University Park - Summer

LiveOn for summer!

Summer is a great time to enjoy our beautiful campus and become acclimated to the University!

Incoming First-Year Students

First-year students admitted for Summer Session II will automatically accept both a summer and academic year Housing and Food Service (HFS) Contract when they accept the offer of admission to Penn State through the MyPennState page. No further action is required! Students will be assigned to a room in East Halls.

HFS Contracts can be viewed in eLiving (Contracts > Summary), and there will be separate HFS Contracts for summer session and the academic year. This provides the student an opportunity indicate different roommate preferences if desired before the preference modification deadlines: noon Monday, June 1 (summer) and noon Monday, June 15 (academic year).

If a student changes their enrolled semester to summer AFTER accepting the offer of admission, please contact the Housing Assignment Office to request a summer HFS Contract.

Only level 1 of the Campus Meal Plan is offered during the summer session. Any remaining dining dollars at the end of summer will carry over to fall semester.

View 2026 Summer Session II housing and food charges.

Fall Semester Room Assignment

The majority of students will be assigned to a different room assignment for fall semester, which may be located in a different housing area. Housing Operations will provide students with a storage option at the end of summer session, details about the summer-to-fall storage process will be posted and shared in late July/early August.

Current Students

Current students who are enrolled in University Park summer session classes are eligible to live on campus, based on their summer class schedule.

Step 1: Schedule summer courses in LionPATH

Current Penn State students who are interested in living on campus during summer must first schedule University Park summer session classes through LionPATH, once the Registrar has announced summer course availability. Students who schedule World Campus or web-based classes from a different campus are not eligible to live on campus.

Step 2: Review housing option(s) and rates

2026 Summer Session housing location: Eastview Terrace, which offers single-occupancy room with a private in-room bathroom.

Review summer 2026 housing and food rates; housing and food charges are based on the number of nights the student is living on campus and will be added to the student's LionPATH account for payment.

Step 3: Submit a Summer/Break Housing Request through eLiving

The Summer / Break Housing Request can be submitted starting Monday, March 16, and needs to indicate the timeframe housing is needed. The actual HFS Contract begin and end dates may be adjusted to align with program requirements (for example, Summer Session I housing starts on Sunday, May 17 and ends Tuesday, June 30).

Starting in late March, summer HFS Contract offers will be released every Monday afternoon to students who have scheduled summer session classes. The HFS Contract offer will be sent to students' Penn State Access Account, and can be accepted in eLiving > Contracts > Summary before the indicated Deadline to Complete.

Step 4: Check your Room Assignment

Summer room assignments will be posted in eLiving at noon approximately two (2) weeks before the session begins.

Maymester and Summer Session I: noon Friday, May 1
Summer Session II: noon Tuesday, June 9

Step 5: Move in & LiveOn

Visit the Arrival website to learn more about moving into your room, including the move-in schedule, check-in locations, and checklists to help you plan and get packed.

Campus Meal Plan

On-campus residents will have the benefit and convenience of the Campus Meal Plan Level 1 for summer.

The Campus Meal Plan is comprised of two cost components: base cost, which covers operational expenses, and dining dollars, which is the amount available on the student's account to use for purchases. There is one (1) level of spendable dining dollars offered for summer session.

Campus Meal Plan cost breakdown
Base Cost Dining Dollars Daily Total	$14.10 $13.75 $27.85

The daily total is multiplied by the number of nights for the specific summer session that a student is attending.

Campus Meal Plan holders receive a discount on qualifying purchases at select operations:

65 percent off summer cash prices at Dining Commons locations
Breakfast $3.15; Lunch $4.75; Dinner/Brunch $5.85
65 percent off summer cash price on prepared items at food courts, such as Grillers, Pizza, Deli, etc.
10 percent off summer cash price on prepared items at specialty fast casual operations in residential areas and specific HUB Dining options, such as Soup & Garden, Blue Burrito
Packaged and branded items are not eligible for any discount

Any remaining dining dollars in a student's account at the end of summer will be transferred to the student's active Campus Meal Plan account for fall semester. If a student does not have an active fall Campus Meal Plan, any remaining funds at the end of summer will expire.

Food Service Options

East Food District
HUB Dining (limited operations)

Anchor Destination

Summer Housing and Food Rates

Unlike the fall and spring semesters, summer offers a variety of session dates (Maymester, Summer Session I, Summer Session II, independent study, etc.) that overlap. Each student's need for housing may vary, but are usually within set parameters. To accommodate the different time periods in summer, housing and food rates for summer housing are shown as a daily rate which is then calculated by the number of days a student requires housing.

Housing and food charges are sent to the student's LionPATH account for payment.

2026 Summer Session II

Summer Session II: Sunday, June 28 - Saturday, Aug. 15 (48 nights)

Housing Option		Campus Meal Plan		SESSION TOTAL
Double Room, Renovated*	$2,016.00	Base Cost Dining Dollars Meal Plan Total	$676.80 $660.00 $1,336.80	$3,352.80
Eastview Terrace^	$2,712.00	Base Cost Dining Dollars Meal Plan Total	$676.80 $660.20 $1,336.80	$4,048.80

*available for first-year students only
^available for upper-class students only