Living on-campus permits a student to immerse themselves into the university environment. With every one of University of Waterloo campuses offering a scope of home residences, it gets simpler to get yourself the most appropriate accommodation. An additional benefit offered to first-time Students is the home assurance offered to students enrolled in any UG courses of University of Waterloo for the first time.

University of Waterloo Residence: On-Campus Accommodation

The University of Waterloo ensures on-campus residence to its first year students in addition to the additional advantages of individual and academic help in a culturally enriching environment. The accommodation is offered in either the main or the University Colleges, with the students limit of 320 to 1,380 and 142 to 360, individually.

Let’s walk you through the on-campus housing of University of Waterloo. Find details of the types of residence, eligibility accessibility, cost and others in the sections below. Before diving into the details of housing let’s have an overview of the residence halls of University of Waterloo.

Residence Hall Housing Style Cost (CAD) Cost (INR)
Ron Eydt Village Traditional

Single Room: 3,824 [Fall] | 2,549 [Winter and Spring]

Single Room: 2.32 lakhs [Fall] | 1.5 lakhs  [Winter and Spring]

Claudette Millar Hall Traditional

Single Room: 4,676 [Fall] | 3,117  [Winter and Spring]

Double Room: 4,456 [Fall] | 2,970 [Winter and Spring]

Single Room: 2.84 lakhs [Fall] | 1.89 lakhs [Winter and Spring]

Double Room: 2.71 lakhs [Fall] | 1.80 lakhs  [Winter and Spring]

Village 1 Traditional

Single Room: 4,263 [Fall] | 2,841 [Winter and Spring]

Double Room: 3,824 [Fall] | 2,549 [Winter and Spring]

Single Room: 2.59 lakhs [Fall] | 1.73 lakhs [Winter and Spring]

Double Room: 2.32 lakhs [Fall] | 1.55 lakhs [Winter and Spring]

Mackenzie King Village Suite

Single Room: 5,088 [Fall] | 3,393  [Winter and Spring]

Single Room: 3.09 lakhs [Fall] | 2.06 lakhs  [Winter and Spring]

UW Place Suite

Single Room: 4,597 [Fall] | 3,065 [Winter and Spring]

Double Room: 4,016 [Fall] | 2,677  [Winter and Spring]

Single Room: 2.79 lakhs [Fall] | 1.86 lakhs [Winter and Spring]

Double Room: 2.44 lakhs [Fall] | 1.63 lakhs [Winter and Spring]

Columbia Lake Village - South Suite

Single Room: 4,065 [Fall] | 2,710  [Winter and Spring]

Single Room: 2.47 lakhs [Fall] | 1.65 lakhs  [Winter and Spring]

Columbia Lake Village - North (Grads) Suite

Single Room: 3,386 [Term] 

Single Room: 2.06 lakhs [Term] 

Minota Hagey Hybrid (shared kitchen at each floor and optional meal plans)

Single Room: 3,704 [Term]

Single Room: 2.25 lakhs  [Term]

University of Waterloo Residence: How to Apply

To apply for residence at the University of Waterloo, both fresher's and continuing graduates are required to send in their applications to University of Waterloo common residence

Application Steps:

  1. Log-in or register through at University residence page : https://rezhomeforms.uwaterloo.ca/RankingForm/Index.aspx
  2. For logging in, you will need to enable your JOIN Id
  3. Enter the following information for enabling the ID:
    1. University of Waterloo applicant/student number
    2. Date of birth
    3. reference number.
  4. After enabling the JOINId, you can now log-in into the Rezhome application
  5. Submit the required fields of preferences
  6. Submit the application.

Now, let’s find out what every residence hall of UWaterloo has got to offer.

University of Waterloo Ron Eydt Village

Ron Eydt Village of University of Waterloo is a traditional dormitory-style residence offering large double rooms. ?Floors are co-ed, but each wing on the floor is for single gender.

Availability- Double rooms are offered to both first-years and upper year students. There are 4 quads and each quads has 5 floors with 48 residents and 1 don living at Ron Eydt Village.

Eligibility- Available for both first year and upper year students.

Move-in Dates- January (Winter), September (fall), February (Spring)

Features-

  • Live & Learn Room
  • Utilities (Electricity, Water, Heat)
  • High-speed wireless Internet
  • Don support and mentorship for first-years
  • Technical support at the Residence IT Service Desk
  • 24/7 Front Desk assistance
  • 24/7 Maintenance support
  • Residence specific amenities (Games, movies, lounges, meeting rooms)
  • Exclusive academic programs for 1st year students (tutoring, Living-Learning communities, leadership opportunities and workshops)
  • Exclusive access to fitness and music rooms
  • Exclusive access to the Waterloo Entrepreneurship Residence Connection

Contact Details-

Mail: revmaint@uwaterloo.ca

Website: www.rev.waterloo.ca

Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 84448

University of Waterloo Village 1

Village 1 of University of Waterloo is a traditional dormitory-style residence offering Single, Double and Interconnecting rooms. Houses are co-ed, but floors and bathrooms are for single gender.

Availability- Rooms are offered to both first-years and upper year students. There are 4 quads separated into 26 houses and each house has 4 floors with 16 students in each floor. There is 1 don living for each house at Village 1.

Eligibility- Available for both first year and upper year students.

Move-in Dates- January (Winter), September (fall), February (Spring)

Features and amenities-

  • 24-hr Front Desk
  • Wireless Internet
  • Heat, electricity, water and internet are all included
  • Don support
  • Technical support at the Residence IT Service Desk
  • 24/7 Front Desk assistance
  • 24/7 Maintenance support
  • Residence specific amenities (Games, movies, lounges, meeting rooms)
  • Exclusive access to fitness and music rooms
  • Exclusive access to the Waterloo Entrepreneurship Residence Connection

Contact Details-

Mail: v1maint@uwaterloo.ca

Website: www.v1.waterloo.ca

Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 84086

University of Waterloo Claudette Millar Hall

Claudette Millar Hall of University of Waterloo is a traditional style residence offering Single, semi-private rooms. Co-ed Houses, but floors and bathrooms are for single gender.

Availability- Rooms are offered to both first-years and upper year students. There are 12 floors with 49 beds on each floor and each floor has 16 bathrooms with 6 lounges on each floor. There are 1 don, 8 single and 20 double rooms at Claudette Millar Hall.

Eligibility- Available for both first year and upper year students.

Move-in Dates- January (Winter), September (fall), February (Spring)

Features and amenities-

  • Eatery and dining
  • 24-hr Front Desk
  • Wireless Internet
  • Don support
  • Utilities included (Heat, electricity, water and internet)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Air conditioning
  • multi-faith and fitness rooms as well as music rooms,movies rooms, gaming tables, tutoring centres, cafeterias and study rooms
  • Community centre
  • IT Service Desk

Contact Details-

Mail: uwpmaint@uwaterloo.ca

Website: www.cmh.waterloo.ca

Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 84040

University of Waterloo Mackenzie King Village

Mackenzie King Village of University of Waterloo is a suite-style residence offering Single rooms. Most floors are co-ed, but each suite is for a single gender.

Availability- Rooms are offered to both first-years and upper year students. There are 2 wings with 4 floors on each wing and each floor has the capacity of 40 residents. There are 1 don living on each floor at Claudette Millar Hall.

Eligibility- Available for both first year and upper year students.

Move-in Dates- January (Winter), September (fall), February (Spring)

Features and amenities-

  • Front Desk
  • Wireless Internet
  • Don support
  • Laundry facilities
  • Air conditioning
  • Shared amenities
  • Grocery Shuttle
  • Study and meeting rooms
  • Bike room
  • Eatery and dining

Contact Details-

Mail: mkvmaint@uwaterloo.ca

Website: www.mkv.waterloo.ca

Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 36900

University of Waterloo UW Place

UW Place of University of Waterloo is a suite-style residence offering 2-, 3- or 4-bedroom suite rooms. Each suite is for a single gender whereas all floors are co-ed.

Availability- Rooms are offered to both first-years and upper year students. There are 4 courts with 2 halls and each floor has the capacity of 20-50 residents. There are 1 don living in each floor at UW Place.

Eligibility- Available for both first year and upper year students.

Move-in Dates- January (Winter), September (fall), February (Spring)

Features and amenities-

  • Eatery and dining
  • Micro-Grocery Store
  • Front Desk
  • Wireless Internet
  • Don support
  • Laundry facilities
  • Grocery Shuttle
  • Study and meeting rooms

Contact Details-

Mail: uwpmaint@uwaterloo.ca

Website: www.uwp.waterloo.ca

Phone: 519-888-4567,?ext.?33538

University of Waterloo: Columbia Lake Village - South

Columbia Lake Village - South of University of Waterloo is a suite-style residence offering a 4-bedroom townhouse. Each suite is for a single gender whereas all floors are co-ed.

Availability- Rooms are offered to First-year, upper-year, graduate and exchange students. There are 100 townhouses with each townhouse containing 4 bedrooms with 1 shared bathroom. There are 1 don living for every 8 townhouses at CLV-South.

Eligibility- Available for first year, upper year students and graduate students.

Move-in Dates- Fall-Spring and Fall-winter

Features and amenities-

  • Front desk
  • Wireless Internet
  • Don support
  • Laundry facilities
  • Campus Shuttle
  • Shared amenities (includes multi-faith room, music rooms, fitness rooms, gaming tables, movies, tutoring centres, cafeterias and study rooms)
  • Community centre
  • IT Service Desk
  • Eatery and dining

Contact Details-

Mail: clvsouth@uwaterloo.ca

Website: www.clvsouth.waterloo.ca

Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33837

University of Waterloo: Columbia Lake Village - North

Columbia Lake Village - North of University of Waterloo is a suite-style residence offering a 2-bedroom townhouse.

Availability- Rooms are offered to graduates and families. There are 172 furnished units for graduates and 77 townhouses for families with each townhouse containing 2 bedrooms with 1.5 shared bathroom and a laundry room.

Eligibility- Available for grads and families

Move-in Dates- December and April

Features and amenities-

  • Front desk
  • Wireless Internet
  • Don support
  • Laundry facilities
  • Campus Shuttle
  • Shared amenities (includes multi-faith room, music rooms, fitness rooms, gaming tables, movies, tutoring centres, cafeterias and study rooms)
  • Community centre
  • IT Service Desk
  • Eatery and dining

Contact Details-

Mail: clvmaint@uwaterloo.ca

Website: www.clvnorth.waterloo.ca

Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33837

University of Waterloo: Minota Hagey

Minota Hagey of University of Waterloo is a hybrid-style residence offering a single bedroom townhouse.

Availability- Rooms are offered to upper year students. There are 3 floors and each floor has the capacity of 23-25 Students. There 2 Don's living in each building. Each floor is Co-ed and has 2 neutral gender bathrooms and kitchen.

Eligibility- Available for upper year students

Move-in Dates- fall winter and spring

Features and amenities-

  • Front desk
  • Wireless Internet
  • Don support
  • Laundry facilities
  • Campus Shuttle
  • Shared amenities (includes multi-faith room, music rooms, fitness rooms, gaming tables, movies, tutoring centres, cafeterias and study rooms)
  • Community centre
  • IT Service Desk
  • Eatery and dining

Contact Details-

Mail: v1maint@uwaterloo.ca

Website: www.mh.waterloo.ca

Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 84086

The University of Waterloo offers a wide variety of accommodation options to choose from. You simply choose one of the residence halls according to your suitability and requirement.

FAQs

Ques. Does Waterloo University have dorms?

Ans. Campus Housing offers direct on-campus housing at the University of Waterloo with a choice of five different communities; three buildings that offer traditional-style dorms and three buildings that offer suite-style apartment living.

Ques. Does Waterloo have a nice campus?

Ans. There is a great deal of green space and there are several new buildings. The vibe of the campus is new and imaginative, instead of an old ivory tower.

Ques. Does university provide off-campus housing for international Students?

Ans. The university gives off-campus facilities to worldwide Students. Homestays are a decent choice for candidates who need to live near campus yet experience their privacy by not exactly remaining on campus.

Ques. Where are the campuses of UWaterloo situated?

Ans. The campus is surrounded by the boundaries by Waterloo Park, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Laurel Creek Conservation Area. With 3 numbered streets converging the main campus, it is effectively accessible through Public Transport.

Ques. Do you have to live on campus freshman year at Waterloo?

Ans. The majority of first-year university students will live on campus, but in each year over 1,500 incoming students will choose to live off campus.