Residence Life

Residence Life administers the College's residential housing program and offers students a variety of choices for living on campus.

Among other options, students may elect to live in an all first-year cohort, a Transfer Student community, Sensory Retreat, or a residential college house. All residences are open to all Geneseo students.

At SUNY Geneseo, students have the choice to live in a community where roommates and suitemates can share a room and or living space that is not limited by their biological sex. Residence Life does not place restrictions in that regard, therefore residents are able to select their roommate without parameters on their gender expression, their gender identity, or the biological sex assigned at their birth.

To help students find their niche socially and academically, every residence hall has a unique community experience designed to engage and connect its residents.

Each of Geneseo's Residence Halls are intentional spaces that function to contribute to student learning. Browse our housing options to find the community that's right for you.

Announcements

Follow us on our Instagram at @geneseoreslife for building and room tours, special sneak peaks of lounge renovations, and question and answer stories done by our staff!

Updates to our Website

SUNY Geneseo is updating the College website between October and January.

During this time, we appreciate your patience and grace. While we are working hard to complete all necessary updates prior to the editing freeze, there may be some outdated information during that brief period. Please feel free to contact our office for clarification on break processes, room changes, or spring move-in if there are questions. We anticipate resuming updates in early February 2026.

Saratoga Townhouse & Ontario Deluxe Single Suite Selection

Rising junior and senior residents (by admit term, not credits) will have early access to the Saratoga Townhouse and Ontario Deluxe Single Suite Housing Selection Process. The application is available on October 1 and will close October 26. The selection process will run form 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on October 28.

Remaining spaces (spaces not selected on October 28) will be available during the Returning Student Housing Selection Process in April 2026. More information can be found on the page for this process.

Room Changes

Room changes will be open for all students on September 2 and will close November 14. Room changes will reopen approximately 10 days after January move-in. General room changes will not occur during the opening or closing weeks of each semester.