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• Graduate students: Please contact your academic advisor (email and telephone number listed in your acceptance letter) to develop a plan of study and register for classes for the spring 2023 semester.
• Exchange students (Bilateral, ISEP and IREX) – We will work with you on an individual basis to help you register for classes.
• English Language and Culture Institute students: Please contact the Office of International Affairs.

No, there are no deposit fees required. Once you have registered for classes, a bill will be generated and you will be able to pay for tuition at that point. You can learn more about paying your bill at Billing and Payments.

• Undergraduates – Aug. 29, 2025
• Graduates – Contact an academic advisor for permission to arrive late and have your academic advisor email his/her permission (and last date the department will allow you to arrive) to Nur Islamiah Mohamad Fuad for a late arrival letter and/or adjustment of I-20.

Information on academic scholarships can be found at Funding Your Education.

On Campus

The Department of Residential Life provides a comfortable, safe and well-maintained living environment for all of our students. The halls are all staffed with both enthusiastic professional and student staff who are eager to assist our residents with the college transition. Our Residential Life team includes complex directors, residence hall directors, graduate assistants, community assistants, living-learning coordinators and more.

Undergraduate international students who have graduated from secondary school less than two years prior to their enrollment at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ are required to live in university residence halls upon arrival.

To live on campus at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ, you must submit the appropriate application along with the application fee. To access the Housing Application, please visit the link below. The following information about our Housing and Residential Life are provided for your benefit.

Students can access the online housing form to apply.

Off Campus

Check out these sites for more information on apartments in Brookings:

Disclaimer: ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ does not manage, update, verify or recommend one rental company over another. The links listed above are solely provided for prospective students to gain insight into various housing options within the Brookings community.

If you are interested in a single-occupancy room, you will need to contact the housing office to see if this might be available.

Housing Residential Email

• Only students who are planning to live in the residence halls during the academic year are eligible to move in upon arrival.
• Students who have completed both a housing application and an early arrival housing application prior to arrival and arrive during business hours will be able to move into their room immediately.
• Students who arrive after hours or on the weekends will need to stay in a hotel until the housing office is open. On the next available business day, our drivers will bring you to the housing office so you can complete a contract (if you have not done so already) and move in.

Local hotel rates are listed below: (When making a reservation, notify the hotel employee that you are an international student at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ. This will allow you to receive the discounted rate for the room — saving you money!)

Econo Lodge Inn and Suites
Address: 2515 E. Sixth St., Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: 605-692-3111
Econo Lodge email

• Students can reserve a standard room – double queen-sized beds
• $70-$101/night – one to two students staying
• Free continental breakfast – open 5-9 a.m.
• Restaurant – in hotel – open 4 p.m.-1 a.m.

Comfort Suites University
Address: 929 25th Ave., Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: 605-692-2882
Comfort Suites email

• Students who plan to stay Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night – $120-$150/night.
• Students who plan to stay for a week or longer (regardless of the days) – $70/night.
• Students who plan to stay only on Friday and Saturday night – the rate will be discounted based on availability and any special event that may be happening in Brookings.
• Free continental breakfast.

Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options are available throughout campus, and Halal food has recently become available through the convenience stores operated by the dining services team at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ. For more information on dining service, visit .

Students who are currently in the U.S. who have been attending another university will need to request their international office to transfer their SEVIS record to ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ (school code: SPM214F00264000). Typically, you will need to provide your current university with a copy of your ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ acceptance letter. If you have recently graduated, your SEVIS record needs to be transferred within 60 days of your program end date at the previous institution.

Make Arrangements for Office of International Affairs Pickup Service/Arrival – Make arrangements for travel by completing the Shuttle Service Form. Students will receive an email confirmation following the completion of the form.

is located 50 miles south of Brookings, off of Interstate29. The Sioux Falls Regional Airport code is FSD.

Only students can stay in residence halls. Parents may wish to make reservations at one of the following Brookings hotels:

Econo Lodge Inn and Suites
Address: 2515 E. Sixth St., Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: 605-692-3111
Econo Lodge email

Comfort Suites University
Address: 929 25th Ave., Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: 605-692-2882
Comfort Suites email

All students — international and domestic alike — are required to provide evidence of receiving two measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations after their first birthday. Learn more about mandatory immunization.