Securing Your Spot in Campus Housing
Do you have students who want to live in a residence hall or other campus housing? Students need to reserve their spot with a deposit or prepayment. A deposit typically gets returned to students at the end of the school year if the they follow the rules of a campus housing contract. A prepayment gets applied to a student’s housing bill.
Housing offers usually arrive after a student’s acceptance letter from the admissions office. Students should review it carefully and contact the campus housing office if they have questions. Then students should secure their spot as soon as possible.
Students can apply for housing at each UW campus they’re considering. Be sure to read each school’s policy about refunding deposits and prepayments. To receive a refund, students must submit a written request to the campus housing office. They may receive a full or partial refund, depending on campus policy. The table below shows what different campuses require to reserve housing, including:
- The amount of the deposit or prepayment
- The deadline for canceling a housing contract if the student wishes to receive a refund
| Campus | Website | Housing Deposit |
|---|---|---|
| UW-Eau Claire | Housing website |
A $75 housing deposit is required. Students have until May 1st each year to cancel their housing contract and receive a refund of their $75 room reservation deposit. Under no circumstances will the $75 deposit be refunded after May 1st each year. Please note that even if students are released from their housing contract, they do not receive a refund of their $75 housing deposit. |
| UW-Green Bay | Housing website |
A $225 housing deposit is required. |
| UW-Green Bay, Marinette Campus | Housing website |
No housing deposit required. |
| UW-La Crosse | Housing website |
A $150 housing deposit is required. This is not refundable if a student cancels after May 1st. |
| UW-Madison | Housing website |
A $300 housing deposit is required. Is refundable if the student notifies housing before May 1st of non-attendance at UW-Madison. |
| UW-Milwaukee | Housing website |
A $100 housing deposit is required. Residence hall contract guide book for contract cancellation deposit forfeiture. |
| UW-Oshkosh | Housing website |
A $150 prepayment is required. |
| UW-Oshkosh, Fond du Lac Campus | Housing website |
A $25 application fee and a security deposit equal to one month’s rent is required. Application fee is non-refundable Security deposit is refundable |
| UW-Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus | Housing website |
A $25 application fee and a security deposit equal to one month’s rent is required. The security deposit is refundable after the lease has ended. |
| UW-Parkside | Housing website |
No housing deposit required. $50 contract fee is required. |
| UW-Platteville | Housing website |
A $150 housing deposit is required. $100 refunded if student cancels before May 1st for fall semester, or before December 1st for spring semester. Please see UW-Platteville’s Residence Life Room Reservations website for contractual considerations for refund and forfeiture. |
| UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County | Housing website |
The reservation fee is refundable until the lease is signed. |
| UW-Platteville Richland | Housing website |
A $150 housing deposit is required. Refundable if there are no charges against the account. |
| UW-River Falls | Housing website |
A $135 housing deposit is required. The processing fee is non-refundable; the contract cancellation link. |
| UW-Stevens Point | Housing website |
A housing deposit is not required. |
| UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield | Housing website |
A housing deposit is not required. |
| UW-Stevens Point at Wausau | Housing website |
A housing deposit is not required. |
| UW-Stout | Housing website |
A $125 housing deposit is required. |
| UW-Superior | Housing website |
A housing deposit is not required. |
| UW-Whitewater | Housing website |
A $125 housing deposit is required. Between May 1st and August 1st, the deposit is refunded up to $25. After August 1st, the deposit is not refundable. |
| UW-Whitewater at Rock County | Housing website |
A housing deposit is not required. |