Find a roommate at Tarleton

Updated October 2026

First-year students at Tarleton are required to live on campus. For Fall 2027, the housing application is due February 12, 2027 (priority), and the housing application opens October 20, 2026. Here is how choosing a roommate works at Tarleton, and which halls first-years live in, with every fact linked to Tarleton’s own housing pages.

Tarleton first-year housing at a glance

Do first-years have to live on campus?	Yes, for the first academic year, with case-by-case exemptions (for example, living with family within 45 miles of the Stephenville campus) Source
Academic calendar	Semesters Source
Housing application opens	October 20, 2026 Source
Housing application deadline	February 12, 2027 (priority) Source

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

How does roommate matching work at Tarleton?

Choosing your roommate: Request the roommate on the housing application; the other student must request you on their own application too

If you do not choose: A short interest survey on the housing application is used to match roommates

First-year residence halls at Tarleton

Hall	Style	Good to know
Hunewell Hall	Suite	Open floor plan with 4-person suites; bathroom shared with three suitemates
Hunewell Annex Hall	Suite	4-person suites; bathroom shared with three suitemates
Centennial Hall	Suite	Two room layouts; bathroom private to the room, shared only with your roommate
Legacy Hall	Suite	Semi-private rooms with a bathroom shared only with your roommate
Legends Hall	Suite	Semi-private rooms with a bathroom shared only with your roommate
Heritage Hall	Suite	Two-bedroom, four-person suites linked through a shared bathroom
Honors Hall	Mixed	For students accepted into the Honors College; two floor plans including a suite-style option

Finding a roommate at Tarleton on Bunky

Bunky’s Tarleton community is only Tarleton 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.