Housing Costs
Wondering about the cost of living on campus this year? Below are the rates for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Residence Halls
Residence hall rates are billed per semester to the student's university billing account.
Single Room: $3,965
Double Room: $3,357
Triple Room: $2,760
Single Room: $3,029
Double Room: $2,271
Single Room: $3,411
Double Room: $2,657
Single Room: $4,003
Double Room: $3,203
Single Room: $2,965
Double Room: $2,061
Single Room: $3,965
Double Room: $3,357
Single Room: $3,965
Double Room: $3,357
Jackrabbit Village is home to Abbott, Spencer and Thorne Halls
Single Room: $4,003
Double Room: $3,203
Designed Single: $3,447
Single Room: $3,240
Double Room: $2,427
Single Room: $3,203
The Meadows Apartments are four-bedroom apartments with one student living in each bedroom.
Single Room: $3,029
Double Room: $2,271
Single Room: $3,965
Double Room: $3,357
Single Room: $3,029
Double Room: $2,271
Residence Hall Rates Table
| $1,963 | $2,163 | $2,311 - $2,530 | $3,050 | $3,197 |
| Hansen Hall | Binnewies Hall | Mathews Hall | Meadows | Ben Riefel Hall |
| Pierson Hall | Brown Hall | Caldwell | Honors Hall | |
| Young Hall | Jackrabbit Village | Hyde Hall | ||
| Schultz Hall |
*Halls are groups by similar rates for double beds. For the most accurate rates, please see each hall above.
University Apartments
University apartment rates are for individual tenants. Rates are billed per month to the preferred payment method set up in the leasing agreement.
Two Bedroom Units: $508
This price includes: water, electric, sewer and garbage.
Two Bedroom Units: $508.00
This price includes: water, electric, sewer and garbage.
One Bedroom Units: $988
Two Bedroom Units: $762
Three Bedroom Units: $670
Four Bedroom Units: $615
Townhouses (four-bedroom): $680
This price includes: internet, water, electric, sewer and garbage.
Studio Units: $432
One Bedroom Units: $508
Two Bedroom Units: $728
This price includes: water, electric, sewer and garbage.
Meal Plans
Student who graduated high school in 2022 or later are required to have a university meal plan. Meal plans are billed per semester to the student's university billing account. Left over meal plan funds from the Fall semester will transfer to the Spring semester. Any unused meal plan funds at the end of the academic year will be wiped from the student's account.
Cost: $2,237
This plan includes:
- Unlimited meals at Larson Commons.
- $68 in Flex Dollars.
Cost: $1,745
This plan includes:
- 100 meals at Larson Commons.
- $865 in Flex Dollars.
Cost: $1,745
This plan includes:
- 50 meals at Larson Commons.
- $1,114 in Flex Dollars.
Cost: $1,745
This plan includes:
- $1,745 in Flex Dollars.
Cost: $1,500.
This plan includes:
- $1,500 in Flex Dollars.
Cost: $873
This plan includes:
- $873 in Flex Dollars.
This plan is only available to upper division students living in Hansen Hall and the Meadows Apartments
If you do not select a meal plan you will be assigned the default plan of 50 Block and $1,114 in Flex.
- All students living on campus are required to have a meal plan. The only exception is if you are a 2022 or earlier High School graduate and live in Meadows apartments.
- If you are a 2024 High School graduate, you can only choose a Block Meal Plan.
- If you are a 2023 High School graduate or higher and select a West Flex Meal Plan, we will default you to the Bronze Flex Meal Plan as 2023 AND UP are NOT ELIGIBLE for the West Flex Plan.
The policy for the South Dakota State University Housing and Residential Life Meal Plan Exemption/Accommodation Guidelines and Process are established for students requesting an exemption from the SDSU Meal Plan program. The Meal Plan Exemption Policy covers meal plans for all students required to purchase a meal plan.
You may initiate the Meal Plan Exemption/Accommodation process online.
The last day to change your Fall 2024 Meal Plan Option is Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 at 5 p.m.