GSU Housing Costs

$3,100 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

What Are the Living Expenses at GSU?

There are additional costs associated with college other than tuition. Find out below exactly how much you will be spending to attend Governors State University.

On this page you will find:

Outline of Housing Costs
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Housing and Meal Plan Costs at GSU

This school prices housing and dining separately. The on-campus housing cost for a typical student was $8,736 in 2026, and the cost of a typical dining plan was $3,000. When you add it all up, a student living on campus at Governors State University faced a yearly bill of about $19,836 in 2026 across housing, dining, books and other living expenses.

Discover housing costs for both on-campus and off-campus, as well as meals and other expenses at Governors State University.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$15,736	$15,736
— Housing	$8,736
— Meals	$3,000
Other Living Expenses	$3,100	$3,100
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
Total	$19,836	$19,836

Room & Board Over Four Years? Projected Four-Year Total: $87,392

Tuition is not the only college cost that climbs each year — room and board does too. Knowing where it is headed helps you budget for the full degree, not just year one.

Over four years you could pay about $87,392 for living costs.

This is how on-campus room and board has tracked over the last few years, plus a forward projection, at Governors State University.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$13,729
Two Years Ago	$14,100
One Year Ago	$14,460
Most Recent Year (2026)	$15,736
One Year From Now *	$16,502
Two Years From Now *	$17,306
Three Years From Now *	$18,150
Four Years From Now *	$19,034

* estimated

Over the reported period, on-campus housing and dining changed about 4.9% each year. Based on current trends, incoming freshmen can expect to pay about $20,602 in their first year.

Continuing the same trend, the final-year cost would be roughly $23,134 in year four — and a two-year student about $21,406 for the last year of an associate degree.

Over a four-year stay, the projected room, board and living-cost total is about $87,392 for a four-year degree, versus about $42,008 for two years on campus.