Summer Housing

Are you looking for summer housing on campus?

We can help you! We offer students in need of summer living accommodations with affordable and convenient housing in our residential building, Patterson Hall. To sign up for summer housing, all you need to do is complete the summer housing contract online. After your contract is finalized, you will be assigned a room by the Housing and Residential Services Office. Summer contracts will be available on March 24, 2023, at 9 a.m., and room assignments will be put in place by mid-April, for early contracts.

Summer Housing Sign Up

Eligibility Criteria for Summer Housing

  • Newly-admitted students: Must be fully admitted to the university and be enrolled in summer classes in order to sign up for summer housing. You would be eligible to live in summer housing starting with the transition date for session 1 (see below).
  • Current students, but not living on campus: Must be enrolled in either spring 2023 or fall 2023 classes in order to sign up for summer housing. You are eligible to live in summer housing starting with the transition date for session 1 (see below).
  • Current on-campus residents: Must be enrolled for either the 2023 spring semester or the 2023 fall semester. You will move from your spring room to your summer room in Patterson Hall no later than Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
  • Summer athletes: You will complete your contract online, and then work through Athletics to be assigned a bed space. If you are an incoming student for the summer/fall 2023 session, you must also be fully admitted to NIU.

Contract Periods and Room Rates

You have several options for the length of your stay. The later housing sessions are only available to summer residents who have signed up for a fall 2023 room on campus. All other students must leave by August 11 at 2 p.m. The summer 2023 rate is $250 per week, partial weeks are charged at a daily rate equivalency (approx. $35.72 per night).

Session 1 $250 per week

Saturday, May 13 through Saturday, June 17

This session runs from the end of the spring semester until the beginning of the summer session. You will move from your spring room to your summer room in Patterson Hall. Transition dates from spring to summer housing assignment will be communicated in early May.

Session 2
Summer session
$250 per week

Saturday, June 17 through Friday, August 11

This period runs through the end of the summer session. Check-in is available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 17. If you don't have a fall 2023 room, you must leave by 2 p.m. on August 11.

Session 3
End of summer session
Must have a fall 2023 room.
$250 per week

Friday, August 11 through Wednesday, August 23

You will move to your fall room on Friday, August 18 from 12 - 3 p.m.

All rates include Technology Access Fee and Residence Hall Surcharge. There are no residential dining plans for the summer school session. For information on dining services, please visit Campus Dining Services. For billing purposes, a full week begins on Sunday and goes through Saturday.

Location

All summer rooms are located in Patterson Hall.

  • All floors are coed with standard quiet hours and standard alcohol policy expectations.
  • Adult conference groups and other guests of the university may also occupy the building at various times during June and July.
  • Students currently living on campus for spring semester will need to be prepared to relocate to Patterson Hall if they plan to stay on campus during the first summer session.
  • Students currently on campus that will not need housing until second summer session will need to properly check out of their current space per spring semester closing instructions. Students may then arrange for a check in when Session 2 begins on June 17, 2023.

 

Contact Us

Housing and Residential Services
Neptune East 101
housing@niu.edu
815-753-1525

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