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Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia

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  • 16,336 undergraduate students

    Undergraduate students

    December 1, 2025 Dalhousie undergraduate headcount. University of King's College, technology students and postgraduate residents are separate categories and are excluded.

    Dalhousie 2025–26 enrolment summary by faculty
  • 13 faculties

    Faculties

    Agriculture · Architecture & Planning · Arts & Social Sciences · Computer Science · Dentistry · Engineering · Graduate Studies · Health · Schulich School of Law · Management · Medicine · Science · Open Learning & Career Development

    Dalhousie thirteen academic faculties

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Housing and dining

First-year residence guaranteeSeptember 2027 entryMay 15, 2027

Dalhousie: Important dates

September 2027 entry · New domestic and international students entering directly from high school qualify at Halifax and the Truro Agricultural Campus. Complete admission, including the admission deposit where required, and submit the residence application with its $50 fee by May 15, 2027. The housing office assigns rooms based on availability.

Dalhousie September 2027 admissions and residence deadlinesDalhousie May 2027 first-year residence guarantee and admission deposit datesDalhousie first-year residence guarantee, priority access and application feeDalhousie Agricultural Campus September 2027 guarantee deadline

Dalhousie lists its Halifax and Truro residence options separately from the Nova Scotia Health residence for its Yarmouth nursing campus.

Dalhousie Halifax and Truro residence inventoryCurrent residence instructions
Howe HallHalifax$6,645–$11,0552026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Single · Double · Bunk double · Loft double · Fountain House single
Rates
$6,645–$11,055
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
757 students during the academic year
Campus
Halifax

Meal plan

Meal plan required and billed separately; LeMarchant Place offers Freedom or block plans.

Requirement
Required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Single$10,622
  • Double$9,380
  • Bunk double$6,645
  • Loft double$8,206
  • Fountain House single$11,055

Who can apply

Full-time Dalhousie students after completing admission. New direct-from-high-school applicants, domestic or international, have the first-year room guarantee; ranked room/building preferences remain availability dependent.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
Bronson House · Cameron House · Fountain House · Henderson House · Smith House · Studley House (detached building)

The Halifax 2026–27 room rate includes the $20 council fee per semester. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceHowe Hall residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie full-time resident eligibility and new direct-from-high-school guaranteeDalhousie howe named residence, rooms and student capacity
Risley HallHalifax$8,206–$11,0552026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Single · Double · Loft double
Rates
$8,206–$11,055
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
511 students during the academic year
Campus
Halifax

Meal plan

Meal plan required and billed separately; LeMarchant Place offers Freedom or block plans.

Requirement
Required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Single$11,055
  • Double$9,380
  • Loft double$8,206

Who can apply

Full-time Dalhousie students after completing admission. New direct-from-high-school applicants, domestic or international, have the first-year room guarantee; ranked room/building preferences remain availability dependent.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
Risley Hall, three towers in an E-shaped building

The Halifax 2026–27 room rate includes the $20 council fee per semester. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceRisley Hall residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie full-time resident eligibility and new direct-from-high-school guaranteeDalhousie risley named residence, rooms and student capacity
Shirreff HallHalifax$8,206–$10,6222026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Single · Double · Loft double
Rates
$8,206–$10,622
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
456 students during the academic year
Campus
Halifax

Meal plan

Meal plan required and billed separately; LeMarchant Place offers Freedom or block plans.

Requirement
Required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Single$10,622
  • Double$9,380
  • Loft double$8,206

Who can apply

Full-time Dalhousie students after completing admission. New direct-from-high-school applicants, domestic or international, have the first-year room guarantee; ranked room/building preferences remain availability dependent.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
Old Eddy · New Eddy · Newcombe · The Annex

The Halifax 2026–27 room rate includes the $20 council fee per semester. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceShirreff Hall residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie full-time resident eligibility and new direct-from-high-school guaranteeDalhousie shirreff named residence, rooms and student capacity
Gerard HallHalifax$8,098–$10,7082026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Single · Super single · Double · Loft double
Rates
$8,098–$10,708
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
312 students during the academic year
Campus
Halifax

Meal plan

Meal plan required and billed separately; LeMarchant Place offers Freedom or block plans.

Requirement
Required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Single$10,431
  • Super single$10,708
  • Double$9,175
  • Loft double$8,098

Who can apply

Full-time Dalhousie students after completing admission. New direct-from-high-school applicants, domestic or international, have the first-year room guarantee; ranked room/building preferences remain availability dependent.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
Gerard Hall, twelve-storey residence building

The Halifax 2026–27 room rate includes the $20 council fee per semester. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceGerard Hall residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie full-time resident eligibility and new direct-from-high-school guaranteeDalhousie gerard named residence, rooms and student capacity
LeMarchant PlaceHalifax$11,9672026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Single room or bedroom in suite
Rates
$11,967
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
326 students during the academic year
Campus
Halifax

Meal plan

Meal plan required and billed separately; LeMarchant Place offers Freedom or block plans.

Requirement
Required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Single room or bedroom in suite$11,967

Who can apply

Full-time Dalhousie students after completing admission. New direct-from-high-school applicants, domestic or international, have the first-year room guarantee; ranked room/building preferences remain availability dependent.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
LeMarchant Place residence building

The Halifax 2026–27 room rate includes the $20 council fee per semester. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceLeMarchant Place residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie full-time resident eligibility and new direct-from-high-school guaranteeDalhousie lemarchant-place named residence, rooms and student capacity
Glengary ApartmentsHalifax$10,761–$12,6842026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Bachelor · Single
Rates
$10,761–$12,684
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
40 students during the academic year
Campus
Halifax

Meal plan

Meal plan optional in non-traditional residence.

Requirement
Not required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Bachelor$12,684
  • Single$10,761

Who can apply

Non-traditional Halifax apartment-style residence for full-time Dalhousie students. Room preferences depend on availability.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
Glengary Apartments, with twelve three-bedroom and four bachelor apartments

The Halifax 2026–27 room rate includes the $20 council fee per semester. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceGlengary Apartments residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie glengary named residence, rooms and student capacity
Graduate HouseHalifax$10,6062026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Single
Rates
$10,606
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
13 students during the academic year
Campus
Halifax

Meal plan

Meal plan optional in non-traditional residence.

Requirement
Not required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Single$10,606

Who can apply

Dalhousie lists returning, transfer and graduate students for this Halifax Sexton Campus residence.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
Grad House residence building

The Halifax 2026–27 room rate includes the $20 council fee per semester. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceGraduate House residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie graduate-house named residence, rooms and student capacity
Peter Green HallHalifax$1,025.33–$1,295.42Per month, entire apartment; the current page does not identify an academic year

Rooms and rates

Room types
Unfurnished one-bedroom apartment · Unfurnished two-bedroom apartment
Rates
$1,025.33–$1,295.42
Contract period
Per month, entire apartment; the current page does not identify an academic year
Capacity
Capacity unavailable in reviewed sources
Campus
Halifax

Meal plan

Meal plans optional for non-traditional residences, including family housing.

Requirement
Not required
  • Unfurnished one-bedroom apartment$1,025.33
  • Unfurnished two-bedroom apartment$1,295.42

Who can apply

Full-time Dalhousie Halifax students living with a spouse or child/children. Marriage/domestic-partnership or custody proof and enrolment confirmation required; credit/reference checks precede the waitlist.

Operator
Dalhousie University
Building group
Peter Green Hall, 1094 Wellington Street

112 apartments, not a bed capacity. Kitchen appliances, heat, hot water and electricity included; parking $50/month and coin laundry separate. Offers follow the waitlist; the university says waits can be 6–12 months or longer.

View residencePeter Green Hall residence informationDalhousie Peter Green Hall, 1094 Wellington Street and 112 apartments
Chapman HouseTruro$6,812–$8,6252026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Single · Super single · Double
Rates
$6,812–$8,625
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
125 students during the academic year
Campus
Truro

Meal plan

Meal plan required and billed separately; LeMarchant Place offers Freedom or block plans.

Requirement
Required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Single$7,779
  • Super single$8,625
  • Double$6,812

Who can apply

Full-time Dalhousie students after completing admission. New direct-from-high-school applicants, domestic or international, have the first-year room guarantee; ranked room/building preferences remain availability dependent.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
Chapman House residence building

Dalhousie lists a $20 house council fee and $35 laundry fee per semester in Truro. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceChapman House residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie full-time resident eligibility and new direct-from-high-school guaranteeDalhousie chapman named residence, rooms and student capacity
Fraser HouseTruro$6,812–$8,6252026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Single · Super single · Double
Rates
$6,812–$8,625
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
100 students during the academic year
Campus
Truro

Meal plan

Meal plan required and billed separately; LeMarchant Place offers Freedom or block plans.

Requirement
Required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Single$7,779
  • Super single$8,625
  • Double$6,812

Who can apply

Full-time Dalhousie students after completing admission. New direct-from-high-school applicants, domestic or international, have the first-year room guarantee; ranked room/building preferences remain availability dependent.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
Fraser House residence building

Dalhousie lists a $20 house council fee and $35 laundry fee per semester in Truro. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceFraser House residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie full-time resident eligibility and new direct-from-high-school guaranteeDalhousie fraser named residence, rooms and student capacity
Trueman HouseTruro$6,812–$8,6252026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Single · Super single · Double
Rates
$6,812–$8,625
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
Capacity unavailable in reviewed sources
Campus
Truro

Meal plan

Meal plan required and billed separately; LeMarchant Place offers Freedom or block plans.

Requirement
Required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Single$7,779
  • Super single$8,625
  • Double$6,812

Who can apply

Trueman offers traditional rooms on floors one through three. The ground floor offers separate graduate and mature housing.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
Trueman House, with traditional rooms on floors one through three

Dalhousie lists a $20 house council fee and $35 laundry fee per semester in Truro. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceTrueman House residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie trueman named residence, rooms and student capacity
Mature HousingTruro$8,649–$8,9722026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student

Rooms and rates

Room types
Single · Super single with toilet and sink
Rates
$8,649–$8,972
Contract period
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 total, per student
Capacity
Capacity unavailable in reviewed sources
Campus
Truro

Meal plan

Meal plan optional in non-traditional residence.

Requirement
Not required
Residence package
Meals charged separately
  • Single$8,649
  • Super single with toilet and sink$8,972

Who can apply

Graduate and mature students only.

Operator
Dalhousie University Residence
Building group
Ground floor of Trueman House

Dalhousie lists a $20 house council fee and $35 laundry fee per semester in Truro. The $50 application fee is separate.

View residenceMature Housing residence informationDalhousie 2026–27 building-specific room fees and meal rulesDalhousie mature-housing named residence, rooms and student capacity
Beulah Raymond HallYarmouthRate unavailable

Rooms and rates

Room types
Furnished single room · Furnished double room
Rates
Comparable room rate not verified
Contract period
Period not verified
Capacity
About 45 students
Campus
Yarmouth

Meal plan

No meal plan. Shared kitchens are available. The hospital cafeteria sells meals separately.

Requirement
Not required
Residence package
Meals charged separately

Who can apply

Dalhousie Nursing students at the Yarmouth campus.

Operator
Nova Scotia Health
Building group
Beulah Raymond Hall, 58 Vancouver Street

Furnished rooms with shared kitchens on each floor. Nova Scotia Health bills each term. The 2026–27 contract lists a $200 damage deposit. Ask Nova Scotia Health for current room rates.

View residenceDalhousie Yarmouth Beulah Raymond Hall current rooms and applicationDalhousie Yarmouth nursing fee, operator and meal plan scopeNova Scotia Health 2026–27 Beulah Raymond Hall residence agreement
Placement and contract terms

Residence applications and admission deposit · September 2027 entry

Residence applications opened October 1, 2026. Accept admission and pay the admission deposit by May 1, 2027 unless your admission letter gives another date. Allow two to three business days for processing before applying for residence. The housing application has a separate non-refundable $50 fee.

Dalhousie 2027–28 residence application opening and returning deadlineDalhousie September 2027 admissions and residence deadlinesDalhousie residence application and admission deposit steps

First-year priority and room preferences · September 2027 entry

Dalhousie gives priority access to Indigenous applicants, especially Mi’kmaq students, Black applicants, especially Historical African Nova Scotians, and students whose disability or medical condition significantly affects their housing needs. Applicants rank preferences. Room type and building depend on availability.

Dalhousie first-year residence guarantee, priority access and application feeDalhousie room assignment and preference handling

Truro residence deadline · September 2027 entry

Dalhousie’s September 2027 Agricultural Campus information lists May 15 for the general first-year residence guarantee. The separate Truro Start program page lists May 1 without naming an admission year.

Dalhousie Agricultural Campus September 2027 guarantee deadlineDalhousie Truro Start programme residence guarantee wordingDalhousie September 2027 admissions and residence deadlines

Residence offer and confirmation deposit

Room offers begin in mid-to-late May and continue through summer. The $500 residence confirmation deposit is due by the deadline in your room offer. Dalhousie’s FAQ gives new students ten days. If the deposit does not arrive on time, the room offer and residence application are cancelled.

Dalhousie room confirmation deposit and appeal policyDalhousie residence application and admission deposit stepsDalhousie residence deposit, offer timeline and campus-specific returning rules

Room deposit refund terms

The housing office lists the $500 deposit as non-refundable and allows appeals for extenuating circumstances within 30 days of cancellation. The 2026–27 academic calendar describes a $250 refund for cancellation before August 1. Check the terms in your offer for your year.

Dalhousie room confirmation deposit and appeal policyDalhousie 2026–27 academic calendar historical refund wording

Returning resident applications · 2027–28

Dalhousie lists December 2, 2026 as the initial returning-resident deadline and January for conditional offers. Halifax caps returning residents at 250, excluding Residence Life team spaces. The housing FAQ lists no returning-resident cap for Truro.

Dalhousie 2027–28 residence application opening and returning deadlineDalhousie residence deposit, offer timeline and campus-specific returning rules

Published residence rates · 2026–27

The listed academic-year prices are room rates. Traditional Halifax and Truro rooms require a separate meal plan. Halifax rates include the $20 per-semester council fee. Dalhousie lists a $20 council fee and $35 laundry fee per semester for Truro.

Dalhousie 2026–27 Halifax and Truro room rates and campus feesDalhousie Truro traditional and mature residence inventory

Truro graduate and mature housing

Chapman, Fraser and the upper floors of Trueman offer traditional residence. Trueman’s ground-floor graduate and mature rooms use a separate rate table and offer an optional meal plan.

Dalhousie Truro traditional and mature residence inventoryDalhousie Trueman House room groups and audiencesDalhousie 2026–27 Halifax and Truro room rates and campus fees

Halifax family housing

Peter Green Hall has 112 apartments for full-time Dalhousie Halifax students living with a spouse or children. It uses a separate application and waitlist. Its published monthly rates do not name an academic year.

Dalhousie Halifax Peter Green Hall family housing

Planned Studley Campus residence · Expected Fall 2028

Dalhousie plans a six-storey residence near Henry and Seymour streets behind the Arts Centre. The 213-bed project replaces the Mini Residence buildings and aims to expand upper-year and graduate options with 12-month leases. Dalhousie expects it to open in Fall 2028.

Dalhousie board-approved Halifax student residence projectDalhousie Facilities Studley Campus residence project

Yarmouth nursing residence application · 2026–27

The School of Nursing provides a separate Nova Scotia Health residence application and agreement for eligible Yarmouth students. Nova Scotia Health bills by term. The 2026–27 contract lists a $200 damage deposit.

Dalhousie Yarmouth Beulah Raymond Hall current rooms and applicationNova Scotia Health 2026–27 Beulah Raymond Hall residence agreementDalhousie Yarmouth nursing fee, operator and meal plan scopeDalhousie Yarmouth 2026–27 residence handbook
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Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Units shown with each rate · CAD

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Tuition$314.50 / billing hour
Books and suppliesNot researched
Residence
Not estimated
Meal plan
Not estimated
Estimated subtotalNot available

Course offering faculty sets Canadian tuition · International guarantee excludes incidental and co-op fees

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

Campus, city and student life

  • 300Student clubsDalhousie states there are "over 300 official student societies and clubs ratified through the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU)" rather than an exact count.Dalhousie University: Get Involved and Connect
  • 14 Halifax teams; 10 Truro programme pagesVarsity teamsThe complete institutional athletics page explicitly covers Halifax Tigers and Truro Rams. Current full Tigers navigation has eleven varsity programme pages, matching the university’s express fourteen-team/seven-sport statement because some pages group teams. Current complete Rams men’s/women’s navigation has eleven gendered entries across ten unique programme pages; Badminton is linked from both sections to one shared programme. Every Rams programme main-page body is read, preserving its dated recruitment/news and any empty-events state. No missing match schedule is invented. Halifax’s sixteen labelled club sports and Truro’s two labelled clubs are retained separately, not added to varsity. No single homogeneous combined team count is invented.Dalhousie institutional Halifax and Agricultural Campus athletics scope
  • 18+Recreation programsReviewed programsNineteen listed programme entries include All Levels Yoga at both Dalplex and Sexton; that shared format counts once. The current public catalogue is undated. Truro activities, other adult instruction, aquatics, camps and weekly repeat sessions are additional and excluded.Dalhousie current Halifax group-fitness registration catalogue

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  • Halifax mailing: P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
  • Truro mailing: P.O. Box 550, Truro, NS B2N 5E3. Add the recipient and building street address.
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