Combined Plan Lottery Information

Eligible Combined Plan students must register for the Combined Plan lottery to determine whether they will be invited to participate in general Room Selection.

November 16, 2022

As communicated during the admissions process, housing is not guaranteed for Combined Plan (CP) students beyond the first program year. A lottery will be conducted to determine which CP students will be able to participate in Room Selection and live on campus for AY 23-24. CP students are only eligible to participate in the lottery if they lived in Columbia Housing for AY 22-23.

CP students must participate in the Combined Plan lottery in order to qualify for Room Selection. Failure to participate in the Combined Plan lottery, you will not be able to participate in Room Selection.

Submit a Combined Plan Lottery Application to Participate

CP students must complete the Combined Plan Lottery Application between 10:00 am Wednesday, November 16 and 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 18.  Submit the application via the Housing website.

How the Lottery Works

  • CP students can only apply as. Only one application is permitted per student. 
  • Students that enter the lottery as an individual will receive one lottery number.   
  • If you are selected to participate in general Room Selection, you can select housing with a group or participate as an individual.   
  • The Combined Plan lottery selections will be made on Monday, November 21 at 12:00 p.m. via a random lottery selection generator. You will be notified with the results by end of day on November 21. 

Students Selected in the Lottery   

Students who are selected in the lottery will be able to participate in Room Selection this spring and will receive further instructions via email.   

Students Not Selected in the Lottery  

Students who are not selected to participate in Room Selection have two options: 

  1. Apply for housing as a Returning Non-Guaranteed student. The application will be available beginning June 1, 2023. Non-guaranteed students may be assigned as space becomes available by late August, but housing is not guaranteed.    

  1. Move off-campus. One resource to assist in locating off-campus housing is Columbia Residential’s Off-Campus Housing Marketplace.

If you have any questions, contact our team at [email protected] or call 212-854-2946.