Important Purdue Dates
Spring Semester 2026
- Residence halls open: January 7
- Recommended arrival at Purdue for new exchange students: January 10-11
- (Optional) Boiler Cold Rush Orientation: January 9-10
- Move-in for BCR participants takes place January 8
- Classes begin: January 12
- Martin Luther King Jr. holiday: January 19
- Spring Break: March 16-21
- Final examinations: May 4-9
- Last day to check out of on-campus accommodation: May 10, 12 p.m. (noon)
Fall Semester 2025
- Deadline for student housing contracts: May 5, 11:59 p.m. ET
- Purdue University Residences prefers to receive housing applications by April 15 if possible
- (Optional) Boiler Gold Rush International Orientation: August 16-18
- Move-in for BGRi participants takes place August 15
- (Optional) Boiler Gold Rush Orientation: August 19-23
- Move-in for BGR participants takes place August 17-19
- Recommended arrival for Non-BGR/BGRi participants: August 23-24
- Prorated housing charges will be based on your move-in date
- Classes begin: August 25
- Labor Day holiday: September 1
- October Break: October 13-14
- Thanksgiving Break: November 26-29
- Final examinations: December 15-20
- Last day to check out of on-campus accommodation: December 21, 12 p.m. (noon)