University Housing offers many housing options for scheduled academic breaks, including Summer Housing options, Fall Break, Winter Break, and Spring Break.
- Summer and Intersession Housing
- Thanksgiving Break
- Winter Break
- Spring Break
Summer 2025 Housing
Summer Housing residents stay on campus in one of our Residence Halls. This area has furnished air-conditioned rooms, all utilities, wireless Internet, and laundry facilities. Space is available for students with mobility impairments. Our dining halls are closed during the summer semester. View contract terms here.
Summer 2025 Housing Applications are available now! Click here to apply for Summer Housing.
Summer Rate (May 10 - August 2): $28 per night
Extended Summer Rate (August 2 - August 13): $35 per night
Intersession Housing (May 10 - June 7)
- ELIGIBILITY: Students must be enrolled for Intersession classes or have a spring and summer housing contract on file.
- NEW STUDENT MOVE-IN: Move-in for new students registered for intersession classes, begins on Saturday, May 10 at 9:00 am.
- CURRENT RESIDENT MOVE-IN: Current residents may begin moving from their residence hall room to their summer assignment on Saturday, May 10 at 9 a.m. Students must complete their scheduled checkout with their RA by noon on Saturday, May 10.
Summer Session Housing (June 7 – August 2)
- ELIGIBILITY: Students must be registered for at least three (3) credit hours.
Extended Summer to Fall (August 2 – August 13)
- MOVE-IN: Students with a summer and fall contract who wish to remain on campus can move from summer housing to their fall assignment during this period. Extended summer charges apply ($35 per night).
Break Housing
Fall 2025 Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving break is Saturday, November 22, 2025, through Saturday, November 29, 2025. The residence hall buildings will close at noon on Saturday, November 22, 2025, and reopen on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at noon.
The designated break housing hall is to be determined. Anyone requiring housing during Thanksgiving break, Winter break or Spring break must: (1) apply for Break Housing on the Housing Portal, and (2) pay additional fees for break housing.
Current on-campus housing residents experiencing housing insecurities maybe eligible to receive no cost Thanksgiving Break housing. Please go to the following link HEROES - Higher Education Resources and Opportunities for Salukis in Need | Dean of Students | SIU to learn more about your options and complete the request form. You will still need to sign up for break housing on the Housing Portal.
Students please click here to apply for Break Housing on the Housing Portal.
Deadline to apply is Monday, November 17.
For information regarding break housing please contact the Trueblood Area Office at (618) 453-3889.
Winter Break
Winter Break (Semester break) is December 13, 2025 – January 10, 2026. Residence hall buildings will close on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at noon. Residence hall buildings will reopen on Saturday, January 10, at 9 am.
Students who need to remain on campus during the winter break must sign up for break housing through the Housing Portal. Deadline to apply is Monday, December 9th. Break Housing for Winter Break will be in Neely Hall. Students not currently living in Neely Hall will be assigned to a double occupancy room, which means residents will have a roommate. Please remember that dining halls are not open and meals are not served during the winter break. Guests are not permitted in any building during the break periods. There is an additional charge for break housing of $35 per night and students will be billed on their Bursar account for the entire break period regardless of the number of nights a student stays in their room.
Students please click here to apply for Winter Break Housing on the Housing Portal.
Deadline to apply is Monday, December 9th.
Current on-campus housing residents experiencing housing insecurities maybe eligible to receive no cost Thanksgiving Break housing. Please go to the following link HEROES - Higher Education Resources and Opportunities for Salukis in Need | Dean of Students | SIU to learn more about your options and complete the request form. You will still need to sign up for break housing with the Trueblood Area Office.
Wall & Grand and Evergreen Terrace residents have contracted for the entire academic year. Like the other apartments, W&G and ET residents maintain access to their apartments during break periods at no additional charge. Please note University services may be reduced or unavailable during the break periods.
Students who do not plan to return to SIU for the Spring 2025 semester should make arrangements with their RA to properly check out of their residence hall room before departing SIU at the end of the fall semester.
Spring Break
Spring break dates will have the residence hall buildings closing on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at noon. Residence hall buildings will reopen on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 9 am.
The designated break housing hall is to be determined. Anyone requiring housing during Thanksgiving break, Winter break or Spring break must: (1) apply for Break Housing on the Housing Portal, and (2) pay additional fees for break housing.
Current on-campus housing residents experiencing housing insecurities maybe eligible to receive no cost Spring Break housing. Please go to the following link HEROES - Higher Education Resources and Opportunities for Salukis in Need | Dean of Students | SIU to learn more about your options and complete the request form. You will still need to sign up for break housing with the Trueblood Area Office.
Students please click here to apply for Break Housing on the Housing Portal.
Deadline to apply is Monday, March 2.
For information regarding break housing please contact the Trueblood Area Office at (618) 453-3889.
