Housing applications were opened for the 2026-27 academic year, and with the recent closure of Johnson Hall, things are looking to be different in the housing department here at Oswego. According to a recent email sent out from the Reslife and Housing Department to all SUNY Oswego students, many dormitories on campus will be changing which students they host.

According to the email from Reslife, Funnelle, Oneida and Cayuga will be exclusively Freshman-only dorms in the next academic year.  Seneca, Scales, Riggs, Onondaga and The Village will only be for upperclassmen. Waterbury and Hart will continue to offer mixed first-year and upperclassmen housing, which is likely because of how they both house different Living Learning Communities (commonly referred to as LLCs) on campus. Johnson Hall was not included in this list, which has started a lot of rumors across campus.

Many students with medical single dorms have expressed concerns over Funnelle no longer being exclusively for singles, and now only for Freshmen. Some of these students are also worried about how likely they are to still be able to have a single, since now that Johnson is unavailable, students have less options for living spaces. To offset some of this concern, Reslife is going to be introducing a new way of deciding which students are eligible for single dorms. In the same email sent out on the morning of Nov. 3, Reslife shared that starting next academic year, Oswego will now designate single dorms through a paid lottery system.

 “Students will now have the opportunity to participate in a paid single lottery, providing more flexibility and choice in their housing preferences. Students interested in the paid single housing option will be able to indicate this directly on their housing application. Paid Single rooms are limited, the email stated. Single dorms will be available in Seneca, Scales, Hart, Waterbury and Riggs Halls.

Be sure to fill out the priority housing application as soon as possible, and get it in before it is due on Dec. 7, so that you can increase your likelihood of having a better housing situation next year!