If you choose to live on campus you are steps from classrooms, libraries, and athletics facilities.
Living on campus is a fun and enriching experience. You can live in one of the dormitories on the York University campus, within walking distance of classrooms, gym facilities, on-campus restaurants, student centres, libraries, and computer labs – everything right outside your door. The York University Security Control Centre is open 24 hours a day / 365 days a year to keep you safe, and houses a dispatch centre, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), alarm monitoring equipment, and a first aid station.
- Long distance telephone calls can be made with the purchase of a phone card.
- Residence includes laundry facilities, as well as communal kitchens. Cooking is not permitted, but students can rent small fridges for their rooms.
- Residence is a smoke-free environment, and smoking is not allowed indoors, as per Ontario law.
Facilities
The York University campus is a vibrant, self-contained community with much to offer, and many things to do. Check out our facilities.
York University Residence includes:
- Communal bathrooms on each floor
- Female-only sections
- Laundry facilities
- Common room, including a microwave, cable television,
a communal fridge, and multiple chairs and sofas
A residence room includes:
- A single bed, with a set of bed sheets
- A dresser, with a towel
- A desk, a chair, and a reading lamp
- A telephone and Internet jack