WSSU Housing Costs

$7,500 On-Campus Room Typical Cost

$3,984 On-Campus Meals Typical Cost

$1,690 Books & Supplies Typical Cost

$3,492 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

How Do Housing Costs Compare at WSSU?

Understanding all of the expenses related to attending college can allow you to make the best decision at Winston-Salem State University.

On this page you will find:

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

Living Expenses at WSSU

This school prices housing and dining separately. The on-campus housing cost for a typical student was $7,500 in 2026, with the price of an average meal plan at $3,984. Taken together, an on-campus student at Winston-Salem State University paid roughly $20,158 in 2026 across housing, dining, books and other living expenses.

The table below shows the expected costs of on-campus and off-campus housing and dining plans for Winston-Salem State University.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$14,976	$15,631
— Housing	$7,500
— Meals	$3,984
Other Living Expenses	$3,492	$4,831
Books and Supplies	$1,690	$1,690
Total	$20,158	$22,152

Room & Board Over Four Years? Projected Four-Year Total: $81,692

The price of living on campus is rarely the same in your senior year as it was your first. Looking at the trend gives you a realistic picture of what you will actually spend by graduation.

Over the course of obtaining your degree, expect on-campus living costs near $81,692 by the time you graduate.

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 Winston-Salem State University.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$14,666
Two Years Ago	$14,446
One Year Ago	$14,976
Most Recent Year (2026)	$14,976
One Year From Now *	$15,081
Two Years From Now *	$15,187
Three Years From Now *	$15,294
Four Years From Now *	$15,402

* estimated

Over the reported period, on-campus housing and dining changed about 0.7% annually. If current trends continue, incoming first-year students would pay about $20,263 for room, board and essentials in year one.

Continuing the same trend, the final-year cost would be roughly $20,584 for a four-year (bachelor’s) degree, and about $20,369 by the end of a two-year program.

Across all four years, on-campus living costs would total approximately $81,692 for four years, or about $40,632 over a two-year associate program.