Apartment Style Contracts and Rates

The semester cost of living rate is room only, and is placed on the student's tuition and fees account at the Bursar's office prior to the start of each semester. Payment options/due dates can be found on their website. Separate food plans are available for purchase. 

Reminder: Apartment Style living does not close for breaks. The dates below reflect when the semester billing occurs as well as dates new students can move-in and students leaving should terminate by Dec. 13, 2025, to avoid additional charges. 

Tuition and fees are just one part of the overall cost to attend CU Boulder. The full cost of attendance for an academic year could include expenses such as on-campus housing and food, books and supplies, and items that are not billed by the university, such as personal expenses, transportation and medical insurance. View the full cost of attendance.

Academic Year 25-26 Contract and Rates

The cost of living rates below are for the 2025-26 academic year (prices are per student, per semester). 

Academic Year 2025-26

  • Academic Year 25-26 student available period of occupancy is Aug. 15 - May 2, 2026.
  • Incoming spring students: Spring 2026 available period of occupancy is Jan. 6 - May 2, 2026.
  • This contract is for the entire academic year. Billing is charged semesterly beginning early August for the Aug. 15 – Dec. 23, 2025 time frame and again in early January for the Dec. 23, 2025 – May 2, 2026 time frame.

Academic Year 2025-26 Housing Contract

Rates

  • Studio | $7,378/semester
  • One bed with one bathroom | $8,168/semester
  • Two bed (single room) with one bathroom | $5,492/semester
  • Four bed (single rooms) with two bathrooms | $4,892/semester
  • Four bed (double rooms) with two bathrooms | $3,531/semester

Before Occupancy - cancellation charges

Before Occupancy refers to the timeframe prior to the initial check-in at move-in (August for academic year contracts or January for spring only contracts).

  • If student terminates prior to or on May 15, 2025, there is no cancellation charge.
  • If student terminates and remains an enrolled student between May 16, 2025 - June 25, 2025, student must pay a cancellation charge of 10% of the rate for that semester.
  • If student terminates and remains an enrolled student after June 25, 2025, student must pay a cancellation charge of 20% of the rate for that semester.
  • If a new incoming spring student terminates and remains an enrolled student after Dec. 13, student must pay a cancellation charge of 20% of the rate for that semester. Starting Jan. 6, that rate will include occupancy charges and the cancellation charge increases to 50%. Students continuing from fall should look at the after occupancy cancel charges section.

Mid-year cancellation charges

Mid-year refers to students with academic year contracts who lived with us during fall semester and may not be returning for spring semester.

  • Students who follow the official check out procedures by Dec. 13 will not receive spring semester cancellation charges.
  • Students with active contracts and/or belongings in rooms starting Dec. 14 will continue to be charged occupancy until an official check out has occurred, and the 50% cancellation charge is in effect for the remainder of their contract.

After Occupancy - cancellation charges

After Occupancy refers to the timeframe after the initial check-in at move-in (August for academic year contracts or January for spring only contracts).

  • Student must pay all financial responsibilities incurred from the first day of the Available Period of Occupancy through the date of checkout, in addition to a cancellation charge.
  • Student must pay a cancellation charge of 50% of the remaining cost of living rate from the date of checkout through the last day of the Available Period of Occupancy for the semester.
  • The cancellation charge increases 100% if student terminates within 30 days of the last date of Available Period of Occupancy for the semester.

The following financial consequences will apply to an entire University Housing cancellation:

  • The $50 application charge will not be refunded
  • The $250 deposit will be applied to any changes owed to CU Boulder and any remainder will be refunded.
  • Student must pay all financial responsibilities incurred from the first day of the Available Period of Occupancy through the date of termination.
  • The University will refund a percentage of the remaining rate from the date of termination to the end of the semester charge as indicated below.
  • Any other financial responsibilities already paid by student pursuant to this contract will be refunded or credited to student's account to the extent they are refundable.

The refund schedule for any CU Boulder initiated termination unrelated to student conduct after a student's occupancy.