Office of Residence Life
Housing Placement - Transfer Students
As a four-year residential college, 91Ö±²¥ College requires all enrolled students to live on campus unless they receive approval for Study Away, OSCA Housing, or an Exemption status. To comply with this policy, all students — regardless of their housing status — must complete the annual college housing registration
Transfer Student - Housing Information
Transfer students are eligible to live in traditional housing, LLCs, and Woodland Hall, as well as On-campus Houses and Apartments (formerly Village Housing, if deemed to meet On-campus Houses and Apartments qualifications).
Incoming transfer students must complete their in order to receive housing, and then should expect to receive a housing assignment over the month of June. Housing assignments will be made in line with housing preferences given in the housing registration, as well as class level and availability of housing.
If a transfer student wants to live with a current 91Ö±²¥ student for the next academic year, both the transfer and returning student should email reslife@oberlin.edu with their request.
We are committed to ensuring that your living experience at 91Ö±²¥ is enriching and fulfilling. Should you have any questions or require assistance at any stage of the housing registration process, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are here to support you every step of the way.
We look forward to welcoming you to your new home at 91Ö±²¥.
Disability Accommodation Requests
Eligibility
Students with disabilities may apply for housing and dining accommodations to request reasonable modifications. The College requires supporting documentation from an appropriately licensed professional that identifies the student's disability-related barriers to access and how the requested accommodation will mitigate or remove those barriers. Complete Details Available Here
Application Process
- Complete the ODA Documentation
- Schedule a meeting with ODA- Meet with the Office for Disability and Access staff
- Complete the
- If you have questions about your accommodation status, please contact the Office for Disability and Access.
Students applying for a disability accommodation must still complete the Housing Registration. If granted an accommodation, you will receive notice from the Office of Disability and Access. Students with accommodations will be assigned housing based on their accommodations and preferences provided in the Housing Registration.
Accommodation housing assignments will be sent via email in June through early July.
Commuter and Other Exemptions Process
Eligibility
Some exemptions categories are the following:
- Age Exemption
- Commuter Exemption
- Marriage Exemption
- Dependent Exemption
- Part-Time Student Status
Commuter and other exemption statuses do not carry over from year to year, and students must reapply yearly. For complete details and requirements, visit .
Important Dates
- Registration Opens: January 23, 2026
- Register Here:
- Apply By: March 16, 2026
- Submit Documentation By: March 16, 2026
- Confirmations Sent: June 1, 2026
Transfer students interested in Living Learning Communities should complete the applications for their interested communities within the housing registration and send a notification email to the ResLife account so the LLC team is notified of your interest
91Ö±²¥ Student Cooperative Association (OSCA)
91Ö±²¥ Student Cooperative Association (OSCA) has four housing & dining co-ops and one dining-only co-op, which includes one dining safe space and one program hall. As a member of OSCA, you may choose from both room & board and board-only options
To apply, visit the
If you have any questions about co-op membership, contact the OSCA office (in the Tank apartment) 440-775-8108 or, email them at office@osca.coop.
91Ö±²¥ Student Cooperative Association is an independent student-run housing option that is not part of 91Ö±²¥ College Housing.