Facts and Figures

Mateo Rocco walking through the main entrance of Siegfried and Ryan Hall
Residence Facts and Figures

Join the SJU residence community with a good understanding of residence room layouts, fees, room allocations, amenities and more.

J.R. Finn Residence

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These are single occupancy rooms, equipped with modular furniture and air conditioning, with shared washroom facilities.

Highlights:

  • Capacity 38 rooms
  • Meal plan required (included in residence fees)
  • Single rooms
    • Dimensions: 16’ long by 10.5’ wide
  • Single gender floors, single gender washrooms

Siegfried and Ryan Hall Residence

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Both single and double rooms are equipped with modular furniture and air conditioning, with shared washroom facilities.

Highlights:

  • Capacity 360 rooms
  • Meal plan required (included in residence fees)
  • Single rooms
    • Dimensions: 13’ long by 10’ wide
  • Double rooms
    • Dimensions: 16’ long by 11’ wide
  • Single gender and mixed gender floors, single gender washrooms and gender-neutral single use washrooms
J.R. Finn single room floor plan

Single occupancy

Floor plan of single occupancy residence room

Single occupancy

Floor plan of double residence room

Double occupancy

Room amenities:

  • Bed
  • Desk and chair
  • A small table-top refrigerator
  • A five-drawer dresser
  • A lounge chair and side table
  • Shelving units
  • Garbage and recycling bins

Residence amenities:

  • On-site laundry (included in your residence fees)
  • Gymnasium and fitness space
  • Three movie rooms
  • Games rooms
  • Indoor bike storage
  • Large sports equipment storage
  • Dedicated spaces for music, creativity, studying and socializing

Room amenities:

  • Bed
  • Desk and chair
  • A small table-top refrigerator
  • Two five-drawer dressers
  • Sink and vanity
  • Garbage and recycling bins
  • Wardrobe

Residence amenities:

  • On-site laundry (included in your residence fees)
  • Gymnasium and fitness space
  • Three movie rooms
  • Games rooms
  • Indoor bike storage
  • Large sports equipment storage
  • Dedicated spaces for music, creativity, studying and socializing

Residence fees and payment

Residence fees for the 2025 - 2026 academic year

Room Type Fall Term Winter or Spring Term Total
Single room $10,348.79 $7,215.86 $17,564.65
Double room $9,548.79 $6,415.86 $15,964.65

What's included

  • All-you-care-to-eat meal plan (breakfasts, lunches and dinners)
  • Stocked pantry available in evenings for light cooking and baking
  • Community programming including community dinners, Student Activities programming and end of term formals
  • Support from our:
    • Residence Don Team (1 don to every 29 students)
    • Upper-Year student leaders
    • Student Affairs Team
  • Residence housekeeping for common spaces
  • Laundry
  • Utilities
  • Access to gymnasium, fitness room, lounges, movie rooms, games room, creative space, study rooms, music room.
  • Furnished residence room

Common spaces

Three students study with books and a computer while sitting in the grass in the sun in the St. Jerome's Courtyard
Five students holding basketballs in the St. Jerome's residence gymnasium
Two students study in cushioned lounge chairs, large windows overlooking the residence parking lot and trees with bright red autumn leaves
Three students reviewing study note stting on the couches in the Siegfried and Ryan Hall common lounge
Two students study at a table and chairs beside a window overlooking the campus in a clean, bright study room
Two students make origami with coloured paper supplied in the clean, spacious craft room with sunny windows overlooking the campus
Two students showing paper airplanes they made with the brightly coloured paper supplied in the clean, spacious craft room with sun shining through windows overlooking the campus
The Buttery space with chairs, table, counters and cupboards
A bright, spacious room with modern, high quality treadmill, stationary bikes, yoga matts, weight station, assisted pull up machine, and more.
Students stand in warrior yoga pose on yoga mats in the fitness room in Siegfriend and Ryan Hall
Five students dressed in winter coats, hats and mitts stand together in from of the St. Jerome's Atrium entrance
Three students relaxing comfortably in the lounge chairs and couches in front of one of a big screen tvs in one of the movie rooms
Three students playing Jenga in front of the tv in the residence Games room
Five students play table hockey in the Siegfried and Ryan Hall common lounge games room
Two students playing ping pong in the Fireplace Lounge
Two students playing pool in the fireplace lounge
Two students singing and playing the piano in the music room
two students writing in notebooks at one of the many tables in the Doug Letson Community Center
A student filling their plate with vegetables and pastas from the salad bar in the Doug Letson Community Center

Residence Contracts and Fees

Residence contracts 

Students accepted for a two-term residence stay will be sent one of the following residence offers, dependent on their academic streaming and residence applications: 

  • Fall/winter two term residence contract  

  • Fall/spring two term residence contract  

Students accepted for a single term residence offer will be sent one of the following residence offers, dependent on their application: 

  • Winter one term residence contract  

  • Spring one term residence contract  

St. Jerome’s does not offer fall only residence spaces. Students who do not complete their contracted term/s responsible for their full residence fees in accordance with their residence contract. 

Residence deposit and fee payment 

Incoming first- year students: 

  1. Pay your $500 non-refundable housing deposit 

Upper-year, transfer or out-of-stream students: 

  1. Submit the St. Jerome’s Residence Community Interest Form 

  1. Pay your $500 non-refundable deposit once you have received a residence offer from St. Jerome’s 

The $500 deposit will be credited toward your residence fees during the first term of your contract for all students. Residence fees are posted to your Quest account and are due before the term starts. St. Jerome’s deadlines are the same as the University of Waterloo’s, so visit the Tuition Fee Schedules page for details – residence fees are included as part of the tuition fees. More information about paying residence and tuition fees can be found on the Payment Options page. 

Visit Apply to Live at St. Jerome’s for more application details.  

Room Allocations and Roommate Selection for first-year students

Your residence offer from St. Jerome’s University will not include a specific room type and you may be allocated a single or double room.

Single room preference

While you can rank a single room as your preference, please be aware that there is still a high chance that you will receive a double room. Students who have Accessible Housing recommendations for a single room will be given preference to a single room assignment.

Roommate matching

If you are allocated a double room, you will be matched with a roommate based on the information you provide on the eRezLife forms you complete as part of the offer acceptance process.

If you have a friend who is also living in residence at St. Jerome’s with whom you wish to live, you will have an opportunity to indicate this on the eRezLife forms.

Room allocation

Your residence room allocation will be sent to you in August and will let you know if you have been assigned a single or a double room. The allocation will not specify which residence you will live in or who your roommate will be.
 

Room Allocation and Roommate Selection for Upper-Year Students

Your residence offer will include the type of room you have been allocated. If you are placed in a double room, you may specify your preferred roommate or choose to be matched through the St. Jerome’s roommate matching process.

Note: The St. Jerome's residence community is enriched by the upper-year students who chose to continue their learning and engage meaningfully. We expect that upper year students will stay connected and involved as supports, mentors, community builders and leaders in our residence space.  

Accessibility and Special Needs

Accessible Housing

St. Jerome's partners with Waterloo's Accessible Housing team to provide supports for students in residence. Accessible housing accommodations are granted based on visible or invisible disabilities/medical conditions.

For questions about the accommodation process at St. Jerome's, please email sjuresid@uwaterloo.ca.

Dietary Accommodations

Dietary accommodations

Most diets can be accommodated as part of the mandatory residence meal plan. This may limit the amount of choice. Please connect with our dining staff to provide feedback or make suggestions.

Special diets:

  • Nut Allergies: No nut products are used in meals, but the cafeteria is not nut-free.
  • Gluten-Free/Celiac: Gluten-free options are labeled, and accommodations include a stocked fridge and separate meal preparation when needed. Complete gluten-free safety cannot be guaranteed.
  • Vegan/Vegetarian: Options are labeled.
  • Halal: Options are labeled.

Additional notes:

The buttery is not allergen-free.

If you require a special diet or have dietary restrictions, please contact our Residence Life Team at sjuresid@uwaterloo.ca.

Tax Returns

Residence fees cannot be claimed as rent for income tax purposes because universities are exempt from the Income Tax Act and do not pay municipal property taxes.

St. Jerome's does not issue a tax receipt for residence fees or meal plan payments.

Please visit the Ontario Ministry of Finance website for more information on the Ontario Trillium Benefit.