All Naropa University on-campus housing is apartment style; there are no old-fashioned dorm rooms here! All apartments come
with a full kitchen, fully furnished living areas and bedrooms, plenty of closet space, access to an open courtyard, and wireless
internet.
Residential living is viewed by the university as an important part of a student’s contemplative educational experience. First-year
students are required and open housing students are welcome to live on campus and participate in residence life co-curricular
programming.
Definitions
First-Year Students: Students 20 years and younger with less than 30 credits of post secondary education.
Open Housing Students: Students 21 years and older with 30 credits or more of post secondary education.
The pricing below is for first-year students for the 2011–12 academic year (9 months) and does not include the optional meal plans:
Shared room in a shared apartment: $2,655/semester
Private room in a shared apartment: $3487.50/semester
The Snow Lion Apartment Complex offers one-bedroom units for nine-month leases to open housing students. These apartments are either on the garden level and the second level for open housing students who are not part of the incoming first-year class. In addition, when available, private or shared rooms in shared two-bedroom apartments with other non first-year Snow Lion residents are an option for standard housing students. All the utilities, electricity, water, heat and wi-fi are included in this cost.The one-bedroom apartments are approximately 435 square feet. The private bedrooms in a shared apartment are approximately 11 × 12. Apartments come furnished.
Shared room in a shared apartment: $2,655/semester
Private room in a shared apartment: $3487.50/semester
One-bedroom apartment (for open housing students only): $4,005/semester
How will I be billed?
Housing will be added to your Naropa University tuition bill. Thus, the balance is due when your tuition is due. The deposit, however, must be paid in advance in order to secure your room assignment. When you are budgeting for the year, be sure to include the room cost and the optional meal plan costs. Please contact the tuition cashier or call 303-546-3554 if you would like more information regarding billing and payment.
Housing form and deposit can be mailed to:
Naropa University University Housing*** 2130 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder, CO 80302
***It is essential that you include "University Housing" in the address to ensure your selection form and deposit is received.
A housing confirmation packet will be mailed to you within two weeks of the completion of the above steps. This confirmation packet will provide you with more details to prepare and support you in planning for move-in day.
Thank you for your interest in this exciting opportunity and please do not hesitate to call with any questions.
University Housing Staff
Naropa University
2130 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80302
303-447-3846
Am I exempt from the university housing required residence policy?
REQUIRED HOUSING POLICY
Naropa University requires all full-time, single students twenty years of age and younger who have completed fewer than 30 hours of post secondary school credit, to live in university housing. The university views housing as an integral part of a student’s journey and is a place where students are supported with co-curricular, educational and social opportunities necessary for continued personal and academic success. Required students are guaranteed housing until June 1. If a student applies to the university after this date, occupancy will depend on vacancy.
Failure of a required student to sign a lease, submit a $300 damage deposit, and occupy an assigned space by 9 a.m. on the first day of classes each semester results in termination of the Housing Agreement along with a $300 cancellation fee. In addition, a termination premium in the amount of 25% of the room fee is owed for the remainder of the academic year. The only exception to this policy is if the student has been granted a residency policy waiver. Please fill out our Residency Policy Waiver Request Form (page 6 of this document) if you meet the following criteria:
Living with parents/guardians within a 40 mile radius of Boulder.
At Least 21 Years Old – You will be at least 21 by the first day of the semester for which you are requesting a waiver. Residence Life will verify your birth date.
Expect to have at least 30 hours by August 1 (for fall) or January 1 (for spring).
Enrolling in less than 12 credit hours during each semester. Residence life will verify.
Married or Parent – Determined exempt through marriage, domestic partnership, or parenthood. Attach verifiable documentation such as a marriage certificate, a domestic partnership certificate, or a birth certificate signed by the county clerk.
Medical Condition – You have a medical condition that requires an off-campus living environment. To request release under this category, you must demonstrate the necessity of such an arrangement with a doctor’s note and your personal outline of the change in physical or emotional health you anticipate due to this living situation. Exceptions requests due to medical reasons are determined by the Disability Services Coordinator (located in Student Affairs on the Arapahoe Campus, in the Administration building). In order to request a medical exception, please submit this form, with appropriate documentation. Click here to for more information.
Other – You feel that your situation warrants a waiver from the residency requirement. To request release under this category, please briefly explain below and then attach a letter that demonstrates your desire to be released from the residency requirement. Release under this provision is extremely unlikely and should not be expected.
