Select the applicable contract for the 2026-2027 academic year below:
Housing and Dining Contract (2026-2027)
Career and Community Studies (CCS) Housing and Dining Contract
Housing and Dining Contract for Community College Partnerships (Mercer County Community College)
Students who sign a housing contract for any period of time during the 2026-2027 academic year but seek to be released from the contract will be subject to the proposed contract release fee schedule listed below.
Incoming first year students who are released from their housing contract for any reason (Withdrawal, academic dismissal, studechednt conduct, financial, medical, etc) are still be responsible for any fees listed in the contract release fee schedule below.
Fall Contract Release Fee Schedule
| Date Range | Amount |
| Before a room is assigned/selected | $0 |
| After Room Selection – June 30, 2026 | $250 |
| July 1 – July 31, 2026 | $500 (end of no questions asked) |
| August – early September 2026 | $750 |
| Early to mid September 2026 | 25% housing charge |
| Mid to end of September 2026 | 50% housing charge |
| End of September onwards | 100% housing charge |
Please check back for final dates.
Returning students will be permitted to cancel the “Residence Hall and Dining Services Contract Fall 2026 – Spring 2027” for any reason through July 31, 2026. Requests made after July 31 will be reviewed in accordance with the contract release process. Please note that submission of a contract release request for financial and medical reasons before or after moving in does not ensure that a release will be granted.
Spring Contract Release Fee Schedule
| Date Range | Amount |
| By end of October | $250 |
| November to mid December 2026 | $500 |
| Mid December to early February 2027 | $750 |
| Early to mid February 2027 | 25% housing charge |
| Mid February to early March 2027 | 50% housing charge |
| Early March onwards | 100% housing charge |
Please check back for final dates.
Unless otherwise notified: the Housing Contract will be for the entire academic year, and the only consideration for a release for Spring 2027 would be in accordance with the contract release process.
Board Plan Refund Schedule
Students on an A La Carte board plan will receive a refund that is based on the actual usage of the meal plan points, so long as the semester has not yet concluded. Any points that are unspent after the conclusion of the semester are non-refundable. For example, if you are released from your housing contract mid-semester and have 375 points remaining, you will receive a board refund of $375. However, if you are released from your housing contract in January for the spring semester only, you will not receive a refund for the remaining points from your fall meal plan.
Students on the Meals Per Week plan will be refunded at a weekly rate for each week, not in residence. For example, if you are released from your housing contract 3 weeks into the fall semester and have 150 points remaining, you will receive a refund for the cost of the remaining weeks as well as the value of your unspent points. However, if you are released from your housing contract in January for the spring semester only, you will not receive a refund for your fall semester’s unspent points.