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Residences and Meal Plans

Residence Price(s)

2025-2026 residence fees: $14,605 – $16,299 (meals included)

Room Types

The majority of Renison's rooms are traditional-style double rooms. These rooms are all recently upgraded.

First-year students with accessible housing requests may apply for "Link" rooms (which include a semi-private washroom) and single rooms. Remaining rooms available are provided to first-year students by lottery. Amenities

  • Conveniently located in the heart of the University of Waterloo campus and only a short 5-minute walk from most classroom buildings and student hubs (Student Life Centre and Physical Activities Complex).
  • Fully renovated rooms with extra storage, new furnishings, and new lighting.
  • , plus full access to "My Pantry", a fully stocked cooking area so you can refine your cooking skills and $100 Flex Dollars added to your student card each term.
  • Access to our Link Inclusion Lounge – a space where all students, including residents from equity-deserving communities, can hang out, participate in community-building events, and access support from our Inclusion Coordinators.
  • Dynamic events calendar with social events, educational workshops, and bus trips, and more than 150+ paid and volunteer student leadership opportunities.
  • Laundry facilities; quiet study areas; on-site library; several student lounges including our Moose Room games area.
  • Fully accessible and renovated rooms; some rooms with semi-private bathrooms; air-conditioned rooms.
  • Wireless internet everywhere.
  • Home to the Social Development Studies .
  • Home to the Bridge to Academic Success in English (BASE) .
  • College Dinners that bring together students for a themed meal monthly, as well as an extravagant end-of-year dinner gala for residents.
  • Do you and a friend both want to live at Renison? Just make sure to list each other as requested roommates in the survey we send you once you've been accepted to live at Renison. We'll do our best to make sure you live together

Residence Guarantee

  • Guarantee your spot in residence by

  • accepting your Offer of Admission by 11:59 pm (ET) on June 2, 2026, and
  • submitting your  and a $500 non-refundable deposit by 11:59 pm (ET) on June 9, 2026, and
  • meeting any conditions outlined on your Offer of Admission.

Amenities

  • Conveniently located in the heart of the University of Waterloo campus and only a short 5-minute walk from most classroom buildings and student hubs (Student Life Centre and Physical Activities Complex).
  • Fully renovated rooms with extra storage, new furnishings, and new lighting.
  • An all-you-can-eat-style meal plan, plus full access to "My Pantry", a fully stocked cooking area so you can refine your cooking skills.
  • Laundry facilities; several student lounges; quiet study areas; on-site library.
  • Fully accessible rooms; newly renovated rooms; some rooms with semi-private bathrooms; some air-conditioned rooms.
  • Home to the Social Development Studies .
  • Home to the .
  • Home to the .
  • Do you and a friend both want to live at Renison? Just make sure to list each other as requested roommates in the survey we send you once you've been accepted to live at Renison. We'll do our best to make sure you live together!
  • Formal dinner and dance to start and end the year.
  • Wireless internet everywhere.
  • College Dinners that bring together students, staff, and faculty for a themed meal.

Residence Guarantee

Guarantee your spot in residence by

  • accept your Offer of Admission by 11:59 pm (ET) on June 2, 2026, and
  • submit a First-Year Residence Guarantee Application Form and a $500 non-refundable deposit by 11:59 pm (ET) on June 9, 2026.

 is not part of the residence guarantee and has a separate application and procedure. 

Deposit Required

$500

Meal Plans

All-you-can-eat-style meal plan; bagged lunches and dinners available to accommodate classes held over mealtimes; accommodations for dietary restrictions; interactive meal stations.

“My Pantry” is fully stocked by Food Services and available for students to cook for themselves.

$100 Flex Dollars added to your student card each term for use at any on-campus food service location accepting WatCard.

Other Information

At the University of Waterloo, first-year students can live in 1 of the Waterloo residences or in 1 of the University College residences.

For complete residence information, check all 5 residences:

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