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Log-In Instructions
To log-in please click the Log-In button in the top menu, and then select "Student Login."
Students will use their UMBC Single Sign-On (SSO) to enter the portal. If you were recently admitted be sure to upgrade your UMBC account first before attempting to access the housing portal.
About the UMBC Residential Life Housing Portal
We encourage students to log into their housing portal regularly to keep up-to-date about life as a Residential Retriever. The Housing Portal is for current and newly admitted UMBC students to:
- Apply for housing
- Review room & roommate information
- Complete forms and requests related to on-campus housing
- Review updates and reminders about on-campus housing
- Recieve messages and reminders for residential students
Summer Housing Application
To be eligible for residence, students must be admitted and enrolled as an undergraduate, graduate, or special non-degree seeking student at UMBC and meet one of the following conditions:
- Enrolled in at least one course each session;
- Employed by the University for the summer session; or
- Have a permanent address that is more than 30 miles from UMBC’s campus and is enrolled in a UMBC approved in-person internship in the Baltimore metro area.
The priority deadline for Summer Session I housing is May 11, 2025.