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Academic Year Rates

Semester and yearly rates for the academic year are provided below. Each student is billed per person, per semester as part of the AU billing schedule.

Along with the listed rates you will find the primary population of students housed in a hall. Housing costs are added to a student’s Eagle Service bill each semester. 


2024-2025 Housing Rates

All rates are inclusive of the $18 per person, per semester residence hall programming fee.

Transfer students are housed based on their self-identified classification upon admission. Abroad at AU students are housed in specific residence halls based on program requirements.

Meal Plan information and costs are available through One Card & Dining Services.

2019-2020 Housing Rates
Residence Hall Population Room Type Semester Rate Academic Year Total

Anderson Hall

First-Year

Single

Double

Triple

$7,350

$5,760

$4,310

$14,700

$11,520

$8,620

Hughes Hall

 First-Year

Single

Double

Triple

$7,250

$5,670

$4,240

$14,500

$11,340

$8,480

Leonard Hall

Transfer,

Sophomore & Upperclass

Single

Double

Triple

$7,350

$5,760

$4,310

$14,700

$11,520

$8,620

Letts Hall

First-Year

Single

Double

Triple

$7,350

$5,760

$4,310

$14,700

$11,520

$8,620

McDowell Hall

First-Year,

Sophomore & Upperclass

Single

Double

Triple

$7,350

$5,760

$4,310

$14,700

$11,520

$8,620

Roper Hall

Affinity Housing

Single

Double

Triple

$7,250

$5,670

$4,240

$14,500

$11,340

$8,480
2020-2021 Housing Rates
Residence Hall Population Room Type Semester Rate Academic Year Total

East Campus

(Constitution, Duber, Federal)

Sophomore, Upperclass

Single, in-unit bathroom

Double, in-unit bathroom

$8,510

$6,940

$17,020

$13,880

Cassell Hall

Sophomore, Upperclass

Single, in-unit bathroom

Double, in-unit bathroom

$8,510

$7,050

$17,020

$14,100

Centennial Hall

First-Year, Sophomore

Single, in-unit bathroom

Double, in-unit bathroom

$8,270

$6,600

$16,540

$13,200
2020-2021 Housing Rates
Residence Hall Population Room Type Semester Rate Academic Year Total

Nebraska Hall

Upperclass

Single in 2, 3 and 4 person apartment; in-unit bathroom

Double in 3 person apartment; in-unit bathroom

$8,600

$7,120

$17,200

$14,240

Frequency

Upperclass

Small Studio

Large Studio or Small 1-Bedroom

Large 1-Bedroom or 2-Bedroom

$7,190

$8,010

$9,180

$14,380

$16,020

$18,360