All requests for housing accommodations must be supported by documentation from a qualified professional. ODS offers forms that can be completed by professionals to submit as documentation depending on the type of disability: Medical Disability Documentation Form (MDD)  and Psychological Disabilities Diagnostic Report Form (PDDR). For more information on documentation requirements, please visit Documentation Requirements.

Documentation must be submitted by the housing accommodations request period deadline. If you are unable to submit documentation by the deadline, you must still submit the request by the deadline and notify ODS that you are unable to submit documentation at that time. ODS will review whatever has been submitted in support of the housing request,but cannot guarantee a decision can be made without sufficient supporting documentation.

All incoming graduate students who would like to live on campus must submit the general application for on campus housing.  If you do not submit the application to live on campus, you will not receive an on-campus housing assignment.  If, however, you submit your request to live on campus and are found eligible for housing accommodations, you will be assigned a housing unit that meets the accommodations specified by ODS, subject to availability.

If you do not request housing accommodations by the incoming Graduate Student deadline, you can still submit your request and documentation. If you plan to request housing accommodations but will not have your documentation by the deadline, we recommend that you submit your request by the deadline and contact the Office of Disability Services immediately ([email protected]) to discuss the receipt of documentation.

In addition to requesting housing accommodations, you must also submit your request for on-campus housing.  

If a student makes a late housing accommodation request and ODS determines that they are eligible for accommodations, the University’s housing department will work to assign or reassign you to an appropriate available space. Students can expect varied wait times depending on availability. If an appropriate room is not immediately available, you will be placed on a housing accommodations waitlist. While you will be prioritized for an assignment, please note that room assignments are not guaranteed and are subject to availability. 

Students who were not approved for some or all of their requested housing accommodations may engage in the Office of Disability Services’ Process for Resolving Issues (Process for Resolving Issues | Office of Disability Services (princeton.edu). 

If you are pursuing a reconsideration of a pre-matriculation housing accommodation request, the reconsideration request and new information must be made no later than one week after you receive your housing accommodation response letter. 

Reconsideration requests will be considered as quickly as possible but a new room assignment, if the accommodation is determined to be reasonable and supported, will be made based on availability and cannot be guaranteed at that time. The new assignment may be made later in the summer or during the academic year subject to availability.

Students who feel that their pre-matriculation housing assignment does not meet the accommodations specified by the Office of Disability Services in the accommodation response letter must email [email protected]. The email should explain the reason the assignment does not match the specified accommodations but should not contain any confidential disability or medical information or documentation. Reconsideration of the housing assignment will not be based on the functional impact of the disability but assessed for alignment with the type of room specified by the Office of Disability Services.

For information on the process to request housing accommodations for future years, please refer to the Current Graduate Student Housing Accommodation process.

For questions or concerns about your requested accommodations, contact ODS at [email protected] or 609-258-8840.

For questions relating to your housing accommodation assignment or other housing questions, contact the Housing Office at [email protected].