Columbia College Chicago has 2 residence halls for our students for 2026-2027. On-campus housing options are primarily comprised of apartments. These apartments allow for 2-6 students to reside in them. Within these apartments there may be any combination of shared bedrooms and/or individual bedrooms.
Click on the links below to learn more about each of our buidlings.
Included below are the semester rates of each of our on campus room types. You will be asked to rank your preferred room types. Please note your ranking of room types does not guarantee that specific room type will be available for you to select during the room selection portion of this process. HRE gathers this information in case we must make any manual room assignments on your behalf.
30 East
30 East is just steps away from the new Student Center and one block from Grant Park. It houses the Housing & Residential Experience office and approximately 340 Columbia College Chicago students.
The University Center
Since Fall of 2004, the University Center (UC) has created a home away from home for approximately 1,700 college students from Columbia College Chicago and nearby DePaul & Roosevelt Universities.
| University Center / 525 S. State St. | Cost per term (semi-suite rates include mandatory meal plan) |
|---|---|
| Private room suite single* | $11,106 |
| Deluxe double shared semi-suite* | $9,203 |
| Quad semi-suite shared double* | $8,411 |
| Single room in a shared apartment | $8,623 |
*Residents assigned to traditional-style semi-suites in the University Center are required to purchase MANDATORY meal plans, reflected in the cost above, as these units do not include kitchens. Residents assigned to apartments can purchase an optional supplementary meal plan.
| University Center / 525 S. State St. | Total cost per year** (semi-suite rates include mandatory meal plan) |
|---|---|
| Private room suite single* | $22,212 |
| Deluxe double shared semi-suite* | $18,406 |
| Quad semi-suite shared double* | $16,822 |
| Single room in a shared apartment | $17,246 |
*Residents assigned to traditional-style semi-suites in the University Center are required to purchase MANDATORY meal plans, reflected in the cost above, as these units do not include kitchens. Residents assigned to apartments can purchase an optional supplementary meal plan.
**Entire year includes the Fall and Spring semesters. Students are billed per term.
| 30 E. Balbo | Room cost per term |
|---|---|
| Single room, full size bed in a shared apartment | $8,784 |
| Double shared room in a shared apartment | $6,624 |
| Small double shared room in a shared apartment | $6,288 |
| Studio apartment | $9,871 |
| Single room, shared apartment | $8,623 |
| 30 E. Balbo | Total cost per year* |
|---|---|
| Single room, full size bed in a shared apartment | $17,586 |
| Double shared room in a shared apartment | $13,428 |
| Small double shared room in a shared apartment | $12,576 |
| Studio apartment | $19,742 |
| Single room, shared apartment | $17,246 |
*Entire year includes the Fall and spring semesters. Student are billed per term.
*Residents assigned to traditional-style semi-suites in the University Center are required to purchase a MANDATORY meal plan at the cost of $2,565 a semester, as these units do not include kitchens. The University Center room cost per term rates are not inclusive of the meal plan cost. The meal plan will be a separate charge on your student account.
Residents assigned to apartments can purchase an optional supplementary meal plan.