Important
All upper-year, transfer, and exchange beds are currently filled for the fall 2025 term, and we will only be sending offers if spaces open due to cancellations.
Please note: Any cancellations are subject to the terms and conditionsÌýof your housing contract (including any cancellation fees), and cannot be used to avoid financial responsibilities.Ìý
New to the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ? Do this first!Ìý
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Claim your WatIAMÌýID andÌýÌý
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Set up !ÌýÌý
Wondering when a specific application opens? Check out our important dates page!
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Important notes
- While we offer a 100% residence guarantee for incoming (newly admitted) first-year,Ìýtransfer, and PhD students, we cannot guarantee a space in residence for other student types.
- Residence offers for other student types are made on a rolling basis, taking into consideration a number of factors such as student type, accessibility needs, eligibility requirements, and more.Ìý
- Undergraduate students must be registered as full-time, enrolled in at least 1.5 credits, or be a co-op student on an approved work term to live with Campus Housing each term. For the spring term only, undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program who are taking at least 0.5 credits may also be eligible to live in residence. Contact housing@uwaterloo.ca with any questions you have about eligibility.
Online Application Forms
Undergraduate First-Years
Straight out of high school or new to post-secondary education? If you have never taken any postsecondary courses before and you have been admitted to a first-year program, you're considered an incoming first-year student.Ìý
Undergraduate Upper-Year and Transfer Students
Have you already taken some postsecondary courses at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ or another institution? If you are a transfer (external or internal), exchange, or current undergraduate student on an academic or local co-op work term, you'll apply through our Undergraduate application. Ìý
Click the apply now button to see which residence applications are open!Ìý
Important
All upper-year beds are currently filled,Ìýand we will only be sending offers if spaces open due to cancellations.
Please note:Ìý
- Any cancellations are subject to theÌýterms and conditionsÌýof your housing contract (including any cancellation fees), and cannot be used to avoid financial responsibilities.Ìý
- Please note that you will not have to pay a deposit when submitting an application. When you receive an offer, you will be required to accept your residence contract and pay a deposit to confirm your space.Ìý
- Pharmacy students apply to upper-year housing.ÌýÌý
Undergraduate Exchange
Accepted to À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ through an affiliated exchange program? You are considered an exchange student. Welcome! Please note that we will not be able to assign you to a residence if you have not yet been accepted to the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Ìý
Click the apply now button to see which residence applications are open!Ìý
Graduate (including PhD) and Graduate Exchange
Enrolled in a masters, professional, or doctorate (PhD) program? Campus Housing offers graduate, graduate exchange and optometry students contracts in our dedicated graduate townhouse community. You can stay in residence as long as you are registered full-time with the University. If you are bringing dependents to À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, please refer to the family housing application. Ìý
Click the apply now button to see which residence applications are open!Ìý
*New for fall 2025: We now offer a 2-term residence guarantee for newly admitted PhD students (not currently or previously enrolled in any type of degree program at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ) in our Columbia Lake Village South community, which includesÌýa private bedroom in a shared graduate student townhouse in a vibrant community of fellow graduate students.Ìý This applies to our single graduate student housing only. PhD students coming with a spouse and/or children can apply to the family housing waitlist. Ìý
Newly admitted PhD students must apply through the graduate application by June 10 at 11:59 p.m. ET to secure your spot for fall 2025.
Note: Graduate students currently living with Campus Housing on a 4-month renewable contract do not need to fill out a new application. Instructions for graduate renewals between terms will be sent by email.
Graduate students on an 8-month non-renewable contract will need to re-apply.
Families
Bringing your family to campus with you? À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students with live-in dependents are eligible for family residence. Bring your spouse or partner and/or up to two children to live with you in our family residence community in Columbia Lake Village-North. Learn more about family housing and apply below.