Campus Housing
We offer current full-time residential students and their families safe, convenient, and affordable housing solutions.
Relocating to Midwestern Seminary or Spurgeon College? Our Single Student Housing offers three options to best suit your needs.
ExploreMarried students live in apartments reserved for families. Family apartments consist of 2-3 bedroom apartments and a few 4-bedroom apartments.
ExploreLooking for additional residence options? Explore some nearby off-campus apartments for other pricing, availability, or size options.
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Prepare for Ministry in Community
Each of our four apartment neighborhoods are communities committed to spiritual growth. They are all great places to prepare for a lifetime of ministry through fellowship, events, and activities for both single students and students with families.
Process
Apply for Student Housing
Step 1
Apply to Midwestern
To be eligible for residential housing, you must be fully accepted into an undergraduate or master’s degree program at Midwestern Seminary or Spurgeon College.
Step 2
Enroll in Classes
Eligibility requires you to be a full-time residential student. Master’s students must be enrolled in at least 9 hours each semester; 6 hours must be on-campus classes. Undergraduate students must be enrolled in at least 12 hours per semester; 9 hours must be on-campus classes. An exception request must be submitted and approved in order to reside or continue residing on-campus outside these parameters. A 30-day vacate notice is required from any resident who does not meet these requirements or who does not possess an approved exception request.
Step 3
Apply for Housing
You are now ready to complete the Housing Application Form! Spurgeon College students applying for the fall semester, please submit your housing application by May 1 to secure priority housing. For spring semester, submit your housing application by November 1. Master's and non-traditional students should complete the housing application form at least 6 months in advance of your requested move-in date.
Step 4
Pay Housing Deposits
Deposits are due with the submission of the housing application. For single students, a $100 non-family housing deposit is required. For families, a $500 family housing deposit is required.
Step 5
Receive Your Housing Assignment
Once all the needed criteria are met, we will reach out to you with your housing assignment! Housing is assigned based on the following criteria:
- Availability
- Chronological order in which your application and housing deposit are received
- Requested occupancy date
- Undergraduate and master’s students have priority over doctoral students.
- Apartment preference
Contact Information
Our offices are located in the Trustee/Classroom Building, lower level Student Services area in Financial Services, Room 110.
Office Hours:
- 8:00 am-4:30 pm (Monday-Friday)
- 12:00-1:00 pm (Closed for lunch)
- 10:00-11:00 am (Closed Tuesday & Wednesday for chapel)
Frequently Asked Questions
You’re in the right place! Rates for dormitories, apartments, and meal plans will be kept up-to-date right here on our website.
Rates will typically be published in June for the fall semester.
Once we receive a housing application, a confirmation email is automatically sent to your student email.
All formal communication with students is done through your MBTS student email. Please check your student email regularly to stay current with confirmations, offers, and details concerning campus housing.
Please do not contact the Housing Office to ask for an update on the status of your application.
We typically make apartment offers 30-60 days prior to requested move-in dates. For instance, if one were to submit a complete application (with a deposit) on January 1, with a requested move-in date of August 1, one would likely receive an offer between June 1 and July 1. For the dorm, the Student Life Office typically makes room offers 15-45 days in advance of Move-In Day.
Housing offers are contingent upon the following:
- Date of application submission
- Receipt of applicant’s housing deposit
- Applicant’s place on the waiting list
- Availability of requested unit
We strive to accommodate the housing needs of all students submitting complete applications at least 6 months in advance of their requested move-in date. However, there may be times where our vacancies do not meet the demand.
Those with short-range housing needs (applying within 3 months of requested move-in date) and incomplete applications (applications without deposits) must be flexible as we may be unable to accommodate the request.
We maintain a waitlist, but we will do all we can to find you on-campus options as they become available.
It’s always best to have a Plan B or Plan C.
If you’re not able to be flexible on your requested move-in date, we recommend having an off-campus backup plan.
You may cancel your application at any time and have your housing deposit returned through the Housing Portal.
We do not remove students from our housing waitlist unless they have cancelled their application through the Housing Portal. If you have not received an offer and your move-in date is less than 30 days away, please follow these recommendations:
- Check your MBTS student email account to see if you’ve missed an email from us.
- Check with the Financial Services Office to ensure you have paid your housing deposit in full ($100 for non-family, $500 for families).
- Ensure you submitted your application at least 3 months in advance of your requested move-in date.
If you complete all these steps, please send an email to [email protected] with your name, requested move-in date, and a brief summary of your situation.
Be prepared to pursue your Plan B option.
All prospective residents may cancel their housing application at any time before moving on campus. You can do this through the Housing Portal.
If you cancel your application before receiving an offer, you will receive a full refund. If you cancel your application after receiving an offer but before signing a Lease Agreement, we will retain $100 from the housing deposit. If you cancel your application after signing a lease but before moving on-campus, we will retain the full housing deposit.
All on-campus undergraduate students are required to have a meal plan. Upperclassmen, athletes, and students may choose a partial meal plan.
If you live off campus, you are not required to have a meal plan.
Yes, commuter students are allowed to purchase a meal plan. Please email [email protected] to request a commuter meal plan. Please include your first and last name and the last five digits of your student ID number.
All food concerns and allergies are taken seriously, and we are confident our food service team will serve students with food accommodations. Students are encouraged to speak to the food service director at the Midwestern Café about their food allergies.
