Room Draw Dates
Please read the information on this page carefully to note application dates, deadlines, etc.; students are responsible for the information listed. Detailed descriptions of each housing option can be found in the 2026-2027 Room Draw Booklet.
Students will receive the 2026-2027 room draw book via email Thursday, February 5, 2026. Room draw cards will be in student SPO Boxes Friday, February 6, 2026.
Baker Village (Eighteen Townhouses)
February 6 Application Opens
February 17 Applications Due by Noon
February 18 Group Representatives will be Notified via Email
February 19 Townhouse/Room Selection in Residence Life Office at 4:00 p.m.
Prairie Houses (Two Houses)
February 18 Application Opens
February 25 Applications Due by Noon
February 26 Group Representatives Notified via Email/Selection via Email
Farwell Gender-Inclusive Cluster
February 18 Application Opens
March 9 Applications Due by Noon
March 11 Applicants Notified via Email/Room Selection via Email
College Apartments with Kitchens (six one-bedroom apartments in College Apartment Building 610)
February 26 Application Opens
March 5 Applications Due by Noon
March 6 Groups Announced/Apartment Selection via Email
Sustainability House
March 6 Application Opens
March 31 Applications Due by Noon
April 3 Applicants Notified via Email
Farwell Single-Gender & Co-Ed Clusters
March 11 Applications Open
April 2 Applications Due by Noon
April 7 Group Representatives will be Notified via Email
April 8 Room Selection in Residence Life Office at 4:00 p.m.
Suites (Towers)
April 2 Application Opens
April 22 Applications Due by Noon
April 23 Group Representatives will be Notified via Email
April 27 Room Selection in Mott-Borlaug at 4:00 p.m.
Super Singles, Apartments without Kitchens, & Triples in Larsen
March 13 Applications Open
April 13 Applications Due
April 14 Applicants Notified via Email; Triples Selection via Email
April 26 Selection for Super Singles and Apartments without Kitchens in Mott-Borlaug at 5:00 p.m.
“The Parker” Rochester Housing
April 26 Selection for Housing in Mott-Borlaug at 6:00 p.m.
Double Room Draw
May 3 Selection in Mott-Borlaug (See Room Draw Card for Times)
Need a Roommate? Students seeking a roommate should contact reslife@luther.edu and we will add you to the list.
Residence Life Office
Dahl Centennial Union 124A
700 College Drive
Decorah, Iowa 52101
Phone: 563-387-1330