Uw Lander Hall Housing Deadlines: Priority Application and Room Selection Timeline
Living in Lander Hall carries a mandatory dual financial obligation: room charges and dining funds. HFS requires all residents in 9-month residence halls to purchase an accompanying dining plan. These dining plans operate on a declining balance system linked directly to the student Husky Card. The funds function like cash at campus-operated dining facilities, including Local Point, the District Market, the HUB food court, and campus coffee shops.
UW dining account rates are structured across standard tiers, labeled Level 1 through Level 6. Level 1 is designed for students who eat breakfast in their room, spend weekends off-campus, and rarely purchase snacks. Level 3 represents the default baseline recommended by HFS for typical undergraduates consuming two to three meals daily on campus. Selecting the wrong level carries distinct financial consequences: unspent dining money rolls over from autumn to winter and winter to spring quarters, but any funds remaining on the account at the end of the academic year in June are completely forfeited to the university.
Payment occurs quarterly via the student tuition account. For a standard double room paired with a Level 3 dining plan, students can expect to pay approximately $5,400 to $5,800 per quarter, totaling between $16,200 and $17,400 for the full academic year. Failure to remit housing payments by the tuition deadline incurs standard university late fees, and unresolved balances result in registration holds that prevent class enrollment for upcoming terms.
