How residence works
First-Year Residence Spaces
Columbia Lake Village-South Mackenzie King Village Ron Eydt Village UW Place
Village 1 Conrad Grebel Renison St. Jerome's St. Paul's
Waterloo’s first-year residences are part of 2 distinct types of communities that you’ll call home:
- 5 of the residences are called Waterloo Residences and are operated by the Department of Housing and Residences.
- The other 4 first-year residences are run by our University Colleges, which are smaller, closely knit communities that combine residence and academic life and are located in the heart of the main Waterloo campus. They’re like mini-universities within the larger University of Waterloo.
Types of Residences
- Traditional-style residences have double, single, or interconnecting rooms in a dormitory setting. You'll share common areas and washrooms with other students on your floor, and you'll eat your meals in your residence cafeteria or at food outlets around campus.
Approximately 58% of first-year students live in a traditional-style residence. - Suite-style residences offer single or double rooms in an apartment or "suite" setting. You’ll share a living room, bathroom(s), and a kitchen with your roommates, and eat many of your meals "at home" in your suite.
Approximately 42% of first-year students live in a suite-style residence. - Columbia Lake Village-South is a townhouse community -- undergraduates live in 4-bedroom furnished townhouses.
Overview of First-Year* Residences
Waterloo Residence – Mackenzie King Village (suite style) 
Waterloo Residence – Ron Eydt Village (traditional style)
Waterloo Residence – UW Place (suite-style)
Waterloo Residence – Village 1 (traditional style)
Waterloo Residence – Columbia Lake Village-South (townhouse)
University College residence – Renison (traditional style)
University College residence - St. Jerome’s (traditional style)
University College residence - St. Paul’s (traditional style)
University College residence – Conrad Grebel (traditional style)
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