Summer Housing

We currently expect to provide all summer students with a single room in one of the shared apartment units of 15 West. Apartments include a kitchen and bathroom and are shared by 3–4 students.

Should we need to place a student in a shared space (e.g. a shared double loft), their housing costs will be reduced accordingly.

Rates are as follows (see below for dates):

Continuing students:

• full summer: $3,933
• partial summer: $3,347

Summer EFS students + continuing students in CE summer intensive course:

• full summer: $3,107
• partial summer: $1,991

Summer grad program students:

• full summer: $2,283
• partial summer: $1,831

Rates are per the dates provided under “Summer housing dates”. We do not prorate or reduce housing rates for shorter stays. Upon confirmation that you will live on campus during the summer, you cannot make changes to your selection.

Currently enrolled students

• Full summer residency: For students residing on campus in spring 2026 and assigned to on-campus housing for fall 2026, housing will be open from May 24–September 7.
• Partial summer residency: For students who do not have a fall 2026 housing assignment, housing will be open from May 24–August 9. Due to cleaning requirements, partial summer students must depart campus by August 9.

Summer EFS students + continuing students in CE summer intensive course

• Full program stay: Housing for summer EFS students or continuing students enrolled in a CE summer intensive course with a fall 2026 housing assignment is open from June 23–September 7.
• Partial program stay: For students in the summer EFS program or continuing students enrolled in a CE summer intensive course without a fall 2026 housing assignment, housing is open from June 23–August 9. Due to cleaning requirements, partial summer EFS students must depart campus by August 9.

Summer grad programs

• Full program stay: Housing for students with a fall 2026 housing assignment will be open from July 5–September 7. Please note that housing is not guaranteed for incoming new graduate students. If you are not assigned a room on campus, you will be moved to the partial program stay plan described below.
• Partial program stay: For students without a fall 2026 housing assignment, summer housing will be open from July 5–August 9. Due to cleaning requirements, partial summer grad students must depart campus by August 9.

Move-in and move-out dates

For students transitioning from a spring 2026 room into their summer 2026 accommodations, the move-in/out period runs from Friday, June 5–Sunday, June 7.

For students moving from their summer 2026 accommodations into their fall 2026 assigned room, the move-in/out period runs from Friday, August 7–Sunday, August 9.

If you do not have a fall 2026 room assignment, you must vacate your on-campus summer housing by August 9.

All students with a summer 2026 on-campus housing assignment will live in a multi-bedroom apartment unit in 15 West unless otherwise approved by Residence Life. Current students who have a confirmed 12-month stay will move directly into their fall 2026 housing for summer 2026 as spaces allow.

Meal allotments are included with all room assignments. Allotments are required for students living on campus during the summer and cannot be removed.

During the summer you can use a predetermined number of meals; this amount is known as a  dining block.

• continuing student housing (full and partial): 115 block
• summer EFS + continuing students enrolled in a CE summer intensive full stay: 115 block
• summer EFS + continuing students enrolled in a CE summer intensive partial stay: 60 block
• summer grad (full and partial): 60 block

If you have RISD Bucks, you may use them on campus during the summer for vending, laundry, and campus store purchases, and at all RISD dining venues open during the summer. Available dining venues for summer 2026 are to be determined.