rates & policies

Learn about UMaine’s important housing policies, including licenses, room & board rates, and specifics on cancellation fees here. All proposed room rates must be approved by our Board of Trustees.

academic year room rates
meal plan rates
summer room rates

room cancellation

Once you commit to living on campus by submitting your Housing Application and are assigned, you are subject to terms of the cancellation schedule if you cancel your housing from that point forward. These terms are outlined below and are in the Room and Board License. The room cancellation fee of $250.00 goes into effect after Room Signup Week is over for any student who is assigned a room for the coming academic year.

It is the student’s responsibility to notify Housing Services via email of their intent to cancel the Room and Board License. Documentation may be requested in certain instances and must be provided.

Students moving off campus will need to exchange their red resident parking permit for a black commuter parking permit through the Parking Services Office.

If a student is enrolled in 100% online classes, is studying abroad, transfers schools, withdraws, or is participating in any school-sponsored program away from campus, cancellation fees do not apply. Only when a student moves off campus and still stays registered for on-campus courses do the cancellation fees apply.

Room Cancellation Fees & Schedule

Before June 1
$250

June 1 – August 29
$375

August 29 & after
$500 + per diem
if moved in

Terms: student cancels housing & remains enrolled.
No adjustments or refunds are made during the last two weeks of the semester.

meal plan cancellation

There is a full refund for meal plans for students who cancel prior to the start of the academic year. No meal plan dollars will be charged.

Fall Semester

After August 29
$500 in meal plan dollars for use through academic year

After Four Weeks
Remaining value of meal plan converted to meal plan dollars

Spring Semester

After January 18
$350 in meal plan dollars for use through academic year

After Four Weeks
Remaining value of meal plan converted to meal plan dollars

All requests for refunds must be in writing or by e-mail.  No refunds will be issued after April 1.

withdrawal

Students who withdraw from the University will not be charged a cancellation fee. If a student withdraws from the University after checking in to the residence hall, per diem board charges will apply. Medical withdrawals will receive the remainder of the semester back for both housing and meal plan based on the student’s last date of access.

The room refund schedule for students who regularly withdraw from the University is as follows:

  • Prior to the end of the second week–100%
  • Prior to the end of the fourth week–75%
  • Prior to the end of the sixth week–50%
  • Prior to the end of the eighth week–25%
  • After the eighth week–0%

Board (Meal Plan) will be charged on a per diem basis when a student withdraws.

The Room and Board License is an academic year license and the rates are payable in two installments. Installment 1 is billed in July and installment 2 is billed in December. No refunds for cancellation will be issued after April 1.

Please note: First-year students are required to live on campus for the academic year. If you are a first-year student and wish to request an exemption to the First Year Residence Requirement, please contact Housing Services.

Check Out Procedure
All residents are expected to follow proper check-out procedures as outlined in The Guide to Campus Living on the Residence Life website. Failure to follow proper check-out procedures may result in an administrative fee of $100.00.

Help Keep the UMaine Wireless Network Stable for Everyone

Using your own wireless router actually degrades the performance of the University’s wireless network:

  • Our networks are most reliable when interference is minimized so no other “rogue” access points (use of personal wireless routers) are essential
  • Unmanaged wireless routers compete for available radio spectrum
  • It is against University policy to deploy your own wireless router*

Any member of the University community who intends to deploy any device that has the potential to interfere with the University wireless network is required to consult with UNET (Manager of Network Operations, 207.561.3507) to resolve any potential security, interference, or capacity issues prior to deployment of the device(s).

Any device transmitting in the 2.5 GHz band used by IEEE 802.11b/g devices or the 5 GHz band used by IEEE 802.11a devices may have the potential to cause interference with the campus wireless infrastructure. This list of frequencies may be extended to other bands as new technologies (such as the proposed IEEE 802.11n specification currently under consideration) become available and are deployed by the University in its wireless infrastructure.

The University reserves the right to monitor the campus network to find interfering devices when performance is degraded or interference is suspected. If a device is found to interfere with the reliability, integrity, or security of the wireless network, the responsible party or unit is required to work with UNET to resolve the issue. Cooperation by University members in reducing or eliminating such interference is required.

Questions?

Email um.housing@maine.edu