Rates

Housing and Food Services semester rates are approved annually by the Board of Trustees. Housing and food charges are posted to the student's LionPATH account at the beginning of summer (if applicable), fall, and spring semesters. The Office of the Bursar manages billing statements and processing payments.

All cost of attendance elements can be viewed at University Budget Office’s “Tuition and Fees” schedules.

Campus Meal Plan Rates

Undergraduate students living in the residence halls must purchase a Campus Meal Plan for each semester (fall and spring) as part of the Housing and Food Service Contract. The HFS Contract includes Campus Meal Plan level 2 by default; students can change their level in eLiving at any time until the Friday of final exams.

2025 - 26
2024 - 25

2025 - 26

Rates for 2025 - 26 University Park Campus Meal Plan
Level	Dining Dollars	Base Cost	Total
Level 1	Dining Dollars $947	Base Cost $1,710	Total $2,657
Level 2	Dining Dollars $1,191	Base Cost $1,710	Total $2,901
Level 3	Dining Dollars $1,414	Base Cost $1,710	Total $3,124

Rates for 2025 - 26 Commonwealth Campus Meal Plan
Level	Dining Dollars	Base Cost	Total
Level 1	Dining Dollars $912	Base Cost $1,620	Total $2,532
Level 2	Dining Dollars $1,143	Base Cost $1,620	Total $2,763
Level 3	Dining Dollars $1,356	Base Cost $1,620	Total $2,976

Rates for 2024 - 25 University Park Campus Meal Plan
Level	Dining Dollars	Base Cost	Total
Level 1	Dining Dollars $897	Base Cost $1,670	Total $2,567
Level 2	Dining Dollars $1,133	Base Cost $1,670	Total $2,803
Level 3	Dining Dollars $1,349	Base Cost $1,670	Total $3,019

Rates for 2024 - 25 Commonwealth Campus Meal Plan
Level	Dining Dollars	Base Cost	Total
Level 1	Dining Dollars $892	Base Cost $1,590	Total $2,482
Level 2	Dining Dollars $1,119	Base Cost $1,590	Total $2,709
Level 3	Dining Dollars $1,328	Base Cost $1,590	Total $2,918

Housing Rates

To view rates, click on the academic year or session below.

2025-26
2024-25

Rates for 2025-26
Housing Option	Building Type	Room Type	Occupancy	Fall	Spring
Housing Option Almy Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,826	Spring $4,826
Housing Option Almy Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $6,033	Spring $6,033
Housing Option Behrend Apartments	Building Type Apartments	Room Type 2 Bedroom/4 Person	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,801	Spring $4,801
Housing Option Behrend Apartments	Building Type Apartments	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $6,001	Spring $6,001
Housing Option Lawrence Hall	Building Type Traditional	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $3,799	Spring $3,799
Housing Option Lawrence Hall	Building Type Traditional	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $4,749	Spring $4,749
Housing Option Niagara Hall	Building Type Traditional	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $3,799	Spring $3,799
Housing Option Niagara Hall	Building Type Traditional	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $4,749	Spring $4,749
Housing Option Ohio Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,826	Spring $4,826
Housing Option Ohio Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $6,033	Spring $6,033
Housing Option Ohio Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,268	Spring $5,268
Housing Option Porcupine Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,495	Spring $4,495
Housing Option Porcupine Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,619	Spring $5,619
Housing Option Senat Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,826	Spring $4,826
Housing Option Senat Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $6,033	Spring $6,033
Housing Option Tiffany Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,495	Spring $4,495
Housing Option Tiffany Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,619	Spring $5,619
Housing Option Tigress Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,495	Spring $4,495
Housing Option Tigress Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,619	Spring $5,619
Housing Option Trippe Hall	Building Type Renovated	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,286	Spring $4,286
Housing Option Trippe Hall	Building Type Renovated	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,358	Spring $5,358

Rates for 2024-25
Housing Option	Building Type	Room Type	Occupancy	Fall	Spring
Housing Option Almy Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,779	Spring $4,779
Housing Option Almy Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,974	Spring $5,974
Housing Option Behrend Apartments	Building Type Apartments	Room Type 2 Bedroom/4 Person	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,591	Spring $4,591
Housing Option Behrend Apartments	Building Type Apartments	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,739	Spring $5,739
Housing Option Lawrence Hall	Building Type Traditional	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $3,761	Spring $3,761
Housing Option Lawrence Hall	Building Type Traditional	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $4,701	Spring $4,701
Housing Option Niagara Hall	Building Type Traditional	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $3,761	Spring $3,761
Housing Option Niagara Hall	Building Type Traditional	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $4,701	Spring $4,701
Housing Option Ohio Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,779	Spring $4,779
Housing Option Ohio Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,974	Spring $5,974
Housing Option Ohio Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,216	Spring $5,216
Housing Option Porcupine Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,450	Spring $4,450
Housing Option Porcupine Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,563	Spring $5,563
Housing Option Senat Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,779	Spring $4,779
Housing Option Senat Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,974	Spring $5,974
Housing Option Tiffany Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,450	Spring $4,450
Housing Option Tiffany Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,563	Spring $5,563
Housing Option Tigress Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,450	Spring $4,450
Housing Option Tigress Hall	Building Type Suites	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,563	Spring $5,563
Housing Option Trippe Hall	Building Type Traditional	Room Type Double	Occupancy 2	Fall $4,244	Spring $4,244
Housing Option Trippe Hall	Building Type Traditional	Room Type Double as Single	Occupancy 1	Fall $5,305	Spring $5,305

Rates per person, per semester. Rates include utilities. Campus Meal Plan required for all locations except Behrend Apartments.

Students who accept a Break Access/Holiday Housing contract, which provides housing during the fall and spring break periods when the University is closed, will be charged an additional $240 per break, in addition to the room rate. Winter break is not included in the semester break fee. Students who request Break Access/Holiday Housing are required to purchase the service for both semesters; the service may not be cancelled or added for one semester only.

LiveOn Student Success Grant

The LiveOn Student Success Grant is a unique student financial aid funding opportunity supported by Penn State Housing and Food Services (HFS) to assure student undergraduate academic success, persistence to undergraduate degree completion, and address potential housing and food insecurities throughout a student’s four-year academic career.