Renison University College

Renison University College

If you're looking for a small, close-knit residence or academic home base that is a five-minute walk to most buildings at the University of Waterloo, thenRenison may be for you!

Renison is a smaller community with its own character and distinctive programs where you can get involved. For students pursuing a University of Waterloo degree, you can live and study at Renison while having access to all of the services and facilities on the main Waterloo campus. Think of it like a small, friendly neighbourhood, within a larger city - it's the best of both worlds!

Renison is one of four University Colleges on Waterloo’s main campus. These are smaller communities where you can choose to live and study while still working towards a degree from the University of Waterloo.

At Renison, you'll take many of the same courses you could take on the UWaterloo main campus, but in a much smaller classroom - our largest room can physically hold 100 students, but we cap our class sizes at 60. A smaller class means more participation, interaction, and engagement. Being engaged in class means you'll learn more, and retain what you've learned. And if you're struggling with something, it's easy to connect with your professor or classmates for help when the class is so small— our professors know your name, and they want to see you succeed.

And don't worry about missing out on the big-school "university experience"— you'll still have the opportunity to take classes on Waterloo's main campus. In fact, in order to fulfill the requirements of your Bachelors degree, you'll have to take some classes on main campus to graduate!