University Park Apartments | Photo by Christian Peters | The Wright State Guardian
Wright State University (WSU) housing will offer more options including renovated apartments and six-person quads. Students reflect on these options and the cost of housing on campus.
Fall housing options
Full housing selection for the 2022 fall semester is in full swing on WSU’s campus, with every class of students except for incoming first-year students having the option to choose housing for the next academic year.
Housing will continue to offer its regular residential hall and apartment options as well as a six-person College Park and University Park apartment option and a renovated apartment option.
Renovated apartments
Last spring, the outside property developer Crawford Hoying took over ownership of several university’s residential properties.
After the sale, the company began to make changes to residential areas. Most recently, they fully renovated 30 apartments in College Park, according to Dan Bertsos, director of Residence Life and Housing. The apartments will feature updated appliances and furniture.
These new college park apartments are regular four-person quads.
While these renovations did not cost the university, students who wish to live in these updated spaces will pay a higher housing rate.
Six-person quads
Originally created to meet the demand of an influx of international students coming to the university, the six-person quad apartments will have six people sharing a four-bedroom apartment.
According to Bertsos, between 30 and 40 students took the six-person quad option this past academic year because it was more economical. Despite the savings, many of these residents moved to other apartments due to the lack of personal space.
“We found this year there were a number of students who moved in, though they wanted to save some money, decided it was just a little more congested than they wanted and they moved to other apartments,” Bertsos said.
The university will continue to offer this housing option in the fall, however, there are plans to lower the rates for all occupants of a six-person quad, according to Bertsos.
Student opinion
Students like Ryan Slater, a fourth-year computer engineering major who currently lives in a regular quad apartment on campus, have mixed feelings about both the six-person option and renovated option.
Slater explained how it would be difficult to live with five other people given the space restrictions in the current quad apartments. Though he would consider it if he had five friends who wanted to live together.
While Slater likes the idea of an updated apartment, he personally would not choose that option due to cost.
“If I wasn't on scholarship to live on campus, I wouldn't. There are plenty of close-by apartments that are significantly cheaper, without much of a difference in quality,” Slater said.
Apartment rates
WSU housing rates for 2021-2022 for the regular quad apartments had an estimated monthly cost of $588. This cost includes utilities but it does not include the one-time semesterly $200 communication fee nor the $60 activity fee.
Apartment complexes near WSU but not affiliated with the university have comparative prices.
For example, the nearby Cimarron Woods complex has apartments ranging from $505 to $575 per bedroom per month, this does not include utility costs.
Bertsos did not reveal the exact cost for the six-person apartments or the updated apartments due to the fact that rates have yet to be approved for the academic year 2022-2023.
