Upon receiving a housing assignment, students who are not required to live on campus (third-year, fourth-year, and graduate-level students) will be given an applicable grace period to cancel their housing assignment without financial penalty. Students eligible for a housing cancellation may submit a request to cancel their housing assignment on the Housing Portal. If a student who is not required to live on campus submits a request to cancel their housing assignment after the applicable grace period— and is approved—a cancellation fee will be assessed per the schedules below:
If a student not required to live on campus submits a request to cancel their housing assignment after the applicable grace period and is approved, there will be a cancellation fee assessed per the schedules below. The cancellation fee will ONLY be waived if the cancellation reason is due to not being enrolled at Seattle University for any period during the agreement time frame (these criteria include Leave of Absence, Withdrawal from the university, study abroad, and early graduation).
If a student requests to cancel their Housing assignment due to any of the following reasons, no cancellation fee will be applied:
Upon receiving approval of a Housing Cancellation request, students will be charged a pro-rated Housing and Meal Plan rate based on the number of nights of occupancy.
Academic Year 2023-2024 Housing Application Cancellation Fee Schedule (New Students for upcoming Fall 2023) |
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August 11, 2023 to August 31, 2023 | $500.00 |
September 1, 2023 to September 15, 2023 | $1,000.00 |
On or After September 16, 2023 | 100% of the housing room charges for the current term + 50% housing room charges of any remaining quarter(s) for the academic year |
*If you are a student who is admitted late to Seattle University and applies for housing you will have a 3-day grace period to decline your housing offer without financial penalty based on the timetable above.
Winter/Spring 2024 Housing Application Cancellation Fee Schedule (Only for new applicants for Winter/Spring 2024) |
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December 7, 2023 to December 13, 2023 | $500.00 |
December 14, 2023 to January 2, 2024 | $1,000.00 |
On or After January 2, 2024 | 100% of the housing room charges for the current term + 50% housing room charges of any remaining quarter(s) for the academic year |
Spring 2024 Housing Application Cancellation Fee Schedule (Only for new applicants for Spring 2024) |
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March 6, 2024 to March 17, 2024 | $500.00 |
March 18, 2024 to March 27, 2024 | $1,000.00 |
On or After March 28, 2024 | 100% of the housing room charges for the current term |
Academic Year 2023-2024 Housing Application Cancellation Fee Schedule (Law Student only) |
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June 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 | $500.00 |
July 1, 2023 to August 11, 2023 | $1,000.00 |
On or After August 12, 2023 | 100% of the housing room charges for the current term + 50% housing room charges for remaining semester for the academic year |
Spring 2024 Housing Application Cancellation Fee Schedule (Law Student only) |
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December 7, 2023 to January 1, 2024 | $500.00 |
January 2, 2024 to January 5, 2024 | $1,000.00 |
On or After January 6, 2024 | 100% of the housing room charges for the current term |
Cancellation Time |
Cancellation Fee Amount |
April 2, 2024, to June 30, 2024* |
$500.00 |
July 1, 2024, to September 21, 2024 |
$1,000.00 |
On or After September 22, 2024 |
100% of the housing charges for current term + 50% housing room charges of any remaining quarter(s) for the academic year |
*Students who cancel their housing assignment ONLY with the intention of living at Douglas or Vi Hilbert will have their cancellation fee waived up until April 15, 2024. All cancellation requests submitted after this date will have the applicable cancellation fee applied.
Cancellation Time |
Cancellation Fee Amount |
April 2, 2024, to June 30, 2024* |
$500.00 |
July 1, 2024, to September 21, 2024 |
$1,000.00 |
On or After September 22, 2024 |
100% of the housing charges for current term + 50% housing room charges of any remaining quarter(s) for the academic year |
*Students who cancel their housing assignment ONLY with the intention of living at Douglas or Vi Hilbert will have their cancellation fee waived up until April 15, 2024. All cancellation requests submitted after this date will have the applicable cancellation fee applied.
Cancellation Time |
Cancellation Fee Amount |
August 11, 2024, to August 31, 2024 |
$500.00 |
September 1, 2024, to September 20, 2024 |
$1,000.00 |
On or After September 21, 2024 |
100% of the housing charges for current term + 50% housing room charges of any remaining quarter(s) for the academic year |
*If you are a student who is admitted late to Seattle University and applies for housing you will have a 3-day grace period to decline your housing offer without financial penalty based on the timetable above.
Cancellation Time |
Cancellation Fee Amount |
December 7, 2024, to December 14, 2024 |
$500.00 |
December 15, 2024, to December 31, 2024 |
$1,000.00 |
On or After January 1, 2025 |
100% of the housing charges for current term + 50% housing room charges of any remaining quarter(s) for the academic year |
Cancellation Time |
Cancellation Fee Amount |
March 6, 2025, to March 17, 2025 |
$500.00 |
March 18, 2025, to March 28, 2025 |
$1,000.00 |
On or After March 29, 2025 |
100% of the housing charges for current term + 50% housing room charges of any remaining quarter(s) for the academic year |
Cancellation Time |
Cancellation Fee Amount |
June 1, 2024, to June 30, 2024
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$500.00 |
July 1, 2024, to August 16, 2024
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$1,000.00 |
On or after August 17, 2024
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100% of the housing charges for the current term + 50% housing room charges of any remaining quarter(s) for the academic year |
Cancellation Time |
Cancellation Fee Amount |
December 7, 2024, to December 31, 2024 |
$500.00 |
January 1, 2025, to January 10, 2025 |
$1,000.00 |
On or after January 11, 2025
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100% of the housing charges for the current term + 50% housing room charges of any remaining quarter(s) for the academic year
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If you are a first or second year student, freshman or sophomore under 21 years of age and seeking to commute from home after moving into on campus, please complete a Housing Exemption.