Updated September 23, 2024
For Fall 2025 entry, residence offers are extended first to the following student groups:
- Ontario Secondary School students who receive an offer of admission to the University of Guelph on or before March 1, 2025, and complete their residence application* on or before April 15, 2025.
- International and out-of-province students who receive an offer of admission to the University of Guelph and complete their residence application* on or before June 2, 2025.
- Students who deferred an offer of admission for the 2024-25 academic year who were on the residence waitlist at time of deferral and complete their residence application* on or before April 15, 2025.
* A complete residence application consists of the online application form and a $750 residence application deposit.
Winter 2025 Residence Priority
For Winter 2025 entry, residence offers will be prioritized in the following order:
- Students who were guaranteed residence in Fall 2024 and deferred their offer of admission to Winter 2025
- International and out-of-province students starting their program in Winter 2025
- Students who were on the residence waiting list in Fall 2024, in order of waiting list number
- All other new applicants, in order of the date of completed residence application, with residence deposit
Frequently Asked Questions
When will the residence application open for Fall 2025?
The Fall 2025 residence application will open February 1, 2025. The application for Winter 2025 residence will open October 1, 2024 for new applicants only.
How does the residence lottery work?
Once a student successfully completes the residence application (which includes the $750 application deposit), they are assigned a computer-generated random priority number.
Student Housing will establish a threshold of available residence spaces. Applicants who have a lottery number below the threshold with be sent an offer of residence.
Applicants who have a lottery number above the threshold will be placed on a waiting list based on their lottery number.
How does the residence waitlist work?
The residence wait list is established using on a computer-generated, random lottery number for students who meet the June 2, 2025 residence deadline.
For students who apply for residence after June 2, 2025, applicants will be added to the waitlist based on the date and time of submission of the completed residence application and $750 application deposit.
When and how will Ontario Secondary School students know if they have a spot in residence if they do not get an offer of admission before March 1?
Beginning on May 1 and up to June 1, Ontario Secondary School students who submit a completed residence application will be informed if they have a spot in residence by email within 48 hours, or if they will be added to a residence waiting list.
What happens if I receive an offer of admission before March 1, but want to change my program choice after March 1? Am I still guaranteed a spot in residence?
Yes. As long as a student has an offer of admission to any program, the residence guarantee will honoured, as long as the residence application and application deposit are completed by April 15, 2025.
What is the residence deposit refund policy?
Ontario Secondary School applicants who submit a completed residence application, with $750 application deposit by April 15, 2025, and who subsequently cancels their residence application prior to June 2, 2025, will receive a full refund of their deposit.
All other residence application deposits are non-refundable. (Some exceptions may apply, such as approved deferrals and revoked or rescinded offers.)
I have additional questions, who can I contact?
Additional questions related to residence priority may be directed to the Residence Admissions team by emailing housing@uoguelph.ca.
For students who are looking to learn more about off-campus living, please visit U of G’s Off Campus Living webpage.
