Sacred Heart Housing Costs

$2,650 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

Living Expenses and How They Compare at Sacred Heart?

Understanding all of the expenses related to attending college can allow you to make the best decision at Sacred Heart University.

On this page you will find:

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

Room and Board Expenses at Sacred Heart

Housing and meal plans are priced out separately here. The standard student paid $12,700 in 2026, with the price of an average meal plan at $6,440. Altogether, an on-campus student at Sacred Heart University can expect to spend about $25,640 in 2026 in total yearly living costs beyond tuition.

The table below shows the expected costs of on-campus and off-campus housing and dining plans for Sacred Heart University.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$21,790	$17,450
— Housing	$12,700
— Meals	$6,440
Other Living Expenses	$2,650	$3,150
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
Total	$25,640	$21,800

Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses? Projected Four-Year Cost: $111,347

The price of living on campus is rarely the same in your senior year as it was your first. Knowing where it is headed helps you budget for the full degree, not just year one.

Carried across a typical four-year degree, room, board and other living costs add up to about $111,347 for living costs.

Here is how combined on-campus room and board has moved over the last few reported years, with a projection of where it is headed, at Sacred Heart University.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$19,518
Two Years Ago	$20,170
One Year Ago	$21,100
Most Recent Year (2026)	$21,790
One Year From Now *	$22,635
Two Years From Now *	$23,513
Three Years From Now *	$24,426
Four Years From Now *	$25,373

* estimated

On-campus room and board has trended up an average of 3.9% annually. If current trends continue, incoming first-year students would pay about $26,485 in housing, food and other costs their first year.

By their final year, a student might pay about $29,223 for a bachelor’s program; a two-year student would see about $27,363 in their second and final year.

Over the entire degree (assuming you graduate on time), the total comes to about $111,347 over four years — compared with roughly $53,848 for a two-year stay.