Current Student Information

• February 25, 2025 Group Housing Info Session 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Club Hub, TC
• February 26, 2025 Group Housing Info Session 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Club Hub, TC
• March 3-5, 2025 Group Housing Application submission 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the Residence Life Office, Courtyard building
• Week of March 10, 2025: Group Housing selections made, and groups notified via email

Traditional Housing Sign Up

Traditional double occupancy housing sign-up is available through our housing website April 7-May 2.  Residence halls included in this process are Courtyard, Richardson Hall, and Zimmermann Hall.

Prior to Thanksgiving, winter & spring breaks, Residence Life will send an email to residential students with a survey to sign up for break housing. Links to the sign-up will also be posted below on the date indicated below. Students who wish to remain in the halls during breaks will need to respond to the survey. For winter & spring break, you will be required to pay a nightly rate. Information on rates for break housing & meals will be available in the survey links. Limited food service will be provided during all breaks for those that sign up. For more information about break housing, please contact our main office at residencelife@dsu.edu or (605) 256-5146.

• 2024-2025 Winter Break: December 18, 2024 to January 11, 2025
• 2024-2025 Spring Break: March 8, 2025 to March 16, 2025

Mid-April Residence Life will send out an email regarding Summer Housing to residence hall students. The email will outline the summer housing days and rates. For more information about summer housing, please contact our main office at residencelife@dsu.edu or (605) 256-5146.

While DSU and the South Dakota Board of Regents require all unmarried students taking six credit hours or more to live on campus during the first two years of school, some students may have circumstances that call for an exemption to that requirement. Or some students may require accommodations to their residence hall experience based on medical needs. Students can apply for such exemptions and accommodations.

Financial and medical exemption policies

There are two types of housing exemptions – medical and financial. Please see below for information on each option. All requests require signed and verified documentation that can take time to gather. Be sure to allow yourself enough time to complete and submit your application and documents prior to the appropriate deadline.

• Fall semester deadline: June 21
• Spring semester deadline: December 3

Financial Exemption Requests

Students requesting a release from the housing requirement based on verifiable extenuating financial circumstances must complete a Financial Need Verification Form and return it to the Residence Life.

Releases are not based on the assertion that living off-campus may be cheaper. A release will be considered when 1) the applicant has a significant verified need for financial aid as defined by the DSU Financial Aid office, 2) that need is not fully funded by university financial aid, or 3) when financial circumstances over which the applicant has no control creates a financial hardship (such as a loss of parental support due to death, divorce, loss of employment, catastrophic health issues, bankruptcy).

FINANCIAL NEED VERIFICATION FORM

Medical Exemption & Accommodations Requests

Students who need to submit a medical exemption or accommodation request are usually looking to:

• Live off-campus
• Be placed in single occupancy on-campus housing
• Have an approved assistance animal in on-campus housing
• Placement in a specific location

Medical-need requests work with Disability Services throughout the application process. Please contact Disability Services to request an exemption.

Disability Services

All mail and packages should be sent to the following address:

[Name of Student]
Dakota State University – Student
820 N Washington Avenue
Madison, SD 57042

Mail and package pick-up

All students that live in campus housing will receive an email notification when they receive mail and packages. Items can be picked up in the Residence Life office located in the Courtyard building Monday-Friday 11:00am-4:30pm and Monday-Sunday 6:30pm-8:30pm. Summer mail hours may vary.

During your stay, you may find the following links helpful as it is commonly used services from campus partners.

• Campus Dining
• Meal Plans & Trojan Silver
• Parking: contact Facilities at (605) 256-5222
• Counseling Center

If you need assistance in the halls, please contact either your Resident Assistant (RA) or Residence Hall Director (RHD). RAs are student staff positions that live in residence halls. RHDs are full-time staff members who are responsible for ensuring you have a positive living experience. To contact your RHD you can stop by their office during business hours or call (605) 256-5146.

As a returning student you have more of a hand in your housing for the coming year.  We offer 2^nd year students the opportunity to live in traditional residence hall room, an apartment at the 8-plex, or a suite or traditional room in the Courtyard.  Take time to check out your options by visiting the Residence Halls page, by asking a friend to see their room, or by checking in with your RA or Residence Life staff to ask questions.

DSU Residence Halls

Housing rates

Housing rates for the upcoming academic year will be finalized by the South Dakota Board of Regents at the end of March or beginning of April. You may see the rates for the current academic year by visiting the Tuition & Fees page below.

View Housing Rates

Meal plan rates for the upcoming academic year will be finalized by the South Dakota Board of Regents at the end of March or beginning of April. You may see the rates for the current academic year by visiting the Tuition & Fees page below.

View Meal Plan Rates