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Actual UC Berkeley dorm prices.

http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/rates

I'm not sure if these are at/over capacity, but how do non students feel about these prices?

Note that this includes 10 meals per week. Maybe that's worth $200/mo.

It definitely is if you were to use it. In either case, as a public institution there may be a cap on the cost of these spots, and should be required reading for any critique/support of the Berkeley student impact on housing prices in Berkeley.

Typically these articles paint a picture of students rolling in as if they were forced into a 3000/mo condo.

$1500/mo for a single room where you share a bathroom seems like a lot to me. Not $3000 but still a _lot_ for a college student imo. $1000/mo to share a room of 4? Wow!

According to http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/policies and other related pages online it appears that a student only receives this room from approximately August 15 to May 14, with a mandatory move-out for three weeks during Christmas break. That is only ~250 days of housing.

Thus, the price of a quad room is even more, at ~$1,580/month, disregarding the inconvenience of the move-out. The single room with shared bathroom works out to ~$2,200/month. In-suite is more, at ~$2,400/month.

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