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The University of Victoria provides accommodation for students and visitors in 21 dormitory buildings and 119 cluster units.
For additional information, including virtual tours, click on a buildings name. Please note you may need to install Apple's Quick time to view the virtual tours on the webpages.
Please note: Building locations for Themed and Interest-Based Communities may change depending on the number of applicants.
Dormitory Bedrooms
The University of Victoria has 21 dormitory buildings located on campus. Students living in the dormitories may have a bedroom to themselves (single room) or share with a roommate (double room). There is a common living room area and centrally located washrooms on each floor.
Televisions with cable service are available in the common area in the dormitories. Cable hookups are available in the bedrooms, however individuals need to arrange and pay for cable service in addition to providing their own television.
All bedrooms in the dormitories have twin extra long beds with a mattress size of 78"x 39"x 8". Housing provides a mattress cover for each bed. Students need to bring their own sheets (extra long), blankets, pillow and a pillow slip.
All bedrooms also come with a desk with reading lamp and chair and a closet/armoire with drawers.
Dormitory Apartments
Throughout the dormitory buildings there are also 46 self contained furnished bachelor and 1 bedroom apartments. During the winter session, Graduate students are given priority for accomodation in these buildings. These units have fridges (i.e. either bar size or apartment size), cooking devices (i.e. either a microwave, a cooktop or a stove), a kitchen table with chair(s), either a sofa or sitting chairs, a desk, lamp and a bed with mattress cover. Students are expected to supply all their own cooking pots, dishes and linens, and pay for cable service if desired.
Dormitory Buildings
Most buildings are grouped into complexes known as McGill, Craigdarroch, Gordon Head, Landsdowne and Cluster.
McGill
Joseph Cunliffe (JC) Hugh Stephen (HS) Shirley Baker (SB)
(approximately 60 students per building)
Built in 1983, the McGill residences house both first year students as well as returning students. Each building is co-ed by floor (1st floor male; 2nd and 3rd floor female), and features communal washrooms and lounges on each floor. All rooms in McGill are single rooms. In a slightly smaller building, you’ll love the sense of community.
Craigdarroch Single
Craigdarroch Double
Emily Carr (EC) and Margaret Newton (MN)
David Thompson (DT) and Sir Arthur Currie (AC)
(approximately 80-90 students per building)
The Craigdarroch residences were built between 1964 and 1967 and feature both double and single rooms. The four buildings face into a beautiful courtyard, and are home to first year students. Lounges are located on each floor. Emily Carr and Margaret Newton are co-ed by floor with communal washrooms. Basement and 1st floors are designated male areas, and 2nd and 3rd floors are designated female areas. Sir Arthur Currie and David Thompson are mixed gender by floor (exception: basement is a designated male area) with single-shared washrooms. In Sir Arthur Currie and David Thompson, there are no female single rooms. Being in a larger building, you are sure to meet lots of people!
Gordon Head
Wallace (WA) Wilson (WI)
Haig Brown (HB) Poole (PL)
(approximately 102 students per building)
Completed in 1978, the Gordon Head Residences house students in all years of study. These larger buildings feature single rooms and are co-ed by wing. Communal washrooms (one male and one female) are located on each floor, as are the lounges. Although the buildings are large, don’t be intimidated! The community on individual floors is strong.
Landsdowne Single
Landsdowne
Double
Helmcken (HE) Trutch (TR) Carroll (CA)
Ravenhill (RA) Hodges (HO) Sanderson (SA)
(approximately 50 students per building)
The Lansdowne residences were built in 1969 and feature both single and double rooms. The buildings are co-ed by floor, typically with the 2nd floor designated male and the 3rd and 4th floors designated female. Communal washrooms are located on each floor and there are 3 lounges per building. Although Lansdowne may seem small, the community atmosphere in these buildings is unmatched throughout residence. If you are looking for a tightly knit community, this is the place for you!
Carroll is designated as the Leadership and Civic Engagement Themed Community for the 2012-2013 Academic Year.
60 Bed (Park), 126 Bed (Tower), 294 Bed (Ring Road), 106 Bed (South Tower)
Park Hall - 60 bed residence
Built in 2004, Park Hall is co-ed by room and features single rooms. Each floor has a number of single-shared washrooms and showers, allowing the residents more privacy than a communal washroom. Lounges are located on each floor.
Ring Road Hall – 294 bed residence
Completed in 2004, Ring is the largest of the residence buildings and houses students of all ages and years of study. Ring offers only single rooms, and like Gordon Head the community atmosphere is strong on the floors. Ring has 2-3 lounges per floor, and features single-shared washrooms and showers. With a community this large you will always have someone to chat to or study with!
For the 2012-2013 Academic Year, Ring Road Hall will be home to the Academic Engagement Themed Community, as well as the Quiet Floors and Substance Free Interest-Based Communities.
Tower – 126 bed residence
Completed in 2004, Tower stands 6 stories tall and offers a fantastic view! Tower offers single rooms and single-shared washrooms. Lounges are located on each floor, and yes, there is an elevator! Tower is designated as the Health & Wellness Themed Community.
South Tower – 106 bed residence
The University of Victoria opened its first “LEEDS Gold” residence building in January 2011, the South Tower Residence. Living in this hall offers the opportunity to participate in programs and events that help promote and develop sustainability in the residence, university and Greater Victoria community. Become an active part of the solution for an important issue in our world today in this Sustainability Themed Community.
Standing 6 stories, it offers a fantastic view! For the 2012-13 school year, we are proud to offer 3 floors which include apartments and single rooms that are available for mature/graduate students. The remainder of the rooms in South Tower are single rooms with single-shared washrooms and are open to first year students. Lounges are located on floors 1 through 4, and yes, there is an elevator!
Cluster Units
Built for the 1994 Commonwealth games, there are 119 cluster units on campus comprised of apartments and townhouses. These self-contained units with 4 bedrooms, a kitchen, semi-furnished living room, 2 washrooms and 1 shower room.
The kitchen has 2 fridges, a stove, dishwasher, and dining room table with 4 chairs. Internet access is included but television and telephone service are not included.
Students are responsible for their own microwave, dishes, cutlery, utensils, and bed linens.
For the 2011-2012 academic year we are excited to offer cluster housing apartments to first year students. Each apartment complex consists of 12, 4 bedroom apartments and houses a total of 48 students. A great option for those looking to cook their own meals!
Cluster Bedroom
Cluster Kitchen
Cluster Living Room
Accessible Residence
UVic's accessible residences have automatic door entrances with access from ground level and/or a ramp. Bedroom amenities such as levers, peepholes and mirrors, have been lowered and in the case of apartment units, countertops in the kitchen have also been adjusted to accommodate a wheelchair if required. Washrooms with roll in showers are available as well as bedrooms with a strobe light for people who are hard of hearing.
Virtual tours are available of a washroom with a roll in shower (which are available in both dormitories and apartments) and of an apartment living room and kitchen area .
People that require an accessible bedroom in residence should contact us prior to their arrival.
Single Bedroom
This is an example of a typical single bedroom floor plan in either a dormitory or cluster. Room dimensions and location of items will vary between buildings and can range from 100-140 square feet (9-11 square meter).
Double Bedroom
This is an example of a typical double bedroom floor plan in a dormitory. Room dimensions and location of items will vary between buildings and can range from 150-240 square feet (9-11 square meter).
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