Illinois State University students may use the Housing & Dining Application portal to apply for housing, search for a roommate, purchase a meal plan, and more.

Housing & Dining Applications

You may use the Housing & Dining Application portal to submit your housing and dining application.

Housing Options

Depending on your status as a student with Illinois State University, you can apply to live in one of the following:

• Residence Hall
• Cardinal Court
• Shelbourne Family & Graduate Housing
• University Apartments on Fell Avenue and School Street

Students who are required to live on campus can submit a Housing Exemption Request from within the housing application. Qualifying students may be granted an exemption to not live in the residence halls.

Students who are not required to live on campus may submit a Housing Request to live on campus from within the housing application.

Dining Options

Depending on your living situation, you can select from a variety of meal plans. Your meal plan entitles you to eat at any of the dining centers on campus. Each plan also includes a specific amount of flex dollars, which you may use at various retail dining venues on campus, such as McAlister’s Deli in the Bone Student Center.

• Residence Halls: Students living in the residence halls are required to purchase a meal plan and must do so when they submit their application for housing within the Housing & Dining Application portal.
• Other University Housing: Students living in the Cardinal Court apartments, Shelbourne Family and Graduate housing, and the University apartments at Fell Avenue/School Street have the option of purchasing a meal plan when they submit their application for housing within the Housing & Dining Application portal.
• Non-University Housing: Students living in an apartment or house that is not affiliate with Illinois State also have the option of purchasing a meal plan.

More Information

For information on the Housing & Dining Application portal, please refer to the following articles:

• Applying for Student Housing and Dining Plans - Residence Halls
• Applying for Student Housing and Dining Plans - University Apartments
• Applying for Student Housing and Dining Plans - Cardinal Court
• How to Select a Room in the Housing and Dining Portal
• Change Your Room Selection in the Housing and Dining Portal
• Cancel your Housing or Meal Plan Contract

How to Get Help

Technical assistance is available through the Illinois State University Technology Support Center at:

• Phone: (309) 438-4357
• Email: SupportCenter@IllinoisState.edu
• Submit a Request via Web Form: Help.IllinoisState.edu/get-it-help
• Live Chat: Help.IllinoisState.edu/get-it-help