What will my room look like?
Housing costs
View the floor plans and amenities for each hall at housing.appstate.edu. Then, check out photos of real rooms on facebook. com/asuhousing. Some items you may want to bring include:
On-Campus housing rates for the 2016-17 academic year are listed below. The rates cover rent and utilities, including basic cable.
• Computer • Trash can • Dry-erase message board
Rates are updated at studentaccounts.appstate.edu/tuition-and-fees when they are finalized each year.
• Bowie, Coltrane, Eggers and Gardner halls: $2,170/semester, $4,340/academic year • East and Justice halls: $2,237.50/semester, $4,475/academic year
• Shower shoes
• Belk, Cannon, Cone, Doughton, Frank, Hoey, Lovill and White halls: $2,392.50/ semester, $4,785/academic year
• Television
• LLC, Newland and Summit halls: $2,457.50/semester, $4,915/academic year
• Desk lamp
• Appalachian Heights, Mountaineer Hall, Appalachian Panhellenic Hall: $2,557.50/semester, $5,115/academic year
• Bed linens, pillow, blankets • Clothes hangers • Free-standing fan
Off-campus housing costs vary depending on your selection. The average monthly rent for sharing an apartment or house is $450-550. Some apartment rents cover utilities, others do not. Be sure to check!
• Free-standing bookshelf
Tips on campus housing: How long does the housing contract last? Can first-
Roommate tip: Communicate with your
year students request a specific residence hall? How do I request a roommate? Can transfer students live on campus? So many questions! Read the answers to these and more at housing.appstate.edu/lifeoncampus.
roommate on what each of you will bring for the room.
Laundry tip: Save time by going to laundryview.com before hauling your clothes down the hall. The website will show you an animated layout of your residence hall’s laundry room so you can monitor whether there is an open machine.
Appalachian has five LEED® certified residence halls – Belk Hall, Cone Hall, Frank Hall, Mountaineer Hall, and Summit Hall.
Appliance tip: Only one microwave and refrigerator are allowed per room. Microwaves/refrigerators are provided in Bowie, Eggers, Coltrane, Gardner, Appalachian Heights, Appalachian Panhellenic Hall, Newland, and Justice. If you are assigned to any other hall, you may rent a MicroFridge (a combination microwave/refrigerator unit) from our third-party partner, Standards for Living, by going to housing.appstate.edu/ microfridge and clicking on the “Rent a MicroFridge” button.
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