Important Notice for Residents
Important Dates for Spring 2026
Spring Semester Closing Dates:
End of the 2025 - 2026 Academic Year - All Residence Halls Close - Friday, April 24th 8:00 PM
First Year and Transfer Students Housing Process:
Incoming students will need to have completed the following items in order to apply for Housing at Lincoln University for the Fall 2026 Academic Semester.
- Submit Your Intent to Enroll
- Received email from Lincoln IT with Lion email account and Log-in Credentials, and afterwards accessed your Lion email account and the LU Self-Service Portal.
- Confirmed your enrollment by submitting your non-refundable $275 Enrollment Fee and see that it is posted in your LU Self-Service Portal.
- Admissions Office has moved you to Student and the Registrar has placed a holder on your account for your academic classes.
Once completed this will give you access to log into the Housing Portal with your Lincoln email address and password. (Portal Located on Residence Life Main webpage)
First Year and Transfer Students Housing Application Dates:
Students will complete the Housing Application once the requirements are met. In order to move into campus in the Fall 2026 students must have received their housing assignment and have the notification of Financial Clearance from the Office of the Bursar on their LU Self-Service Portal.
- Housing Application Opens March 23rd at 9:00 AM
- Residence Life staff will place students in their housing assignments starting in May 2026.
- Housing assignments will be updated biweekly based on completed Housing Applications
