Undergraduate students who are registered for classes at the Purdue West Lafayette Campus and will be at least 16 years old at the start of the contract may live in University Residences.

Students can still stay in student housing and keep their housing contract even if they switch from full-time to part-time enrollment or take online courses during the contract term.

General Policy

First Street Towers, Hawkins, Hillenbrand, Hilltop Apartments, Frieda and Winifred Parker Halls, and UR Boiler Apartments have 24-hour visitation, 7 days per week. In all other undergraduate residences, including any temporary assignment space for beginning students, guests are permitted Sunday - Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day. There is 24-hours visitation from 8 a.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Monday. Weekend hours will be in effect for the following holidays: Labor Day, October Break and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Individual residences may modify guest hours to be more restrictive than outlined above for special situations, programs or to assist with stated club preference, such as during finals week. Under all circumstances and at all times, the privacy of your roommate will take priority over a guest.

In accordance with the guest hours’ policy, overnight guests may stay no more than three consecutive nights. Two guests can stay in one room. A person’s presence on a regular or continued basis without a formal contract or assignment is considered cohabitation and will not be permitted.

Hawkins Hall: Personal guests of Hawkins residents must abide by the defined rules and regulations for the facilities. Restroom facilities for guests are usually located in each floor’s public areas. If you need assistance locating these facilities, please ask the staff. Overnight guests may not stay more than three consecutive nights.

Residents will be held responsible for their guests’ behavior and conformity with all University and University Residences policies. Guests who obstruct or disrupt the orderly function of the residence facilities may be asked to leave the building by authorized staff.

Restricted parking permits are only available for first-year students if you have a documented need to travel off campus. An application can be found on the Purdue Parking Office website. If you are assigned to an apartment that has been master-leased to University Residences, contact that apartment management company for information on their specific parking policies. In some cases, parking permits may be purchased separately or the apartment may offer free parking to residents.

Sophomores, juniors and seniors living in most residence halls are eligible for regular parking permits. A limited number of student permits are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Residence hall permits are valid in any space posted with a sign for "Residence Hall" parking.

Please visit the Purdue University Parking office for specific information on parking policies, including dates for when parking permits can be purchased. 

There is a laundry room in every residence hall. All washers and dryers in traditional University Residences are front-load high-efficiency machines that maximize load size and conserve water and energy use. University Residences Boiler Apartments have washers and dryers either in unit or in the building complex.

The washers and dryers that require payment (traditional residence halls, Hilltop, and some UR Boiler Apartment locations) only accept CSCPay which is a mobile app used to not only pay for laundry but also to see status updates and receive notifications when your laundry cycle is finished. Students may add funds to their CSCPay account via the app. Students can also request a refund for any excess balances. Instructions to request a refund can be found in all University Residences laundry facilities or by visiting the Laundry Options webpage.

Note: Students who don't have a smartphone should visit the main office of either Hawkins Hall or Frieda Parker Hall for an alternative payment option.

The charges to wash and dry your clothes are as follows:

Residences That Are Air Conditioned:

• Cary Quadrangle (all units except Southeast and Southwest)
• Earhart Hall
• First Street Towers
• Frieda Parker Hall
• Winifred Parker Hall
• Harrison Hall
• Hawkins Hall
• Hillenbrand Hall
• Hilltop Apartments
• Honors College & Residences
• McCutcheon Hall
• Meredith South
• Shreve Hall
• Windsor Halls
• UR Boiler Apartments