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Housing & Food Prices

2025-2026 Housing Rates

The College of Idaho offers on-campus housing to all full-time students under 26 years old. Part-time students and students over 26 may live on campus as appropriate space permits with the approval of the Director of Residence Life. All eligible students are required to live on-campus for their first six semesters at the College. 

The rates listed below are per person, per academic year.

Double rooms are for two occupants where residents have a roommate.
Voorhees Hall $6,505
Anderson Hall $4,206
Hayman Hall $5,878
Simplot Hall $5,878
Single rooms are for one occupant.
Hayman Hall $7,242
Simplot Hall $7,242
Anderson Hall $6,270
Closet singles are small single-occupancy rooms under 100 square feet.
Anderson Hall $4,206
Simplot Hall $5,878
Triple rooms are designed for three occupants.
Hayman Hall $4,703
Simplot Hall $4,703
Finney, Sawtooth, and Owyhee Halls offer suite-style housing in a mix of 2, 3, and 5-bedroom single-room suites. Suites share a bathroom and kitchenette with other students assigned to the suite.
Single Room in a Suite $7,629
Doubles (limited) $6,505
The Village consists of two buildings, Mustard and Ketchup, named after the buildings' colors. Mustard has two bedrooms, a single and a double room. Ketchup is made up of four single rooms.
4-Bedroom Room $7,955
2-Bedroom Room (single) $7,995
2-Bedroom Room (double) $6,965
The College owns several rental houses within a block of campus. Houses have varying numbers of bedrooms and different floorplans and are subject to availability.
Single Room $7,681
Double Room $6,793
This rate includes water, sewer, garbage, electricity, and natural gas. Items like internet service, furnishings, or a washer and dryer in the house are not included. Rental house residents may use washer and dryers located in the residence halls with the permission of the Director of Residence Life.

Residence Hall and Village Apartment residents are charged an additional $55 per year fee to fund programming, amenities like ping-pong tables and water bottle refill stations, and to pay for the repair and deep cleaning of shared furniture.

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2025-2026 Board Plan Rates

The College of Idaho expects all full-time students, regardless of living arrangements, to participate in a meal plan. Our food provider, Bon Appetit, supplies us with a wide variety of high-quality, fresh and tasty offerings, as well as education about healthy food choices. Mealtimes are not only a time to eat, however. They also serve as a way for our community to gather. This strengthens our community and enriches the individual student experience.

First-semester freshmen living on campus are required to purchase A, B, or C. Freshmen in their second semester and students living on campus in their second year are required to purchase Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, or Plan D. Students in their third and fourth year, and students living off-campus may choose instead to purchase the Commuter Plan.

Meal Plans can be changed during the first week of the Fall term and Spring term only. If a student wishes to change their meal plan after the first week or is approved by the Non-Academic Petition Committee to change their meal plan after the first week, that change will not take effect until the following term.

  • Meal Plan A is for students who plan on eating most of their daily meals in Simplot Cafe. This plan allows 18 meals per week and includes $60 Coyote Cash each term.
  • Meal Plan B is for students who plan on eating regularly in Simplot Cafe. This plan allows 14 meals per week and includes $135 Coyote Cash each term.
  • Meal Plan C is for students who plan on eating mostly 1-2 meals per day in Simplot Cafe. This plan allows 10 meals per week and includes $190 Coyote Cash each term.
  • Meal Plan D is for students who plan on eating one meal per day. This plan allows seven meals per week and includes $215 Coyote Cash each term.
  • The Commuter Plan is for students who plan to eat a few meals on campus. This plan allows no set meals per week and includes $710 of Coyote Cash
Prices include Idaho Sales Tax of 6.00%.
Meal Plan Meals Per Week Yote Cash Cost Per Year
Plan A 18 $60 $7,371
Plan B 14 $135 $7,145
Plan C 10 $190 $6,714
Plan D 7 $215 $6,290
Commuter n/a $710 $1,843
  • Plan A, B, C, and D meals reset weekly and do not carry over week to week.
  • Additional Coyote Cash can be added to any plan at any time via the YoteCard portal. Checks or cash can be deposited at the Business Office in Hendren Hall.
  • Coyote Cash from a meal pan carries over within the same academic year, but not from year to year, as long as the student keeps the same meal plan for Spring term. Coyote Cash added to the card via deposit never expires.
  • Unused meals and included Coyote Cash expire at the end of the year.
  • Limited or no food service is available during breaks, including the fall, Thanksgiving, December holiday, winter, spring, or other breaks. During some breaks, food may be available for purchase. The College also maintains a food pantry for supplemental needs.

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