommodation, you will have 7 days to accept before it is withdrawn.
If you accept the offer, you are entering a legally binding contract. Please see section 5 of the Terms and Conditions of Occupancy.
If you accept a place and take a leave of absence, or formally withdraw from the University, you will be charged accommodation fees and catering fees (where appropriate) up until the end of the semester in which you leave.
For more information, see the terms and conditions of occupancy.
