The UMD Summer Senior Rental Program offers housing and programming for active retirees during our summer season!
UMD and Duluth provides a second "home" for retirees during the summer months! Enjoy the cool weather and fun on and off campus activities throughout your stay.
Explore drop down menus below to learn more about the program or to sign up for our yearly mailer.
Do you need our medical accommodation form for the program? Click here to download.
Instructions for Reservation Request Completion:
- Login or create a profile by clicking "Register Here" (if you have filled out a form in the past you should have an account on file. Please click on "login" in the top right corner. If you try an register using an email that's already on file you won't be able to login. Also note that you shouldn't select the "Reserve a Room" option until you are logged in as it will direct you to the "Register Here" page.)
- Once signed in click "Reserve a Room"
- Select "2025 Summer Senior Program - 8 Weeks"
- Proceed to fill out information and hit "Save & Continue" on the bottom of each page until you get to the "Reservation Complete" page.
What has changed recently for the Summer Senior Program?
- We only provide an 8-week stay option.
- We no longer provide Cable TV on campus. Check with your home cable provider to see if there is an "on the go" option.
- Housing & Residence Life staff will not be hosting ongoing events and activities, and as a result Northern Exposure Points have been discontinued. Staff will host an orientation, a social at the beginning of the program.
- Staff will be available to assist with Wi-Fi setup only; staff will no longer be helping with tech questions or concerns.
- Folks who wish to use the Rec Center Facilities will need to purchase a membership when they arrive, similar to how folks pay for meals in the dining center. Information regarding summer membership rates can be found here. Summer Seniors who purchase the pass will have access to any summer classes offered by Rec Center staff, but should not expect having senior only classes.
Learn more below by selecting drop down menus!
How do I sign up?
Our informational mailing for the upcoming summer is sent out yearly in January.
If you would like to receive our annual mailing, fill out this this google form to sign up or send us an email at [email protected]
2025 Dates & Rates
2025 Dates & Rates
| 8 Week Apartment Rental (Wednesday, June 4 - Wednesday, July 30th) | $2,450 |
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2024 Optional 32 inch color TV Rental (SMART TVs NOT PROVIDED)
| 8 Week TV rental | $125 |
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2024 Optional Microwave Rental
| 8 Week Microwave Rental | $40 |
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Extra Linens
| 8 Week Rental of One Linen Pack | $45 |
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Where will I live?
Campus Apartments
Each apartment has a kitchen, dining area, bathroom, and two bedrooms with two single beds in each room. Each apartment is furnished with a stove, full-size refrigerator, dining table and chairs, couch and chair, end table, desks and chairs, desk lamps, closet and dresser space, beds and mattresses, draperies and shower curtains. Apartments are not air-conditioned. Apartment layouts vary slightly in each building.
Apartment Buildings
Living on campus provides convenience and security. Each apartment complex has an office area that is open weekday evenings for mail service, to check out recreational and cleaning equipment, and to connect with the building staff. Each apartment complex also has free laundry facilities and free parking! Sorry, no pets or smoking are allowed on campus.
What is provided and what should I pack?
What is provided?
- Two basic bed linens are provided.
- Wireless Internet service is provided for your wireless laptop and devices.
- Telephone service is not provided. You are encouraged to bring your own cell phone.
- Cable TV service is NOT provided. If you pay for Cable TV at home, reach out to your cable provider to see if they offer a Live TV on the go option.
- Smart TVs are not provided, in order to watch a program on a streaming network, you will need to bring your own streaming devices (Roku, Apple TV, etc) and your streaming service log in information (Hulu, Netflix, etc).
What should I pack?
Summer residents need to bring all personal items including towels, toilet paper and paper towels, cell phones, fans, clothes hangers/laundry supplies, microwaves, coffee makers, cooking and eating items.
What is there to do in Duluth?
What is there to do at the Summer Senior Program?
Summer Seniors get together to do their favorite activities like golfing, hiking, pickle ball, or card games. Participate in group activities as much or as little as you prefer.
Night Manager Staff
College students are employed to live in the same communities as seniors, coordinate program activities, to work at the Housing Information Desk, and in custodial and maintenance positions. All student employees are supervised by full-time, professional staff.
Summer Resident Handbook
Summer Senior residents are expected to follow all UMD Policies and Procedures for living on campus, located in our UMD Housing & Residence Life Guidebook. For specific information about summer policies, please see the Summer Addendum on page 39 of the Housing Guidebook.
Around Campus
Summer Senior residents may use the campus recreational facilities and library. Participants wishing to use the the recreational center will have to opt in for this service as it will not be automatically provided as in years past. The campus is also home to walking trails, dining services, a city bus hub, an art museum and even a historic estate.
Around Town
Voted Outside Magazine’s 2014 “Best Town Ever”, Duluth overlooks Lake Superior and minutes away from world-class recreational and cultural activities. UMD is a great “base camp” to explore all the area has to offer.
Area Weather
Average high temperatures are 66°F in June and 75°F in July. The wide expanse of Lake Superior causes the “lake effect” with cooler summer temperatures and warmer winter temperatures than the surrounding area. It’s truly “cooler by the lake”.