Housing
A one-stop shop for all the information you need for your on-campus residential experience.
2024-2025 Housing Application Guide The Housing Application Guide is our annual on-campus housing publication that gives an overview of all of our residence halls and apartments. The Guide also lists Living Learning Communities for the upcoming academic year, offers a map of all of our housing locations, and gives a comparison grid to look at similarities and differences between our residence halls. If you are single, a first-year student enrolled in seven or more college credits, and under the age of 20, you must live in a CWU residence hall for one academic year regardless of the number of college credits you have earned. This is a mandated WAC Housing Requirement. Reference the 2024-2025 Housing Application Guide to answer any questions you may have about the application process and life on campus.
Room and board rates depend on a number of factors, including whether you select a private bedroom or a shared space and which meal plan you select. Rates for on-campus residence halls and apartments are approved in the spring of each year by the Board of Trustees for the University. 2023-2024 Room and Board Rates (pdf) Room rates for the 2024-2025 academic year will be approved in early 2024 and posted on our Housing Rates page, once approved.
2024-2025 Residence Hall Contract You may review the current academic year's contract online by downloading the 2023-2024 Room and Board Contract (pdf).
You can access the Residence Hall Reference Guide online. This guide informs residents of Housing and Residence Life policies and procedures and provides detailed information on day-to-day living in the halls. As a new resident, utilize this guide as a handbook to maximize your residence life experience.
Apartment rates are reviewed annually by the CWU Board of Trustees and approved early each year. The 2024-2025 housing rates will be reviewed in early 2024 and posted on our Housing Rates page, once approved. Current apartment rates are effective as of July 1, 2023. The apartment deposit is $200 per contract holder and is due at the time of application. Pets are not allowed in CWU apartments.
- 9 Month (academic year) contracts for new residents and academic-year-only complexes
- 9-Month Brooklane Village and Short Getz Contract
- 9-Month Contract for Anderson, Carmody-Munro, Student Village, and Wahle complexes
- Brooklane Village and Short Getz 12-Month Contract
- Student Village and Wahle 12-Month Contract
You can access the Apartments Reference Guide online. This guide informs residents of Housing and Residence Life policies and procedures and provides detailed information on day-to-day living in the apartments. As a new resident, utilize this guide as a handbook to maximize your apartment living experience.
First-Year Housing Exemption Request
If you are an incoming student and would like to request an exemption (pdf) to the on-campus residency requirement, please fill out the form below and return it to Housing. Exemptions are generally granted for students who live within a 45-minute radius of campus or who are living in Ellensburg with family.
Room and Board Cancellation Application
Do you need to cancel your housing and dining contract? You will need to fill out a cancellation application. If your reason for canceling is one of the items below, you will not be penalized in the form of liquidated damages:
- Official CWU withdrawal
- Marriage
- Not registered for classes
- Graduating
- Non-local CWU programs (ie. student teaching)
- Moving to an on-campus apartment
As University Housing and Dining Operations are self-supported operations paid entirely out of approved housing/dining student fees, appeals requesting the waiver of the fees noted below will only be considered for reasons of catastrophic student emergencies that impact the student’s ability to meet contractual agreements that occur after submittal of the signed agreement.
Download the Cancellation Application (pdf) to complete your request to cancel housing and dining. Once completed, please return to the Housing Office in Button Hall or email us.
