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Residences and Meal Plans

Residence Price(s)

$6,946 - $9,244 (includes high-speed internet and all utilities; meals not included).

Note: These fees are for 2024-2025. Updated fees for 2025-2026 will be available in March 2025. Fees include 2 terms (8-month contract required).

Room Types

Single, double and interconnecting rooms are available in traditional and suite-style residences. All first-year residences have single-gender washrooms and suites. 

Amenities

  • Roommate request available
  • High-speed internet and all utilities included
  • Residence Dons on each floor in each building, plus 24/7 in-residence support
  • Tutoring-in-residence program and counsellor-in-residence program
  • Job and leadership opportunities where you live; both paid and volunteer opportunities available
  • Study rooms, fitness facilities, music rooms, multi-faith rooms and libraries
  • TV lounges and grocery shuttle
  • Barrier-free suites and other accessible accommodations

Read more about Waterloo's living-learning communities.

Residence Guarantee

Once you accept your offer to Waterloo, you can apply for our 100% residence guarantee. To guarantee your spot, all you need to do is:

  • accept your Offer of Admission by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on June 2, 2025, and
  • submit a Residence Guarantee Application Form and a $500 non-refundable deposit by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on June 2, 2025, and 
  • meet any conditions outlined on your Offer of Admission.

Conrad Grebel University College is not part of the residence guarantee and has a separate application and procedure. 

 

Deposit Required

$500 CAD, non-refundable.

Meal Plans

Meal plans are required in traditional-style residences (declining balance meal plan starting at $6,230). Meal plans are optional in suite-style residences.

Note: These fees are for 2024-2025. Updated fees for 2025-2026 will be available on the Campus Housing website in March 2025. Fees include 2 terms (8-month contract required). Refer to our student budget calculator to estimate total costs of residence, meal plans, tuition and more.

Other Information

You will receive acknowledgement and information about the next steps either from Campus Housing or from the individual University College residence where you were placed.

If you would like to live in residence, first-year students can live in 1 of the main Campus Housing residences or in 1 of 4 University College residences (which are smaller residences located on Waterloo's main campus).

For complete residence information, check out all 5 residences:

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