Makerere University has 12 Halls of Residence. Six are for male students, Three Halls for female students. Three Hostels are mixed. One at Mulago hospital complex, accommodates medical students, another one at Kabanyolo is for Agriculture students in third ynd hostels host a population of about 5000 resident undergraduates and 100 graduate students i.e. only 16% of students registered to the University. The rest of the students reside outside the campus either in private hostels or commute from homes.

With the assistance of Wardens and in consultation with Estates Department, the Dean of Students Department is responsible for maintenance of facilities in Halls of Residence and the university hostels.

Dean of Students Department with assistance ear and the third one is Dag Hammarskjold, it houses graduate students.

At all the Halls,Wardens ensures that appropriate accommodation and catering services are provided to students in accordance with the prevailing budgets.Both Private and Government students are accommodated through this department and allocation of rooms done by respective hall committees chaired by the wardens.

Security on campus is a responsibility of the university security Department and the Uganda police force.
Private Hostels provide their own security arrangements for the Students they accommodate.
The Uganda police force patrol also provides extra security both within and outside the campus.

Below are the halls and their locations;

Facilities
All the above halls have got Beds, Reading tables and Chairs, Television sets connected to DSTV, well stocked canteens,they also provide running water, security,various sports facilities, fumigation services during holidays and rest gardens.

Wardens are in charge of hall Administration with the help of chief Custodian and others. There is a Students Common Room(SCR) cabinet in each hall headed by a chairperson who together with the cabinet takes care of students’ problems and interests.
Hall Programs
1st week of the new accademic year – Freshers orientation week
2nd semester – SCR elections after Guild elections
Last month of 2nd semester – Cultural week, Finalists Dinner.

In addition to accommodation in halls on campus there are a number of private hostels around the university. Some of these hostels are affiliated to the University, that is, the University and the owners have reached an understanding to accommodate University students.
The affiliated hostels at Makerereare:

For the list of other hostels around Makerere university click here for the MS Word and PDF versions