As part of the application for admission to Redeemer, incoming students will be asked to complete a Life at Redeemer form which is the housing questionnaire used to place students in dorms. The Life at Redeemer form asks questions about your personality and preferences which we will use to match you with a group of incoming students and a Residence Advisor (RA). The Residence Life office will communicate housing placements by mid-summer, connecting you with your RA and future dormmates.

Guaranteed Housing

We believe living in residence is an important and meaningful part of your experience at Redeemer.

For the 2024/25 academic year students going into the first or second year of their traditional undergraduate academic program are required to live in housing. These students are guaranteed a spot in residence, provided they have submitted their housing form by June 1, 2024. Students in the first or second year of their traditional undergraduate program and who meet any of the following criteria are not required or guaranteed a place to live on campus:

  • Students who will be living at home with their parents or legal guardians during the 2024/25 school year
  • Students who are 22 years of age or older as of January 1 of the academic year for which they are applying for housing
  • Students who are married

Regular housing is available only for students in the traditional undergraduate program. Campus housing is not provided for BEd students.

Campus housing is guaranteed for all students holding a student permit.

On-Campus Student Leadership

Our Residence Life staff are eager to help you connect with the resources, support services and involvement opportunities available on campus.

  • A Resident Advisor (RA) is a current upper-year student who lives in residence with first-year students to provide guidance and support, engaging weekly devotions and countless opportunities for you to have fun and make friends.
  • A Housing Advisor (HA) is typically a second or third year student who lives and works in returning student residences.
  • A Residence Life Facilitator (RLF) is an upper year student who lives on campus and serves as a support and resource for students in housing. They are available to respond to urgent situations, plan events and lead RA/HA Small Groups.

Roommate Requests

In your housing application, you can request someone as a roommate (same room) or a dormmate (same dorm). If only one of you mentions the request on their housing application, we will follow-up with each of you to confirm before placing you in the same dorm.

Because part of the university experience is getting to know other people, we do ask that you limit the amount of people you request to live with to just one other person. Requests for a particular RA can not be guaranteed but are taken into consideration.

How does the selection process work?

After the majority of housing applications are received (by May), the Residence Life staff team begins to review and pray over each application. We realize that often sleeping and cleaning habits are important factors for compatibility, even more so than majors or similar extracurricular activities. We will look at sleeping and cleaning habits, as well as interests that you have and match you not only to fellow dormmates, but also to an RA. Typically, requests for a particular residence can not accommodated because we base the residence groups based on personalities rather than location.