Residences & Housing
Queen's is a residential university with most students hailing from outside of Kingston. For the 2012-13 year, more than 94% of incoming first year students represent other areas of Ontario, Canada, and the world.
Queen's 17 residences, home to over 3,900 graduate and undergraduate students from approximately 100 countries, are more than just a place to stay while attending university. Here, you’ll meet incredible people from around the world and learn some amazing things about yourself and others. Most residences on main campus are within a 10-minute walk to classes, libraries, the Athletics & Recreation Centre (ARC), and our many dining facilities.
In fact, most student housing, Queen's-owned or otherwise, is within a 20-minute walk to campus. Whether you choose to live on campus in residence or off campus in the "student village," Queen's has a unique sense of community. Welcome to your home away from home!
Information and Services
Queen's has a variety of support services and information to help students make the transition to independent living.
| For all Incoming Students (Including Undergraduates) | |
|---|---|
| Listing of all Queen's residence buildings | |
| Accommodation Listing Service | |
| Campus Accessibility Guide | Identifies accessible entrances and other accessible facilities of campus buildings |
| Community Housing | Manages the student rental properties owned by Queen’s University, including family-style rentals in An Clachan and John Orr Tower |
| Dynamic Queen's University Property Locator Map (Google) | |
| FYNIRS (First Years Not In Residence) | Provides a social network for first year students living off campus |
| Jean Royce Hall Council | The student government for residents of Jean Royce Hall, Harkness International Hall, and the Graduate Residence |
| Main Campus Residence Council | Provides student representation, a peer-based discipline system, and social events |
| Municipal Affairs Commission (AMS) | A student resource for everything from landlord-tenant issues, leases, and property standards to information about the City of Kingston. Also runs an online housing database, Holiday Housecheck, free home inspections, and the Golden Key awards for notable landlords. |
| Kingston Student Housing Co-operative or Science'44 Co-op | Provides accommodation for 172 students and a meal plan for 125 co-op members attending Queen's or St. Lawrence College |
| Senate Residence Committee | Advises the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in matters of residence life policy |
| Student Safety & Community Living | |
| Town-Gown Relations | Provides resources and education on landlord-tenant issues |
| For Graduate/Mature Students | |
| An Clachan Complex | A series of 19 apartment buildings containing 260 spacious one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments |
| John Orr Tower | A 16-story apartment building with 123 one-bedroom apartments equipped with refrigerators and stoves; mainly populated by student couples and single students. |
| Confederation Place Hotel (Residence) | Located in downtown Kingston |
| For International Students | |
| Harkness International Hall (Residence) | A mix of upper-year Canadian and international students |
| International Housing Office | Off-campus housing information and support for new international students |
| HousingAnywhere | A student-to-student housing database, of which Queen's is a member, that helps outgoing Queen's and incoming international students find temporary accommodations while on exchange |
| For Landlords | |
| How to list a property with Community Housing | |
| For New Faculty & Staff | |
| Housing tips (see Faculty Recruitment and Support Program) | |



![Jean Royce Hall [photo of Jean Royce Hall on a summer day]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7029.jpg)
![Leonard Hall at night [photo of Leonard Hall at night]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/2497.jpg)
![Leonard Hall [Leonard Hall on a sunny spring day]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/2498.jpg)
![Harkness International Hall [Harkness International Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7024.jpg)
![Victoria Hall [Victoria Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7035.jpg)
![Roommates in Victoria Hall [photo of a room in Victoria Hall residence]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-07/residence1.jpg)
![Chown Hall [Chown Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7051.jpg)
![Gordon-Brockington House [Gordon-Brockington House]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7052.jpg)
![Leonard Hall [Leonard Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7054.jpg)
![Ban Righ Hall [Ban Righ Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7076.jpg)
![Waldron Tower [Waldron Tower]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7082.jpg)
![Leggett Hall [Leggett Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7092.jpg)
![Morris Hall [Morris Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7094.jpg)
![McNeill House [McNeill House]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7095.jpg)
![Watts Hall [Watts Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7096.jpg)
![Hanging out at the Lazy Scholar in Victoria Hall [Hanging out at the Lazy Scholar]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/27472.jpg)
![The Lazy Scholar in Victoria Hall Tthe Lazy Scholar in Victoria Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/27461.jpg)
![Adelaide Hall in the fall [Adelaide Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/2485.jpg)
![Adelaide Hall in summer [Adelaide Hall]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/7050.jpg)
![A student studying in her room in Adelaide Hall [photo of a room in Adelaide Hall residence]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-07/adelaidehall1.jpg)
![Graduate Residence (for 2012/13, only undergraduates will be housed in Graduate Residence) [Graduate Residence]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-08/graduate-residence.jpg)
![New graduate student accommodations at the Confederation Place Hotel in downtown Kingston [Confederation Place Hotel in downtown Kingston]](http://www.queensu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/slideshow/2012-09/Confederation-Place-Hotel.jpg)