Residence Halls

Residence halls for first-year students all have the same rates:
Single: $9,346 a year
Double: $8,112 a year (a double buyout is $3,126 over the double rate)

Returning students pay different rates depending on which hall they choose (although the double buyout for all returning student halls is $3,126 over the double rate):
Cecil, Cullen, Dorchester,Reid, Talbot
Single: $9,346 a year
Double: $8,112 a year
Chester, Corsica, Sassafras, Morris
Single: $10,070 a year
Double: $8,850 a year
Western Shore
Single: $10,336 a year

Themed housing can help you explore your interests outside of the classroom while connecting students who share your interest. Due to feedback from students and their desire to live where they choose, there is no Presidential Fellows themed house. Presidential Fellows can request to have another Fellow as a roommate if desired. There is currently one active themed house:

Science House - Kent Hall

All science and math related majors are welcome! Research has shown that STEM residence halls increases student persistence and success in their field, especially for women.

How does simply housing STEM students together help? Environment matters, visibility matters.

• Studying together
• Seeing others daily persisting in classes
• Supporting each other now and as they progress in their studies and fields
• Making friendships that will forge professional connections in the future

What kind of classes are we talking about?

Bio 112 and Chem 112 are perfect examples of classes where first year students greatly benefit from living in the same hall.

How do I request to live there?

On your Housing Preference Form,just request Kent Hall. As staff assign students,those who request will be placed there. If spaces are still available, staff will assign people who have expressed interest in a STEM major.

Summer Housing is available from May 12th -August 24th.  The summer housing application will be available starting on April 15 on the housing portal. Here is a link to the summer housing application .

Summer Housing will be in Kent Hall  (double rooms) and Dorchester in single rooms. Kent has 4 wings and will have 1 male wing, 1 female wing  and 1 gender inclusive wing.  The remaining wing will be flex space based on need.

Housing costs per person are:

$175 per week for a double room
$245 per week for a single room

Housing runs Sunday-Saturday (there are no prorations).

Summer Food Options

The dining hall will be open for most of the summer.  You can pay at the door for your meals, making it easy to only pay for the meals you are on campus.  Caroline has a small kitchen, so please plan on eating in the dining hall over the summer.

Gender inclusive housing is a housing option offered in all suite style halls in which any students, regardless of gender, may choose to share the same room or suite. The Hills offers traditional style housing with mixed gender floors. It is up to the student to notify their parents or guardian of the preference to live in gender inclusive housing.

Returning students may choose a gender inclusive housing arrangement during room selection. When possible, incoming students are assigned according to their answer to the preferred roommate gender question on their housing application. If a roommate assignment is unsuccessful, the Area Coordinator can facilitate a room change.

No student will be assigned to a gender inclusive living situation without their consent. Due to the nature of the room selection, genders might be mixed unplanned. Residential Life staff swap those assignments to meet the gender requirements of the residents after room selection to ensure all students are housed in a suite of their gender preference.

Suitemate/Roommates

Although staff are not concerned why students wish to live together, it is strongly discouraged for any student of any sexual orientation to live with someone they are in a close personal relationship with (i.e. dating). Experience consistently shows a negative outcome and it is highly inadvisable.

Vacancy

Should a vacancy occur in a gender inclusive suite:

 students may be assigned a student seeking gender inclusive housing (who may be unknown to the suite residents),