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Rates for Living in Summer Housing

Stanford student housing charges usually fall below local area rents, and in general include furnishings at no additional charge. Unlike most off-campus housing, Stanford also includes basic utilities — water, heat, electricity, garbage, and sewer — in the housing rate.

Required Housing Charges and Fees

Students will be charged the following mandatory rates through Student Financial Services while living in University housing. The rates are listed on the housing rates charts below. Rates vary depending on the residence, student category, and type of housing. These rates are subject to minor rounding adjustments depending on contact start and end dates.

  • Housing Charges: Single student housing rates reflect the charge per person and are based on residence, student category, and type of housing. This fee covers the cost of providing a room or apartment in a University-assigned residence, all utilities (except telephone, Ethernet, and cable), and coinless/cardless laundry (except in University-assigned, off-campus apartments), and is calculated according to the various contract lengths.

  • Board Plan and Rates: A board plan is required in all single undergraduate residences except for Mirrielees.  The board plan is billed through Student Financial Services on a quarterly basis.

  • Communications Fee: This fee ($60 in 2012-13) is billed quarterly and includes land-line telephone and access to internet (wired and wireless residential network).

  • House Dues: Each term, residences assess house dues for educational programs, social activities, and other services that aren't included in the housing charges. These dues vary between residences and are billed quarterly. Students living in Undergraduate Housing are charged $75, while students living in Single Graduate, Couples without Children, and Students with Children Housing are charged $10 - $15, depending on the residence. Students in the High School Summer College program pay a $250 program fee directly to Summer Session.

Optional charges include:

  • Cable Service

  • Parking Permits

  • Cancellation fees and/or Termination of Contract fees - will be assessed if you miss deadlines as indicated in the Residence Agreement

  • Contract Breaker fees - will be assessed if you leave housing before the end of your contract

  • Board Plan - Students assigned to Mirrielees, Single Graduate, Couples without Children, or Students with Children housing can sign up for dining plans to eat at Arrillaga Family Dining Commons or at one of the other on-campus eateries.

  • Interim Housing Fees - if you stay between summer and autumn*

* Eligible students living in Single Undergraduate Housing only.

To see the summer rates, select the link below that corresponds to your program and housing category