Room and Board Rates:
Fall 2009 / Spring 2010

To view the housing and meal plan rates, click on the appropriate campus.

Food Services
Campus Meal Plan

Housing
Altoona
Beaver
Berks
Erie, The Behrend College
Greater Allegheny
Harrisburg
Hazleton
Mont Alto
University Park
Undergraduates
Graduates



MEAL PLAN RATES

Rates per person, per semester

Undergraduate students living in the residence halls must purchase a meal plan for each semester (fall and spring) as part of the Housing and Food Service Contract.

For additional meal plan information, including an explanation of Base Cost and Dining Dollars, click:
Commonwealth Campuses
University Park

Level Dining Dollars Base Cost Total
  1 $495 $1,240 $1,735
  2 $575 $1,240 $1,815
  3 $630 $1,240 $1,870
  4 $720 $1,240 $1,960
  5 $795 $1,240 $2,035
6 $940 $1,240 $2,180



Altoona
Housing Rates
Undergraduates
Rates per person, per semester
(Rates include utilities. A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)
(Meal plan required)
Room Rate Standard Occupancy
Residence Halls
(Oak and Maple)
Double
$2,215 2
Standard Suites
(Spruce Hall)
Double
$2,600 2
Suites
(Cedar Hall)
Double
Double as Single
$2,805
$3,620
2
1




Beaver
Housing Rates
Undergraduates
Rates per person, per semester
(Rates include utilities. A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)
(Meal plan required)
Room Rate Standard Occupancy
Residence Hall
(Harmony Hall)
Double
$2,215 2




Berks
Housing Rates
Undergraduates
Rates per person, per semester
(Rates include utilities. A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)
(Meal plan required)
Room Rate Standard Occupancy
The Village Standard Suites
(Cedar, Greenbriar, Laurel, Oakmoss, Sage, and Sweetwood)
Double
$2,600 2
The Woods Suites
(Amber, Evergreen, Ivy, Juniper, Pepperwood, Poplar, and Willow)
Double
Single
$2,805
$3,620
2
1




Erie, The Behrend College
Housing Rates
Undergraduates
Rates per person, per semester
(Rates include utilities. A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)
(Meal plan required)
Room Rate Standard Occupancy
Residence Halls
(Lawrence, Niagara, and Perry)
Double
$2,215 2
Standard Suites
(Porcupine, Tiffany, and Tigress)
Double
$2,600 2
Suites
(Almy, Senat, and Ohio)
Double
Single
$2,805
$3,620
2
1

Apartments
(Additional meal plan optional)

   
Double
(Arial, Caledonia, Champlin, Elliott, Packet, Scorpion, Somers, Turner, and Yarnall)
$2,670 4




Greater Allegheny
Housing Rate
Undergraduates
Rate per person, per semester
(Rate includes utilities. A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)
(Meal plan required)
Room Rate Standard Occupancy

Residence Hall
Double

$2,215 2




Harrisburg
Housing Rate
Undergraduates
Rate per person, per semester
(Rate includes utilities. A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)
(Optional meal plan available)

Apartments
Single Students
Apartment Rate Standard Occupancy
4 Bedroom Single $3,185 4
4 Bedroom Double $2,805 8






Hazleton
Housing Rates
Undergraduates
Rates per person, per semester
(Rates include utilities. A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)
(Meal plan required)
Room Rate Standard Occupancy
Residence Halls
(South Halls)
Double
$2,215 2
Standard Suites
(North)
Double
$2,600 2
Townhouses
(West)
Double
$2,365 2




Mont Alto
Housing Rates
Undergraduates
Rates per person, per semester
(Rates include utilities. A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)
(Meal plan required)
Room Rate Standard Occupancy

Residence Hall
(Mont Alto Hall)
Double

$2,215 2

Suites
(Penn Gate II)
Double

$2,600 2

Townhouses
(Penn Gate I)
Double

$2,365 2




University Park
Housing Rates

Undergraduates

Residence Halls
Single Students
Rates per person, per semester
Students who choose a 9 month contract that covers break periods will be charged $300 (per student per semester) in addition to the room rates stated below.

Rates include utilities. (A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)

(Meal plan required)

Room Rate Standard Occupancy

Standard Double
Small Double
Double (Watts Hall)

$2,215
$1,650
$2,535
2
2
2

Standard Triple
Triple
(Watts Hall)

$1,980
$2,265
3
3

Standard Single
Single (Watts Hall)

$2,930
$3,335
1
1

Supplemental

$1,595 3-8

Nittany Suites
2-Bedroom suite w/bath

$2,600 4

North Suites
2-Bedroom suite w/bath
2-Bedroom suite w/bath

$2,805
$3,620
4
2


Eastview Terrace
Single Students
(sophomore/junior/senior status)
Rate per semester

(Rate includes utilities. A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)
(Meal plan required)

Room Rate Standard Occupancy

Single with bath
Large single with bath

$3,740
$3,945
1
1

Nittany Apartments
Single Students
Rates per person, per semester

(Rates include utilities. A $25 surcharge is included in the posted rate due to unanticipated electric rate increases for the 2009/10 year.)
(Meal plan optional)

Apartment   Standard Occupancy

2-Bedroom Garden
4-Bedroom Garden
4-Bedroom Townhouse

$2,670
$3,000
$3,105
4
4
4




University Park
Housing Rates

Graduates

White Course Apartments
Single Students
Rate per person, per month
(Meal plan optional)
Apartment Rate Standard Occupancy

4-Bedroom

$700
4

White Course Apartments*
Students with Families
Rates per month
(Additional meal plan optional)
Apartment Rate Maximum Occupancy

3-Bedroom
2-Bedroom
1-Bedroom

$1,135
$1,000
$880
6
5
3
* Unfurnished
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