International Housing
University Housing is excited to work with international students at SIUE. Our office works with both International Admissions and International Student and Scholars Services to assist international students with a successful transition to SIUE and engaged environment within their housing community.
Housing Options
Students are eligible to live in different areas of University Housing based on their high school graduation date. Generally, students who have graduated high school within the last academic year are required to live in one of our first year residence halls: Bluff, Prairie, and Woodland Halls. Students living in Bluff, Prairie, or Woodland Halls are required to purchase a residential meal plan. All other students, including graduate students, can apply to live in either Evergreen Hall or Cougar Village Apartments. Floor plans and amenity information is located on each of the housing community pages.
Students are required to bring their own personal belongings including but not limited to linens, cookware, clothing, electronics, bathroom and toiletry items, etc. For a complete list, please visit our What to Bring/What Not to Bring list.
Applying for University Housing
To apply for University Housing, you must be admitted to the University. Once admitted, students can apply for University Housing and submit the $300 advance payment. The housing application payment is comprised of a non-refundable $25 application fee, $200 advance payment which is applied toward your housing charge, and $75 deposit. Students are encouraged to apply for Housing early, as types of spaces are lmited.
The preferred application dates are:- Fall/Spring academic term - May 1
- Spring semester - December 1
- Summer semester - May 1
International students who have a United States bank account or credit card can apply online through MyHousing. Please follow the link and input your e-ID and password. If you need access to your e-ID, please contact Information Technology Services (ITS) either at help@siue.edu or you can call 618-650-5500.
If you are paying via an international payment method, please email our paper application to housing@siue.edu. After emailing the completed application, submit your $300 payment via Flywire. Payments sent via Flywire may take up to one business week to be received by the University.
University Housing will process the application once both the application and payment are received. Please note, for immediate housing needs, it can take up to 72 business hours from when the application and payment are received to when you will receive your housing assignment. Students cannot move into the University Housing the same day they apply.
Early Arrivals
For fall 2022 - spring 2023, students living in Bluff, Prairie, and Woodland Halls will check in on Wednesday, August 17 and Thursday, August 18. Cougar Village and Evergreen Hall residents can check in on Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20. New international students who arrive on the preferred international arrival dates (for fall 2022, Monday, August 15 and Tuesday, August 16) will not be charged an early arrival fee for arriving on the preferred dates to participate in international orientation, but are still required to submit an early arrival request. Arrivals prior to August 15 will incur a nightly early arrival charge.
Students planning to arrive prior to the dates in their assignment email are required to submit an Early Arrival Request. You will need to be logged into your SIUE Microsoft Account (SIUE email account) to submit the request. Any early arrival requests with dates prior to August 1 may need to apply for the 2nd five-week summer term and will likely have to stay in a temporary space. International students are strongly encouraged to request a check-in on the preferred arrival days of August 15 or August 16. Early arrival requests are granted based on availability.
The nightly cost for early arrivals are based on your housing assignment and can be found below. All charges will be applied to your student account after you check in to University Housing.
- $20/night for any shared bedroom space
- $23/night for a private bedroom in Evergreen or Cougar Village
- $38/night for a deluxe private bedroom in Cougar Village and Residence Hall, deluxe suite bedroom in Woodland Hall, deluxe apartment bedroom in Cougar village, or a Studio apartment in Evergreen Hall
Break Housing
Evergreen Hall and Cougar Village Apartments are open during break periods (Fall, Winter, and Spring). There is not an additional cost because the community is still open and costs are already in the housing contract.
Bluff, Prairie, and Woodland Halls are closed for break periods. Residents who need to request Housing over the break periods can contact University Housing and complete a break housing request.
- Fall Break - closes at 5PM on Friday, November 18 and reopens at 10AM on Sunday, November 27
- Winter Break - closes at 5PM on Friday, December 16 and reopens at 10AM Sunday, January 8
- Spring Break - closes at 5PM on Friday, March 3 and reopens at 10AM on Sunday, March 12
The daily cost for break periods is the same as the daily rate listed above. Students who are requesting to stay for an entire break period will receive a discount of $100 per week for the additional break housing period. Students are required to submit a break housing request form online for review and approval.
In most cases, residents who are requesting break housing will be consolidated to Cougar Village for safety, access to a kitchen, and more. Please note dining options are very limited during break periods and University closures.
Late Departures
Students must check-out by the last day of their housing contract. The link to request a late departure will be added here once it is available. Approvals are based on space availability. The nightly cost to depart late is the same as the daily early arrival costs found above. International students are strongly encouraged to make arrangements to check out by the last day of the housing contract to avoid additional charges.
