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Your best Value

Living on campus provides all inclusive rates, flexible contracts, and a wide variety of dining options. Financial aid and scholarships can be applied to housing charges.

Understand Your Options

This page includes rates for residence halls, scholarship halls, and apartments. You can sort and search the tables by room type, hall name, and rate. Just click the arrow by the bold type in the heading to sort the column. Room rates are shown in two ways: The total amount for the academic year and the amount billed per semester. Dining plans are not included in the listed rates. 

Residence Hall Types

  • 1-person room: Single person in a room, community bath. (Hashinger, Corbin, GSP)
  • 2-person room: Two people in a room, community bath (Corbin, GSP, Ellsworth, Hashinger)
  • 2-person room with bath or 2-person studio: Two people share one bedroom and one bath. (Downs, Ellsworth, Lewis, Templin, Oswald, Self)
  • 2-person suite with bath: Two people share living room, bedroom and bath. (Lewis, Templin)
  • 2-person with bath, private bedroom: Two people share bath. Each has private bedroom. (Downs, Oswald, Self)
  • 3- or 4-person room: Three or four people in a room, community bath. (Corbin)
  • 4-person split room: Four people share living room; two people share a bedroom; community bath. (GSP)
  • 4-person suite with bath: Four people share living room and bath. Two people share a bedroom. (Ellsworth, Lewis, Templin, Oswald, Self)
  • 4-person suite, 2 bath: Four people share living room, two baths, two bedrooms. (Downs)
  • 4-person, 2-bath, shared bedrooms: Four people share two baths, two bedrooms. (Downs)
  • 4-person suite, 2-bath, private bedroom: Four people share living room, two baths. Four private bedrooms. No living room. (Downs)
  • 4-person apartment: Four people share a four-bedroom apartment. Each person has private bedroom, private bath. Shared living room and kitchen. (Stouffer Place)
  • 6-person apartment: Six people share a four-bedroom apartment. Four residents share two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Two of six residents have private bedroom, private bath. Shared living room and kitchen. (Stouffer Place)

Scholarship Hall Types

  • 8 halls are traditional: Battenfeld, Douthart, Stephenson, Grace Pearson, Sellards, Pearson. Miller and Watkins are also traditional halls, but the residents are assigned to 7-person kitchens rather than all-hall kitchen and dining. 
  • 4 halls have suites: KK Amini, Margaret Amini, Krehbiel, Rieger.

Apartment Types

  • 2-person option with private bedroom (Jayhawker Towers)
  • 2-person option with private bedroom, shared bath (McCarthy Hall)
  • 2-person option with private bedroom, private bath (Stouffer Place)
  • 4-person option (Jayhawker Towers)
  • 4-person option with private bedroom, shared bath (McCarthy Hall)
  • 4-person option with private bedroom, private bath (Stouffer Place)
  • Bed space: This code is used in room selection. As an example, here is bed space ELL-1048a:
    • ELL is the building identification (Ellsworth Hall). All hall abbreviations are listed in the "building names" section below.
    • 1048 is the room number.
    • "a" is the bed space. This does not necessarily correspond to a particular bed within the room.
  • Bunked bed: Two single beds stacked one above the other. Typically halls with bunked beds do not have enough space in the room to separate them.
  • Lofted bed: A bed raised on supports high enough to allow the use of the floor below.
  • Community bath: Bathroom shared with other residents on a wing of 18 to 20 rooms.
  • Wing: A division of a floor. Most floors have two wings with separate wings for women and men, although some halls are single gender by suite.
  • Apartment: Two- or four-bedrooms with living room, full kitchen, and bathroom. Two or four students per apartment. Stouffer also has a 6-person apartment option for freshmen only. (Stouffer Place Apartments, Jayhawker Towers, and McCarthy Hall)
  • Private apartment: Each resident has a private bedroom and private bathroom. Shared living room and full kitchen. (Stouffer Place Apartments)
  • Gender Inclusive Housing: Students share a suite regardless of their sex, gender identity, or gender expression.

This guide gives the abbreviations for Student Housing buildings that you will see during room selection. Room selection is done through the myKU housing portal.

Building Names and Abbreviations
AbbreviationBuilding Name
AMIK.K. Amini Scholarship Hall
BATBattenfeld Scholarship Hall
CORCorbin Hall
DOUDouthart Scholarship Hall
DOWDowns Residence Hall
ELLEllsworth Hall
GPHGrace Pearson Scholarship Hall
GSPGertrude Sellards Pearson Hall
HASHashinger Hall
JTAJayhawker Tower Apartments - Tower A
JTBJayhawker Tower Apartments - Tower B
JTCJayhawker Tower Apartments - Tower C
JTDJayhawker Tower Apartments - Tower D
KREKrehbiel Scholarship Hall
LEWLewis Hall
MARMargaret Amini Scholarship Hall
MSMMarie S. McCarthy Hall Apartments
MILMiller Scholarship Hall
OSWOswald Hall
PEAPearson Scholarship Hall
RIERieger Scholarship Hall
SELSellards Scholarship Hall
SLFSelf Hall
STOStouffer Place Apartments
STEStephenson Scholarship Hall
TEMTemplin Hall
WATWatkins Scholarship Hall

Residence Halls 2024–2025

The rate listed below is per person. All utilities are included. Financial aid and scholarships can be applied directly to student housing and dining charges. A KU dining plan is required for a residence hall contract, and is NOT included below. 

Residence Halls 2024–2025 All-Inclusive Rates
Room TypeHall NameAcademic Year Total RatePer Semester Rate
1-Person Small RoomGSP$7,908$3,954
1-Person Room with SinkHashinger$9,134$4,567
1-Person RoomCorbin$9,134$4,567
1-Person Large RoomGSP$9,134$4,567
1-Person RoomEllsworth$9,134$4,567
1-Person Room with BathEllsworth$10,814$5,407
1-Person Room with BathTemplin$10,814$5,407
1-Person Private RoomNaismith$10,814$5,407
2-Person RoomCorbin$7,792$3,896
2-Person RoomGSP$6,696$3,348
2-Person Room with SinkEllsworth$6,696$3,348
2-Person Room with SinkHashinger$6,696$3,348
2-Person Room with BathGSP$7,460$3,730
2-Person Room with BathEllsworth$7,460$3,730
2-Person Room with BathLewis$7,460$3,730
2-Person Room with BathTemplin$7,460$3,730
2-Person Room with BathOswald$8,932$4,466
2-Person Room with BathSelf$8,932$4,466
2-Person RoomNaismith$8,932$4,466
2-Person Studio with BathEllsworth$7,460$3,730
2-Person Suite with BathLewis$7,746$3,873
2-Person Suite with BathTemplin$7,746$3,873
2-Person with Bath, Private BedroomDowns$10,814$5,407
2-Person with Bath, Private BedroomOswald$10,814$5,407
2-Person with Bath, Private BedroomSelf$10,814$5,407
2-Person with Private Bedroom, Private BathStouffer$12,912$6,456
3-Person RoomCorbin$7,792$3,896
3-Person Economy Room with Bath*Ellsworth$5,718$2,859
3-Person Economy Room*Hashinger$5,134$2,567
4-Person RoomCorbin$7,792$3,896
4-Person Split RoomGSP$6,696$3,348
4-Person Suite with BathEllsworth$7,746$3,873
4-Person Suite with BathLewis$7,746$3,873
4-Person Suite with BathTemplin$7,746$3,873
4-Person Suite with BathOswald$9,990$4,995
4-Person Suite with BathSelf$9,990$4,995
4-Person, 2 Bath, Shared Bedrooms, no living roomDowns$8,932$4,466
4-Person Suite, 2 BathDowns$10,446$5,223
4-Person Suite, 2 Bath, Private BedroomDowns$11,140$5,570
4-Person with Private Bedroom, Private BathStouffer$11,840$5,920
5-Person Shared BedroomGSP$6,696$3,348
5-Person Private BedroomGSP$7,908$3,954
6-Person with Private Bedroom, Private BathStouffer$11,840$5,920
6-Person with Shared Bedroom, Shared BathStouffer$9,990$4,995

Scholarship Halls 2024–2025

The rate listed below is per person. All utilities are included. Financial aid and scholarships can be applied directly to student housing and dining charges. Scholarship halls have the lowest on-campus cost because “schol hallers” do the cooking and cleaning for fellow residents.

Dining costs for Miller and Watkins Halls vary. Miller and Watkins Halls each have seven home-style kitchens, rather than the large industrial kitchen like the other scholarship halls. Each seven-person kitchen in Miller and Watkins determines its own food budget. 

Scholarship Halls 2024–2025 All-Inclusive Rates
HallAcademic Year TotalPer Semester RateDining Plan Academic Year Total
Miller$3,236$1,618varies by kitchen
Watkins$3,236$1,618varies by kitchen
Battenfeld$4,880$2,440$2,730
Douthart$4,880$2,440$2,730
Stephenson$4,880$2,440$2,730
Grace Pearson$4,880$2,440$2,730
Sellards$4,880$2,440$2,730
Pearson$4,880$2,440$2,730
KK Amini$5,398$2,699$2,730
Margaret Amini$5,398$2,699$2,730
Krehbiel$5,398$2,699$2,730
Rieger$5,398$2,699$2,730

Apartments 2024–2025

The proposed rate listed below is per person. All utilities are included. Financial aid and scholarships can be applied directly to student housing and dining charges. Dining plans are optional for apartments and is NOT included below. However, KU Dining offers a $440 plan. Students may add $440 to their KU card and use it for dining at any campus location.

Apartments 2024–2025 All-Inclusive Rates
Room TypeHallAcademic Year TotalPer Semester Rate
1-Person with Private BedroomHERE$14,000$7,000
2-Person with Private BedroomSunflower$9,896$4,948
2-Person with Private BedroomJayhawker Towers A$9,896$4,948
2-Person with Private BedroomJayhawker Towers D$9,896$4,948
2-Person with Private BedroomHERE$12,912$6,456
2-Person with Private BedroomMcCarthy$12,912$6,456
2-Person with Private Bedroom, Private BathStouffer$12,912$6,456
3-Person with Private BedroomHERE$11,840$5,920
3-Person with Private BedroomHawker$12,590$6,295
4-Person with Shared BedroomJayhawker Towers A$5,738$2,869
4-Person with Shared BedroomJayhawker Towers D$5,738$2,869
4-Person with Private BedroomHERE$11,840$5,920
4-Person with Private BedroomMcCarthy$11,840$5,920
4-Person with Private Bedroom, Private BathStouffer$11,840$5,920
4-Person with Private Bedroom, Private BathHawker$12,590$6,295
6-Person with Shared Bedroom, Shared BathStouffer$9,990$4,995
6-Person with Private Bedroom, Private BathStouffer$11,840$5,920