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Office of Residential Life and Housing

On-campus housing is available for undergraduate students and graduate students. Six residence halls—Browne, Thorp, Weber, Willard, Sweet and Penfield Hall—provide accommodations for approximately 1,100 students. Browne, Thorp and Weber Halls are designed with suites of eight to twelve single rooms adjacent to a study-lounge area. Sweet and Willard Halls feature double-occupancy rooms, with a select number of single rooms. Sweet Hall is built along more traditional lines, with rooms on either side of the corridors. Each hall has a common lounge area and laundry, and each room is furnished with a bed, desk and closet. Penfield Hall provides suite-style living for four, with either single or double bedrooms. A portion of Penfield Hall suites have apartment-style features, with breakfast counters and full-size refrigerators.

The fees given below are for the 202019–20210 academic year. Because of rising costs, the Rhode Island Board of Education reserves the right to change fees without notice as conditions necessitate.

 

Residents are expected to secure alternate housing accommodations during scheduled breaks.

Room Fees

Hall

Room Type

Cost Per Year

Browne

Single

$7,354

Browne

Super Single

$7,818

Penfield

Single, Suite Style

$8,068

Penfield

Single, Apartment Style

$8,532

Penfield

Double, Suite Style

$7,818

Penfield

Double, Apartment Style

$8,282

Sweet

Single and Doubles

$7,354

Thorp

Single

$7,354

Weber

Single

$7,354

Willard

Single

$7354

Willard

Super Single

$7,818

Willard

Double

$7,354

Rooms are contracted on a yearly basis. All students are required to pay a non-refundable housing deposit of $250, which is a prepayment towards the 2021-2022 room fees. Residence halls open at the beginning of each semester and close at the end of each semester in December and May and during Spring Break. Residents are expected to secure alternate housing accommodations during scheduled breaks or students may apply to remain in housing during the College vacation breaks for an extra fee

    
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Board Fees

Students choosing to live on campus are required to purchase one of three available Meal Plans. Each Meal Plan includes a set number of meals per week, as well as Flex Meal Points that can be used throughout the semester. All meals are redeemable at Donovan Dining Center. Flex Meal Points may be used at Donovan Dining Center, in the Café, or in campus vending machines.

Meal Plan

Meals Per Week

Flex Meal

Points Per

Semester

Cost Per

Year

A

17

$400

$5,722

B

15

$300

$5,454

C

13

$250

$5,190
         
         
         
         
         

Room Refunds

    1. Cancellation Prior to Cancellation Deadline- Enrolled Students: Matriculated students who paid a housing deposit, signed the housing contract, and chose a housing assignment for the following academic year during the College’s official Housing Selection Process may cancel their housing through written request at no additional fee, if written request is received by May 15th. Cancellation will result in forfeiture of $200 housing deposit.
    2. Cancellation Prior to Cancellation Deadline- Non-Enrolled Students: Students who have yet to matriculate to the College (i.e. New First Year students and New Transfer Students) who paid a housing deposit, signed the housing contract, and were given a housing assignment for the following academic year from the Residential Life & Housing Office may cancel their housing through written request at no additional fee, as long as written request is received by August 1st for the fall semester or January 1st for the spring semester. Cancellation will result in forfeiture of $200 housing deposit.
    3. Cancellation After Cancellation Deadline: Students who paid a housing deposit, signed the housing contract, and have a housing assignment, must submit a Contract Release Request Form to the Office of Residential Life & Housing for consideration. The College may exercise its discretion to grant or deny the request.If the College denies the request for cancellation, the student shall owe the full fee period of the housing contract (academic year), any charges for damages, cleaning, and any non-refundable housing fees. If the College accepts the cancellation request, the student shall owe the full period of occupancy used, plus a release of contract fee equivalent to a four (4) week rent fee at the student’s current housing rate, any charges for damages, cleaning, and any non-refundable housing fees.
    4. Contract Release Request Form: Students who wish to cancel their housing after the cancellation deadline, and have circumstances that meet the criteria below, may submit a Contract Release Request Form for review.
      1. Withdrawal from the College
      2. Graduation from the College
      3. Military Deployment
      4. Attendance to an official College approved program (i.e. study abroad, national student exchange, or the equivalent)
      5. Financial Hardship (Must include verification appropriate to the circumstance and must demonstrate a loss of income that has occurred since the cancellation deadline. Petitions for release will be reviewed with the Financial Aid and Bursar Offices.)
      6. Medical Hardship (Must include medical documentation from a licensed physician on official letterhead, stating medical diagnosis, as well as a statement of how living on campus is related to the illness and the student’s treatment. Petitions for release will be reviewed by the Health & Wellness Office (Health Services and Counseling.))
    5. Students who are released from their housing contract will be charged a release of contract fee equivalent to a four (4) week rent fee at the student’s current housing rate except in the following situations:
      1. Withdrawal from the College
      2. Graduation from the College
      3. Military deployment
      4. Attendance to an official College approved program (i.e. study abroad, national student exchange, or the equivalent)
    6. Any student who fails to occupy their assigned space one week after the contract start date shall be considered a “no-show” cancellation. Students considered “no-show” cancellations shall owe the full fee period of the housing contract (academic year) for enrolled students, or the four (4) week rent fee for non-enrolled students, plus any charges for damages, cleaning, and any non-refundable housing fees.

Board Refunds

The board contract is binding upon the student until the end of the academic year during which the cancellation is effected. However, proration of the food-cost portion of the Meal Plan contract will result in a refund based on the week when dining services is officially notified of withdrawal.