Housing
On-campus housing at Slippery Rock University provides a fun, friendly and safe living environment. You know your neighbors, it's easy to get around and feel comfortable in your surroundings. Whether you're from a big city or a small town, living on SRU’s campus offers a close-knit community that feels like home.
Housing Applications
Please check your SRU email regularly regarding your student housing. The MyHousing Portal is used to confirm your room, select meal plans, and find contact information regarding your roommate(s).
INCOMING FRESHMEN
Incoming freshmen who have submitted the $90 enrollment deposit to admissions will receive information regarding on-campus housing for Fall 2024. Every Monday, emails will be sent to those students who submitted their enrollment fee that prior week. Please get in the habit of checking your SRU email. We will send a copy to your personal email initially. Once you receive that email with specific housing information, you will be directed to log into the MyHousing Portal. Under the application tab, select "New Students" under the Application/Agreement tab. New students admitted starting Fall 2024 are generally required to reside on campus for two years. Refer to the Residence Requirement tab.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
For Fall 2024-Spring 2025, transfer students are not required to reside on-campus. Transfers are welcome to commute or secure off-campus options. (Refer to Residence Requirement). If an incoming Fall 2024 transfer needs to reside on campus, an on-camus agreement will be active when the student is officially enrolled. Do not sign an on-campus agreement if you plan to commute or reside off campus. On-campus students should expect to have suitemates/roommates, and can select an enrolled suitemates/roommate as part of the agreement process. Room styles available will primarily be double rooms in traditional halls (North/Rhoads), and triple rooms in traditional halls and residential suites.
Slippery Rock Campus Living
From our Residence Halls to our Rock Apartments, Slippery Rock University provides several different options to meet your housing needs. Living in student housing gives you more opportunities to meet new people, discover new places, access campus resources, and get involved with the SRU community. Come explore what living on-campus has to offer!
SRU Residence Halls provide a number of comfortable living options—including two and four-person suites with private bedrooms and bathrooms. Our halls are safe and secure, with locked doors, ID access, video security systems, and friendly on-site Residence Life staff. We also offer Living Learning Communities so students with similar interests live in certain halls. Additional perks include:
- High speed internet
- In-building laundry facilities
- Study and recreational lounges
- Vending machines
One of the best things about living on Slippery Rock’s campus is that it puts so many great resources at your fingertips. You'll have convenient access to:
- Classrooms, professors and advisors
- The library, tutors and academic research
- Recreational facilities including a fitness (cardio and weight) room, indoor pool, track, basketball and racquetball courts and more
- Dining services, a grill and convenience stores
- Campus health facilities
SRU Dining
Please visit Dining Services to review our meal plan structure. Students residing in on-campus housing (except Rock Apartments) will be assigned automatically to the default meal plan of 14 meals per week with $350 in flex funds. Off-campus and Rock Apartments residents may sign up for any meal plan beginning July 1. All students are permitted to make one change per semester to their meal plan through the first two weeks of each semester. Dining Services is following all guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and local health officials in preparation for the academic year. For additional questions concerning meal plans, please contact dining@sru.edu.
Learn more about SRU student housing
Slippery Rock University is a great place to live and learn. For more information about campus living and student housing, check out our Housing Frequently Asked Questions page or contact SRU Residence Life.