May Term, Break, and Summer Housing

Break Housing
Residence Halls close for Term Break, Winter Break, and Tour week. Students who meet one of the following criteria are allowed to stay on campus, in their assigned room at no charge to them:

The student lives 500 miles or more from campus.
The student is required to stay for academic reasons (verified by the professor).
The student is required to stay for a campus activity (verified by the Program Director).
The student is required to stay for athletics (verified by the Athletic Department).
The student is required to work on or off campus (verified by the campus employer).

Students who do not meet the above criteria are still allowed to register for break housing. Those students will be charged the daily rate of $25 a day. Only students registered to stay will be allowed to stay in the halls over break.

May Term Housing
On-campus housing during the Fall, Winter, or May Term is limited to students who are enrolled in at least one course for credit. This could be a traditional on-campus course; an internship; arranged study; or an in-person, online, or study away course. If a student desires to live on campus and is not enrolled in a course but can describe how they plan to spend a majority of their time engaged in one or more meaningful activities that further their goals academically or professionally, they may be granted the opportunity to remain in on-campus housing. Examples of meaningful activities would be substitute teaching in a local school district, non-credit bearing internships, or full-time employment. Additionally, previous conduct history will be considered as part of the decision-making process. Decisions regarding eligibility to remain on campus without being registered in a May Term course are at the discretion of a group of professional staff members in the Student Life Office. All requests must be submitted in writing to residential.life@wartburg.edu by Monday, April 13, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Applications will be reviewed that week, and students will receive responses on approval or denial by Friday, April 17. If a student is denied their request and is not registered for a May Term course, they will be asked to move out of their room by 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2025.

Summer Housing
Wartburg College offers summer housing opportunities for students wishing to remain in Waverly between academic years. More information regarding summer 2026 rates and sign up will be available during Winter Term.

Summer Housing & Food Plan Options	Meals Included	Total Weeks	Cost
One Summer Session (Single Room)	25	5 Weeks	$1,425
One Summer Seession (Double Room)	25	5 Weeks	$950
Both Summer Sessions (Single Room)	25	10 Weeks	$2,850
Both Summer Sessions (Double Room)	25	10 Weeks	$1,900
One Summer Session (Single Room)	45	5 Weeks	$1,585
One Summer Session (Double Room)	45	5 Weeks	$1,110
Both Summer Sessions (Single Room)	45	10 Weeks	$3,170
Both Summer Sessions (Double Room)	45	10 Weeks	$2,220

Any unused meals at the end of the second 5-week session will be carried over until the beginning of the Fall Term board plan. There will not be any refunds for unused meals. Additional meals will be available for purchase.

There are a limited number of beds available for summer housing. A request form for summer housing is now available for students to sign up here. The availability of a summer room as well as your preference of room type (i.e. single or double) will be prioritized by the date you submit your request, with all requests due no later than April 17, 2025. Housing requests submitted after April 17, 2025, and/or cancelled after May 5, 2025 will result in a $75 fee.

Students living on campus during the 2025 Summer Session II will need to move out of their summer Knights Village apartment on August 1 or 2 into either:

Their fall term housing room, if available, in The Residence, Manors, Hebron, third floor of Vollmer, or a Knights Village apartment not used for summer housing OR
A temporary housing room on the third floor of Vollmer until they can move into their fall term room on August 8, 2025.