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Live-On Requirement

First-year students whose permanent address is more than 40 miles away must live on campus. Students living within 40 miles of the university may submit a request for exemption, but the request does not automatically exempt the student. Students who graduate from high school immediately before beginning at the university are considered first-year students and fall under the first-year live-on requirement.

Student Housing on campus consists of Esperanza Hall and Estrella Hall.

"Living on campus clearly and profoundly impacts student persistence and engagement. Regardless of important factors like race, parental education, and finances, students who live on campus are more likely to engage in academic activities relative to their off-campus peers, and these activities, in turn, affect retention rates, academic engagement, and feelings of belonging to the university community." (ACUHO-I, 2021)

Housing Eligibility

New, Non-Continuing Students (new transfer students, international graduate students, first time at A&M-San Antonio but not a First-Year student) may also be housed on campus.

To be eligible for housing, all first-year and new, non-continuing students must:

    • be admitted to A&M-San Antonio,
    • live 40+ miles from the university
    • submit a housing application,
    • pay a $200 reservation fee (through JagWire)
    • be registered full-time by August 4, 2025
      • 12+ hours for undergraduate students and 6+ hours for graduate students
      • After this date, spaces may be opened to other students. Unregistered/under-registered students will be moved onto a waitlist until their registration commitments are fulfilled. Housing is not guaranteed for those who are waitlisted.

    Because space is limited, on-campus housing is not guaranteed until both the student and the University sign the lease contract, fully executing the agreement.

Paying Your Housing Reservation Fee

In Person Payment at Student Business Services (Madla 135)

    1. Cash only

    2. Receive assistance with making a payment online

Online Payment

  1. Log into JagWire at this link JagWire, using your student ID and password    
  2. Click Paying For College    
  3. Click Pay Online, then click Continue    
  4. On the top row of options, click Deposits    
  5. Click Select Deposit Payment and select Housing Deposit Fall 2025   
  6. Click Continue and Select Method, then click Continue and follow the prompts to make the $200 payment 

Important Dates

    • February 1, 2025-May 31, 2025- Application open for ALL NEW  students
      • Transfers, graduate students, international students
      • FTIC living greater than 40 miles from campus
    • June 1, 2025- June 20, 2025- Limited priority period
      • All new PSA (must have attended or signed up for NSO)
      • All FTIC with home addresses over 40 miles from campus
      • All students signed up for NSO from June 1st-August 15th
      • Returning student athletes (must be enrolled to receive a lease)
      • Returning international students (must be enrolled to receive a lease)
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    • June 23, 2025- Open to All students until filled
      • Leasing is first come, first served
      • Must be enrolled full-time or signed up for NSO
      • Must have a 2.0 GPA or higher (continuing students)
      • Must be in good academic standing (continuing students)
    • August 4, 2025- Last day to register for full-time enrollment
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    • August 5, 2025- Unregistered students will be moved to the waitlist and will not be allowed to move into the residence halls.

Residential Meal Plan Information

All students living in on-campus housing are required to have a meal plan. In very rare cases, an exemption may be granted. Understand that signing a lease with Student Housing contractually binds you to have a meal plan at the designated amount already determined. The meal plan consists of meal swipes for the all you can eat dining hall and dining dollars for retails locations on campus. 

Visit https://dineoncampus.com/tamusa for more information

Contact Us

Phone: (210)784-1717
Email: tamusastudenthousing@americancampus.com