Find a roommate at Kentucky

Updated October 2026

First-year students at Kentucky do not have to live on campus. For Fall 2027, the housing application is due June 1, and the housing application opens September 9, 2026. Here is how choosing a roommate works at Kentucky, and which halls first-years live in, with every fact linked to Kentucky’s own housing pages.

Kentucky first-year housing at a glance

Do first-years have to live on campus?	No Source
Academic calendar	Semesters Source
Housing application opens	September 9, 2026 Source
Housing application deadline	June 1 Source

Checked against Kentucky’s housing pages on October 16, 2026. Dates change every year, so confirm in your housing portal.

How does roommate matching work at Kentucky?

Choosing your roommate: After completing the housing application in myUK, search for your roommate and form a roommate group of up to four students

If you do not choose: A roommate matching questionnaire in the housing application, with a Suggest Roommates option showing profile match percentages

First-year residence halls at Kentucky

Hall	Style	Good to know
Haggin Hall	Suite	2-bedroom and 4-person suites
Woodland Glen IV	Suite	2-bedroom suites: individual bedrooms, semi-private bathroom
Woodland Glen V	Suite	2-bedroom suites: individual bedrooms, semi-private bathroom
Jewell Hall	Suite	2-bedroom suites: individual bedrooms, semi-private bathroom
Holmes Hall	Suite	2-bedroom suites: individual bedrooms, semi-private bathroom
Ball Hall	Suite	2-bedroom suites: individual bedrooms, semi-private bathroom
Blazer Hall	Suite	2-bedroom suites: individual bedrooms, semi-private bathroom
Pigman Hall	Suite	2-bedroom suites: individual bedrooms, semi-private bathroom
Kirwan-Blanding Hall	Suite	2-bedroom suites
Donovan Hall	Suite	4-person suites: semi-private bedroom and bathroom
Lyman T. Johnson Hall	Suite	4-person suites: semi-private bedroom and bathroom
Baldwin Hall	Suite	4-person suites: semi-private bedroom and bathroom

Finding a roommate at Kentucky on Bunky

Bunky’s Kentucky community is only Kentucky students, so everyone you see is looking for a roommate at your school. A chat opens only when you both like each other or your chat request is accepted, so there is no guessing and no cold messages. Profiles go beyond a photo and a bio, with prompts, dealbreakers, move-in dates and budgets. Start before the deadline above so you have time to talk to a few people.

New to this? Read how to find a college roommate and the questions to ask a potential roommate.