New First Year Undergraduate and International Foundation Programme Students
New, full-time first year undergraduate and International Foundation Programme students (excluding MBChB students and degree apprentices) holding an offer of study at the University of Warwick for the 2025/2026 academic year are eligible to apply for accommodation.
Eligible students (including those who are restarting from year one of an undergraduate course) who meet all three of the following conditions will be guaranteed an offer of university-allocated accommodation which in the vast majority of cases will include a room in university-owned campus residences or, in the event of high demand, partnership accommodation
To be guaranteed an offer of university-allocated accommodation as a new, full-time student you will have:
Made Warwick your firm choice by 19 August 2025
Submitted your accommodation application online by 19 August 2025
Hold an unconditional offer of study at Warwick by 19 August 2025
In the event our university-owned campus residences are fully allocated, you may be offered partnership accommodation. We will continue to allocate eligible students who apply after 19 August 2025 on a rolling basis, subject to availability, across our campus residences and partnership accommodation.
If you have deferred and will be starting your course in September 2025 you are covered by our university-allocated accommodation guarantee, but it is important that you apply online for accommodation and contact Warwick Accommodation by 19 August 2025 to confirm your arrangements.
If you defer your place for entry in 2025 for 2026, you will need to reapply for accommodation in 2026 and you will not be able to carry over any offer of accommodation.
Students who will be under 18 on 25 September 2025 and meet the guarantee conditions will be prioritised and allocated to an en suite option in university-owned campus accommodation and will only be able to select en suite options for their residence preferences when applying online.
Students who do not meet our guarantee conditions and will be under 18 on 25 September 2025 will be allocated campus accommodation on a rolling basis, subject to availability.
Students aged 17 on 25 September 2025 who would like to be considered for a shared bathroom residence (such as for financial reasons) need to email accommodation@warwick.ac.uk by 15 August 2025 and include their shared bathroom residence preferences. The Residential Community Team will then consider any requests on an individual basis.
Only students aged 16 and over on 25 September 2025 will be considered for campus accommodation. All students who will be under 18 at the point of entry should be aware that they are applying to live in an adult environment.
When applying online for accommodation you will need to select seven campus residence preferences;
You can select a maximum of four en suite options.
You will need to select a minimum of three shared bathroom options.
You can select either Arthur Vick or Bluebell, but not both.
You are only able to select one preference from Cryfield Apartments, Cryfield Townhouses or Lakeside.
During the online application process you will be asked some profile questions for us to better understand your habits and hobbies. We aim to take this information into account and match students together to help create harmonious households.
Students who apply to study at Warwick through clearing are not included in the guarantee eligibility noted above. Please see details of our accommodation guarantee for clearing students below:
New First Year Undergraduate and International Foundation Programme Students Applying to Warwick through Clearing
New, full-time first year undergraduate and International Foundation Programme students applying through clearing and holding an offer of study at the University of Warwick for the 2025/2026 academic year are eligible to apply for accommodation.
Eligible clearing students who meet all three of the following conditions will be guaranteed an offer of university-allocated accommodation which is likely to be for a room in partnership accommodation in the event of high demand.
To be guaranteed an offer of university-allocated accommodation as a new, full-time student applying to Warwick through clearing you will have:
Made Warwick your firm choice by 19 August 2025
Submitted your accommodation application online by 19 August 2025
Hold an unconditional offer of study at Warwick by 19 August 2025
We will continue to allocate eligible clearing students who apply for accommodation after 19 August 2025 on a rolling basis, subject to availability, across our partnership accommodation and campus residences.
When applying online for accommodation you will need to select seven campus residence preferences;
You can select a maximum of four en suite options.
You will need to select a minimum of three shared bathroom options.
You can select either Arthur Vick or Bluebell, but not both.
You are only able to select one preference from Cryfield Apartments, Cryfield Townhouses or Lakeside.
During the online application process you will be asked some profile questions for us to better understand your habits and hobbies. In the event we are able to offer rooms on campus, we would aim to take this information into account and match students together to help create harmonious households.
Clearing students who do not meet our accommodation guarantee conditions can be assured that there is plenty of student accommodation available near to the University of Warwick. We have support teams and guidance available to help students secure suitable housing.
The majority of applications for students holding an unconditional firm offer are allocated through a computer ballot which aims to match students to one of their seven campus residence preferences. This ballot will take place after 19 August 2025 for students who have met all three guarantee conditions outlined above, this will determine which residences students are allocated to or whether (in the event of high demand) we will need to offer partnership accommodation.
Whilst your selected campus residence preferences are taken into account, there is no guarantee that you will be allocated to one of these. Around 65% of our accommodation on campus is en suite and please be mindful that en suite demand can exceed availability. As you may be allocated to a shared bathroom residence, we would advise that you only select shared bathroom preferences that you would be happy with. Campus accommodation offers will be emailed in late August/early September.
In the event campus is fully allocated, you may be offered local partnership accommodation. It is also possible that accommodation options will be added or removed after you have notified us of your preferences, and you may be allocated to an option that was not advertised when your application was submitted.
Postgraduate Students
You are eligible to book a room on campus if you are a first year or returning postgraduate taught (PGT) or postgraduate research (PGR) student with an offer of study on a full-time course at the University for the full 2025/2026 academic year.
Postgraduate accommodation on campus is offered on a first-come first-served basis. As a postgraduate student you are able to book a room, subject to availability, provided that you meet the eligibility criteria above and hold an unconditional firm (UF) offer of study at Warwick.
We have a number of options available for postgraduate students on campus.
If you book a room on campus and your course of study commences before our earliest contract start date in Term One of the 2025/2026 academic year, you will need to source your own accommodation until you are able to move into your room on campus.
Eligible postgraduate students can book a room on campus using our online instant booking platform. You will be able to select the residence and type of room you would like to book. Depending on availability there may be rooms with a specific room profile assigned that can be selected during the booking process i.e. quiet or single gender area.
On occasion rooms may become available on campus after it had been fully allocated. Should this happen, these campus rooms will reappear in the booking platform for eligible students to book.
Postgraduate students should ensure they note the exceptions listed below if they are studying on the Pre-Sessional English programme.
Exceptions (Undergraduate/International Foundation Programme and Postgraduate)
Accommodation eligibility criteria for students studying on the MBChB programme, a part-year course (including those on Degree Apprenticeships) or through the Student Mobility Department (including full and part year visiting exchange programmes) differ from the criteria outlined above. Students studying at Warwick through the Student Mobility Department can apply for campus accommodation, however this would not be guaranteed. Further guidance and information can be found on the Warwick Accommodation website.
Care leavers or estranged students may be eligible for 52-week campus accommodation for the duration of their studies. You can find out more about the support available at Warwick for care leavers and for estranged students. Please contact the Widening Participation team at lifecycleteam@warwick.ac.uk if you think this information applies to you.
We prioritise undergraduate trans students for en suite accommodation on campus, subject to availability. Undergraduate trans students should email us at accommodation@warwick.ac.uk once they have submitted an accommodation application online to request an en suite room. Postgraduate trans students who wish to be allocated to an en suite room on campus are encouraged to book directly through our online instant booking platform, subject to availability. If there are no en suite rooms available, please contact accommodation@warwick.ac.uk before the specific accommodation requirements deadline noted below for postgraduates.
Students who have been supported for specific accommodation requirements will be allocated to a room suitable for their needs, subject to having followed the specific requirements process by the dates noted below. We are only able to guarantee we can accommodate specific requirements from the beginning of the contract if Wellbeing and Student Support have supported your application for specific requirements by 23 July 2025 for postgraduates and 08 August 2025 for undergraduates and students on the International Foundation Programme. Any applications for specific accommodation requirements received after these dates will be allocated subject to availability.
In order to be eligible for accommodation all students are required to have registered student status. Postgraduate students who fail the Pre-Sessional English programme will no longer have registered student status and as a result, will no longer be eligible for accommodation. In such cases, the offer of accommodation will be withdrawn, even if the student meets the remainder of their course conditions. Students who have already moved into their accommodation will be required to leave and will be charged for the period of their stay up until departure.
