Residence Hall Fees
Residence Hall fees pay for “room and board” for the academic year. This includes access to the student’s room and public spaces, access to the dining commons (restrictions are based upon selected dining options), and most of the services offered to residence hall residents, including high speed Internet access, cable TV broadcasts, and access to computer centers and academic advising centers. The cost for each residence hall area – Segundo, Tercero, and Cuarto – is the same. There is no additional fee for living in an area featuring a theme program or academic theme program. The only factors which affect fee rates are room occupancy and meal plan. See the Rates section below for detailed fee information for the various room occupancy and meal plan options .
Fee Schedule and Deadlines
Residence hall fees are broken into four installments: a reservation fee and three quarterly payments, due according to the following timeline:
- Reservation fee: submit with a signed housing contract by the contract submission deadline
- Fall quarter payment: due by October 1
- Winter quarter payment: due by January 1
- Spring quarter payment: due by April 1
For specific rates or to download the Residence Hall Fee Schedule, refer to the following Rates section.
Rates
Each resident’s specific residence hall fee is determined by the occupancy and meal plan chosen. For specific rates, select the appropriate fee schedule below.
2009-2010 Rates
To compare all rate options side-by-side, download a complete 2009-2010 Residence Hall Fee Schedule (pdf)
NOTE: 2009-2010 rates are now final and reflect a decrease in our original estimates.
Late Payments
Fees must be paid on or before their respective deadlines. Payments submitted after the deadline will be considered delinquent, and a $75 late fee will be applied to the account for each occurrence. Payments must be received before the deadline passes; postmarks are not used to determine the date of payment. Students may request an alternate payment schedule; see the Deferred Payments section below. Students who are unable to pay their housing fees by the deadline should contact Student Housing's Residential Student Accounts office (530-752-2481) before the payment deadline passes in order to establish a payment plan and to avoid a late fee.
Billing and Invoices
Payments are due in accordance with the Fee Schedule without demand or billing. Student Housing does not issue a bill or invoice for Student Housing fees.
Online Statements
Electronic statements generated from the UC Davis Student Accounting Office include housing charges. Students may log into their UC Davis account to view their current account balance, current charges, and any refunds.
NOTE: only UC Davis students have the right to access their accounts, but students may elect to give parents, guardians and/or others access to their accounts in order to make payments
Making Fee Payments
See Submit Your Fees under Current Students for information regarding the submission of student housing fees.
Deferred Payment Schedule
Students may elect to use a deferred payment schedule, breaking up quarterly payments into two or three smaller payments, which are due at various times during the quarter. There is no additional charge for making deferred payments. All students are eligible to elect a deferred payment schedule.
Additional Fees
Occasions may arise during the year where fees are incurred that are in addition to the scheduled fees; three examples are:
- Additions or upgrades to a meal plan
- Participation in voluntary residence hall social functions
- Charges for non-covered events, including replacing lost keys and door locks, and repairing building or landscape damage caused by negligence
Additional fees must be paid in accordance to direction given by Student Housing at the time the charges are disclosed.
Refunds Following Cancellation of a Housing Contract
Following the cancellation of a student’s housing contract, a credit for the remaining (prorated) fees will be posted to the student’s UC Davis account. At the time of the cancellation date, the amount of meals used will be compared to the prorated amount of meals that should have been used; if the actual amount of meals used exceeds the prorated amount of meals, the difference will be calculated at a rate of $2.25 per meal and will be charged against the refund amount before the credit is issued. If the actual amount of meals used does not exceed the prorated rate of meals, a meal refund request may be submitted to University Dining Services, located at The Junction in the Segundo Services Building. Approved credits will be refunded to the student at a rate of $2.25 per meal.