Application timeline

New undergraduate students who have received a conditional or an unconditional offer from the University can submit an application.

New postgraduate students who have received a conditional or an unconditional offer from the University can submit an application.

Full details on our 2021 eligibility criteria (PDF 137KB).

For both undergraduates and postgraduates, once you have submitted your application, you can change your accommodation preferences as many times as you like until 31/07/21. Please note that your application date will not change.

Second and Third year returning students can also apply to live on campus again for the next academic year starting in September 2021. 

New undergraduate Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) students who have received a conditional or an unconditional offer from the University can submit an application.

Full details on our 2021 eligibility criteria (PDF 137KB).

Once you have submitted your application, you can change your accommodation preferences as many times as you like until 31/07/21. Please note that your application date will not change.

Second and third year Returning KMMS students can also apply to live on campus again for the next academic year starting in September 2021. 

Accommodation offers for returning students will start to be sent out in batches from late March onwards depending on your application date. 

Applications for accommodation must be received by 31 July. Late applications will be considered subject to availability.

The University receives confirmation of A level results and makes decisions on applications. Other results may be received at different times.

The University sends offers of accommodation once all conditions have been met and unconditional places have been confirmed.

Offers are sent out in batches once the room allocation process is complete. You will receive your accommodation offer via an email which will be sent to the preferred email address you supplied on your application. 

Your offer has an expiry date so just in case you miss the email you can check to see if you have been offered a room here.

*If you hold an unconditional offer of a place to study at the University of Kent before August, you will hear from us with an offer of a room earlier via email. 

Late, adjustment and clearing undergraduate and postgraduate applicants will be offered accommodation subject to availability.

Adjustment and clearing applicants must apply online and answer the question requesting university accommodation when prompted to do so during the online clearing application process. Details of those applicants who request accommodation via the clearing application form will automatically be passed to the accommodation Office for consideration in line with stated eligibility criteria. 

See Kent's Clearing pages for information on the clearing process in general. 

Visit the accommodation website for information about Arrivals and useful advice such as what to bring as well as tips from our current students.

Visit the University Getting Started pages for further information on what to do before you arrive.

You've made it! You have now arrived on our beautiful campus. We would like to welcome 6,500 new undergraduate and postgraduate students and wish them all the best with settling in and beginning a new adventure.

*This date indicates the traditional Arrivals Weekend when students arrive to live in their on-campus accommodation. Coronavirus situation depending, this period may be extended as it was in 2020 so students can arrive from the end of August to enable self-isolation and social distancing while moving in.

If you have not arrived and are yet to inform us of your late arrival then you need to get in touch with the Accommodation Office.