Seasonal Housing & Moving

See the key dates webpage for a full list of seasonal move-in and move-out dates.

Winter Break Housing

At the end of Fall Quarter:

Traditional residence halls, excluding LeCompte Hall, close for the entire Winter Break period and residents of those halls are required to vacate their rooms 24 hours after their last final exam for Fall Quarter and no later than noon on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
Students returning for Winter Quarter may leave their belongings in their room. However, once the traditional residence halls are closed, no access to the building will be allowed until the halls reopen for Winter Quarter on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Campus apartments—Centennial Hall, Courtside Apartments, McCabe Hall, Sanctuary Hall, Sanctuary Townhomes and Sheffield Square will remain open during Winter Break.

See the Fall Move-Out and Winter Break webpage for details about leaving campus over break.

Buildings close; residents must leave room by 12 p.m. on November 22 for the full Winter Break	Winter Break Housing is included; residents may remain in their units
Corcoran Hall	Centennial Hall
Munroe Hall	Courtside Apartments
Ozanam Hall	Sanctuary Hall
Seton Hall	Sanctuary Townhomes
University Hall	Sheffield Square
	LeCompte Hall
	McCabe Hall

Winter Quarter Move-In

Residents who are required to leave for Winter Break may return to campus housing beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Spring Break Housing

Both traditional halls and campus apartments are open during Spring Break.

Spring Quarter Move-Out

Residents must check out within 24 hours of their last final exam, or by noon on Saturday, June 13, 2026, whichever comes first.

For graduating seniors:
If a resident needs to stay in their room beyond the traditional end date of Spring Quarter because of participation in graduation ceremonies, they must notify DePaul Housing & Residence Life of this need in writing at least 30 days prior to the end of Spring Quarter. Graduating seniors may request an extension with DePaul Housing & Residence Life to stay until noon on June 15, 2026. See more details on the Spring Quarter Move-Out webpage.

For graduating seniors:

If a resident needs to stay in their room beyond the traditional end date of Spring Quarter because of participation in graduation ceremonies, they must notify DePaul Housing & Residence Life of this need in writing at least 30 days prior to the end of Spring Quarter. Graduating seniors may request an extension with DePaul Housing & Residence Life to stay until noon on June 15, 2026. See more details on the Spring Quarter Move-Out webpage.

Summer Housing

Summer housing is only available on the Lincoln Park Campus and at a limited capacity. To request Summer housing, students must complete a separate summer housing agreement. The Summer agreement will be available in the Housing Portal at noon on April 27, 2026, and it must be submitted no later than noon on May 15, 2026. Additional rates will apply; see the housing agreement for rates. DePaul Housing & Residence Life will attempt to accommodate requests for Summer housing as space permits. See the Summer Housing webpage for full details.