Tuition fees, books & supplies
The following tuition amounts are based on a full course load of 5 or more courses per term. Details and amounts for upper years are available on the Finance Office website.
Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident · Additional expenses: · Co-op fee: $609 per 4-month term when co-op begins | |||
Faculty or program |
Domestic tuition |
Books & supplies | |
Accounting and Financial Management**, Applied Health Sciences, Arts, Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy**, Computing and Financial Management**, Environment, Mathematics, Mathematics/Chartered Accountancy**, Science |
$5,500 |
$2,000 | |
Architecture |
$7,200 |
$4,200* | |
Business Administration (WLU) and Mathematics (Waterloo) Double Degree |
$6,600 |
$2,000 | |
Computer Science, Business Administration (WLU) and Computer Science (Waterloo) Double Degree |
$10,000 |
$2,000 | |
Engineering, Software Engineering |
$10,900 |
$2,000 |
*For Architecture students, the estimated amount for books and supplies includes the purchase of a laptop.
**For accounting and finance programs, as with most university professional programs, tuition is significantly higher in your upper years.
International students (study permit) Additional expenses: · Incidental fees: $1,600 - $2,000 for 8 months · Co-op fee: $609 per 4-month term when co-op begins | |||
Faculty or program |
International tuition |
Books & supplies | |
Applied Health Sciences, Accounting and Financial Management**, Arts, Computing and Financial Management**, Environment |
$18,700 |
$2,000 | |
Architecture*, Engineering, Software Engineering |
$27,000 |
$4,200 | |
Mathematics |
$20,000 |
$2,000 | |
Science |
$19,500 |
$2,000 |
*For Architecture students, the estimated amount for books and supplies includes the purchase of a laptop.
**For accounting and finance programs, as with most university professional programs, tuition is significantly higher in your upper years.
Additional notes:
· Tuition and fees are paid per 4-month academic term.
o You do not have to pay for the entire year (2 terms/8 months) at once.
· Your actual tuition and residence fees will be posted in Quest – Waterloo's online student information system – after you've enrolled in classes.
· For Aviation programs – The additional cost of the Professional Pilot Training is projected to be approximately $55,000 over 3 calendar years.