Students who submitted on-campus housing applications June 30 are now being waitlisted due to full residence halls.
Demand was stronger this year than last because of the size of the freshman class, said Michael Beto, assistant director of Student Housing.
"Housing is essentially full at this point," Beto said. "Anyone who submitted an application before June 30 will be housed, no questions asked. To have adequate space, we can no longer accept applications"
WVU had a freshman class of nearly 4,600 in 2009, up around 235 from 2008. This year’s class size will not be released until the start of the Fall semester because students may still enroll.
Freshman and first-time transfer students make up most of the residents of on-campus housing, and dorms can hold approximately 5,858 people. This includes the staff and resident assistants Beto said.
"We are still getting some phone calls (about housing applications)," he said. "At this point we are accepting names on a wait-list in case we can start accepting applications again."
Students who are put on this wait list are directed to WVU’s Off-Campus Housing Department.
WVU’s Off-Campus Housing web site shows students different options for student living around Morgantown. It lists the available housing, as well as tools like housing search, roommate resources and a link to the classified ads with more housing options.
"There is still plenty of off-campus housing available," said Brian Walker, director of Off-Campus Housing.
Copper Beech and The Lofts are currently filled, as well as the recently completed Mountaineer Place, Walker said. More than 80 percent of students live off-campus.
There are more than 1,300 landlords within city limits, and other housing opportunities exist outside city limits. Many of these are still close to campus, Walker said.
A recent change in zoning laws could affect housing. The law changed the definition of a "family," limiting renters to no more than two unrelated people in the same house, as opposed to the previous three-person limit.
"This change could possibly impact the amount of housing in the downtown area," Walker said.
However, complexes outside of city limits such as West Run, Copper Beech and The District do not have to comply with the change.
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