2027/28 Academic Year
- Apply through the starting 2 pm on January 14, 2027.
- Applications are due by January 28, 2027 at 4pm ET.
There are a limited number of upper-year spaces for the 2027-28 academic year. The Upper Year community will be in Watts Hall. All rooms are Single Plus style.
If we receive more applications than spaces available, a lottery will be run to allocate the available spaces. If necessary, the lottery will be held the week of February 9th.
Health Accommodations
The deadline for applying for a health or non-health accommodation is January 28, 2027 at 4 pm ET. This form is available on the . Please reach out to reslife@queensu.ca if you have any questions.
You must submit an accommodation form even if you have submitted one for a previous application to residence.
Visit our accommodations page to learn more!Fees
Lottery success results will be provided the week of February 1. If you are successful in the upper-year lottery, you must pay a non-refundable $805 deposit. Visit the Registrar’s Financials Page for details on how to pay your deposit.
Fees for 2027-28 will be confirmed in March 2027.
2025-26 Residence FeesSelf-Selection
The self-selection process allows you to choose your room allocation as an upper-year student living in residence for 2027-28. A self-selection window will open for students who were successful in the upper-year residence lottery, where room selection will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
We will send information the week of February 15th with the self-selection date and time and specific instructions for the process of selecting your room. The Residence Admissions team may have to place students in their rooms manually in certain circumstances.
No, residence is not guaranteed for Upper Year students. Upper Year spaces are determined on an annual basis. We encourage you to connect with the Off-Campus Living Advisor for support in finding housing in the community and/or Community Housing for information about availability in rental properties owned by Â鶹¹ÙÍø's University.
- Residence is not guaranteed for exchange or transfer students. To apply, you must have a valid offer to a full-time, on-campus program before the Upper-Year residence application closes. If you receive your offer of admission after the residence application closes, please email reslife@queensu.ca to join the waitlist.
- We are unable to accommodate Consecutive Education, Law, or graduate students in residence.
- Please note that residence is a high-density living environment, and that the majority of students are in their first year. We cannot guarantee a particular campus, building, or room style. Visit our buildings page to see what type of rooms are available.
- We typically make offers to exchange (Fall/full-year) or transfer students on the waitlist in late August.
- We encourage you to connect with the Off-Campus Living Advisor for support in finding housing in the community and/or Community Housing for information about availability in rental properties owned by Â鶹¹ÙÍø's University.
- You must be taking a full course load in an on-campus program.
The Upper Year community will be in Watts Hall. All rooms are Single Plus style.
You can visit our Building Pages to learn more about Watts Hall's features, services, and amenities.
Self-selection is scheduled to be held the week of February 22, 2027. All students who were successful in the upper-year lottery will receive a self-selection date and time the week of February 15, 2027.
The self-selection platform will be hosted in the .