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2009-10 Annual Costs

Residence Halls
Scholarship Halls
Jayhawker Towers
Stouffer Place
Sunflower Apartments

Toward the goal of helping families plan for college expenses, a 2-year contract option is available for residents who sign a housing contract in 2009. As a planning tool, this 2-year contract offers a stable foundation on which to help build a college budget.

Students in residence halls, scholarship halls, and the Jayhawker Towers have the option of selecting either a 1-year or 2-year contract. The 2-year rate will remain the same for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years with its per year rate specified in red below.

2009-10 Residence Hall Room Cost Information

Each total includes a $300 initial payment.

$3,554 ($3,642)
  • Double room – traditional coed hall
  • Double room – traditional all-female hall
  • Small single room – traditional all-female hall
  • Triple room – traditional all-female hall
$4,472 ($4,598) renovated coed hall
  • Double room with sink, Career Exploration program
  • Double room with sink, Center for the Creative Arts
$4,740 ($4,874) renovated coed halls
  • 2-person room w/bath or 4-person suite w/bath,
    Career Exploration program
  • 2-person room w/bath or 4-person suite w/bath,
    Community Involvement program
  • 2-person room w/bath or 4-person suite w/bath,
    Scholars or Honors Residence program
  • Large 2-person room w/sink, Center for the Creative Arts
$4,798 ($4,918)*
  • Single room – traditional coed hall
  • Single room – traditional all-female hall
$5,098 ($5,242) renovated coed halls*
  • 2-person studio w/bath, Career Exploration program
  • 2-person suite w/bath, Community Involvement program
  • 2-person suite w/bath, Scholars or Honors Residence program
$6,036 ($6,208) renovated coed halls*
  • Single room with sink, Career Exploration program
  • Single room with sink, Center for the Creative Arts
  • Single suite w/bath, Scholars or Honors Residence program

* indicates limited availability

2009-2010 Residence Hall Meal Cost Information · KU Cuisine

KU Cuisine is a required component of the residence hall room and board contract - a variety of plans to fit student lifestyles and schedules.

Half the total number of dining center meals, KU Cuisine cash on your KU Card Card, and guest passes for each plan are available at the start of each semester and must be used before the end of the semester.

480/220 Plan·  $3,660 ($3,750)
  • 480 dining center meals/year – plus $220 in KU Cuisine cash on your KU Card, and 10 guest meal passes
390/280 Plan · $3,248 ($3,330)
(default for residence hall students who do not select a plan)
  • 390 dining center meals/year – plus $280 in KU Cuisine cash on your KU Card, and 8 guest meal passes
320/320 Plan  ·  $2,860 ($2,930)
  • 320 dining center meals/year – plus $320 in KU Cuisine cash on your KU Card, and 6 guest meal passes
220/420 Plan  ·  $2,248 ($2,300)
  • 220 dining center meals/year – plus $420 in KU Cuisine cash on your KU Card, and 4 guest meal passes
100/500 Plan  ·  $1,420 ($1,450)
  • 100 dining center meals/year – plus $500 in KU Cuisine cash on your KU Card, and 2 guest meal passes

Note: default for Jayhawker Towers is no meal plan

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2009-2010 Scholarship Hall Room and Meal Cost Information

Traditional Scholarship Halls · $3,100 ($3,224)
Meal Charge · $1,770 ($1,810)
  • Women’s Halls:  Douthart, Sellards
  • Men’s Halls:  Battenfeld, Grace Pearson, Pearson, Stephenson
Women’s Scholarship Halls with Cooperative Food Plans · $2,136 ($2,190)
Women in these halls cooperatively purchase and prepare their own food
  • Miller and Watkins
Suite Style Scholarship Halls · $3,354 (2-year rate $3,488 per year)
Meal Charge · $1,770 ($1,810)
Certain rooms in Dennis E. Rieger hall are designated for 2 residents and share a bath
  • Women’s Halls:  Dennis E. Rieger, Margaret Amini
  • Men’s Hall:  K.K. Amini, Krehbiel

In addition to the meal plan included with the scholarship hall contract, scholarship hall residents may participate in the optional KU Cuisine meal plan for use at any on-campus dining location. Visit www.kudining.com for further details.

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2009-2010 Jayhawker Towers Room Cost Information

4-person apartment - traditional building
  • 4 residents per apartment paying $2,836 each ($2,908)
4-person apartment - renovated building
  • 4 residents per apartment paying $3,630 each ($3,720)
2-person apartment - traditional building
  • 2 residents per apartment paying $4,990 each ($5,124)
2-person apartment - renovated building
  • 4 residents per apartment paying $6,388 each ($6,560)

Although each Jayhawker Towers apartment is equipped with a small kitchen, many Jayhawker Towers residents choose KU Cuisine as their optional meal plan.

Note: default for Jayhawker Towers is no meal plan

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Stouffer Place

Standard Apartments*
  • 1-Bedroom $314.00
  • 2-Bedroom $366.00
Renovated Apartments**
  • 2-Bedroom $482.00
  • 3-Bedroom $622.00

Sunflower Apartments

All Apartments
  • 2-Bedroom $630.00

Stouffer Place and Sunflower residents pay utilities and must contact utility companies to have service accounts set up in their name before they move-in. Written verification is required. For information, call (785) 864-4560.

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