Application Procedure

Applications for New Undergraduate Students and New Postgraduate Students will open around the beginning of April. 

Applications for Current Students open mid-November.

Please note: these dates may vary each academic year. For up to date information on opening dates please visit the Dates For Your Diary Page.

Undergraduates will only be able to apply for accommodation once they have selected Aberystwyth University their Firm choice. Postgraduates will only be able to apply if they have received an offer to study at Aberystwyth University. 

Once you have made Aberystwyth your first choice, it will take an overnight update before you are able to access the accommodation portal.

You need to apply for accommodation via the online Accommodation Portal.

Please visit our how to apply  in order to see the step-by-step guide on how to apply. 

The Accommodation Portal is our online service where you apply for and secure accommodation at Aberystwyth University.

Click on the relevant link on our Accommodation page.

• New Undergraduate Students- click on ‘Register’ to register your details using your personal email address and date of birth.  You should use the same email address that you used to apply for your course.  You are only eligible to apply for University accommodation if you have selected Aberystwyth as either your Firm or Insurance choice University.

• New Postgraduate Students- click on ‘Register’ to register your details using your personal email address and date of birth.  You are only eligible to apply for University Accommodation if you have received an offer to study at Aberystwyth University.

• Current Students - you can login with your Aberystwyth University IT account as an ABER Student.
• Study Abroad and Exchange Students - you are only eligible to apply for University accommodation when all of the conditions of your academic offer have been met and you have activated your Aberystwyth University IT account. You can then login using your University username and password.

You are guaranteed accommodation for your first year of study if you are a:

• New full-time Undergraduate student.
• New postgraduate student.
• International exchange/Erasmus student.
• Student returning from a temporary withdrawal/leave of absence to recommence their first year of study.

To qualify for a guaranteed place, applicants must ensure that their accommodation application is received by the published deadline dates in the year of entry and that they complete their Occupation Contract by the deadline date detailed in the Accommodation Portal. Please note that a place in University owned or managed accommodation is guaranteed, but not a specific type of room or location - please see our Priorities Policy for additional information. 

We guarantee all first-year students a place in university owned or managed accommodation, as long as you apply before 1 September 2024. You must also respond to your offer of accommodation by the deadline date detailed in the Accommodation Offer.

Please note that choice of accommodation and rooms are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Although a place in university owned or managed accommodation is guaranteed, we cannot guarantee a specific type of room or location.

When applying for accommodation, you will be able to select your hall and individual room.

You can see a list of rooms available when you log onto the portal.

Although we guarantee accommodation for all first-year students, please note that choice of accommodation and rooms are chosen on a first-come-first-served basis.

If you have already disclosed a disability or accessibility need on your UCAS form, then Student Support will be in touch sometime in August.

Contacting student support does not guarantee that you will get a certain type of accommodation. 

You chose your own rooms, so as soon as you’ve chosen a room and followed the process through, you will have secured a room.