Minerva Housing Selection

How to apply

To apply for Minerva Housing for the 2027-28 academic year, students first need to complete the General Housing registration form in their student housing portal. In the registration, there will be an option for all students to opt into the Minerva House Application process. Once a student selects "yes" indicating that they would like to participate in Minerva Selection, they will be prompted to complete application questions.

Scoring & Selection Times

After the Housing Registration closes on January 29th, 2027, all Minerva Housing applications will be redacted and sent to the Faculty Representative and Student Representative for each respective house for scoring. Additional points to each application will be given based on class year and active Minerva service. The highest score an applicant can receive is 21 points.

• Application Questions
  • Each question is worth a total of 4 points
  • The maximum score an applicant can earn from the application questions is 16 points
  • Each question will be scored based on the following rubric:
    • 1= Minimal answer. The student responded to the question but did not show any real effort to answer with depth or detail.
    • 2 = Shows effort to answer the question but does not include depth, detail, or reflection
    • 3 = Answer demonstrates reflection and detail.
    • 4 = Answer reflects the creativity, commitment, and potential of the applicant to be truly engaged in the life of the house next year
• Class Year
  • Each student will receive points based on their class year status
    • Rising Sophomore - 1 point
    • Rising Junior - 2 points
    • Rising Senior - 3 points
• Members of the House in Active Minerva Service
  • Each student will receive points based on their active service in the house
    • Students holding current council positions - 1 point
    • Current Minerva House Co-Chairs - 2 points

In the event that students receive the same overall score as another within their house, priority for selection will be randomized between these students.

Selection Dates & Times

The Minerva Housing room selection process will occur through each student's housing portal on February 16th, 2027 at 6:00 pm for all houses. The end of the housing process will be determined by the number of students who are participating in each process. Tentatively, each Minerva Housing process is expected to end no later than 9:00 pm.

General Minerva Selection Information

If you are a student who is considering applying to live in a Minerva House, we recommend you take some time to review the following notes on Minerva Selection:

• Room selection times for both Minerva Housing selection and general room selection will be released by 5:00 pm on February 12th, 2027
• If a student chooses a Minerva room during the room selection process, they are locked into that choice and will be unable to change or give up their room to participate in the general room selection process
• Students will only be able to select rooms in their assigned Minerva House during the Minerva Room Selection Process
• Failure to apply to Minerva Housing and complete the Housing Registration form by January 29th will result in a student not being able to participate in room selection
• Students will not be permitted to select rooms that do not match their roommate's group size
  • Ex: Students who do not have matched roommates will not be able to half-fill double rooms, and will only be able to select single rooms
• All roommates must be fully matched in a student's housing portal to select a room as a pair
• Students who wish to live in a Minerva but who did not apply will be able to select from any leftover Minerva rooms during the general room selection process later in the term
• Students who wish to change their Minerva assignment must do so no later than January 29th, 2027. To change their Minerva House, students should email us at housing@union.edu with their reason why they would like to switch Minerva Houses.