Doctoral program tuition winter 2025 - International

How tuition is charged - International Doctoral students

At University of Waterloo the doctoral tuition rates are assessed by domestic, domestic out of province, and international residency status and full-time/part-time only; the actual program costs remain the same, regardless of discipline.

University of Waterloo charges tuition one term at time, with three terms occurring over the course of a year:

  • Fall Term – September to December
  • Winter Term – January to April
  • Spring Term – May to August

Non-tuition fees (incidental fees) are also charged to your student account on a termly basis.

Other tuition fee assessments

  • Non-degree graduate students - pay the research/coursework master's rate plus incidental fees.
  • Qualifying graduate students - pay fees at the year two undergraduate per-course fee corresponding to their program. For more information, please see the undergraduate fee schedule.
  • International Students with special tuition arrangements: An International student admitted under a specific scholarship agreement through a formalized partnership with Waterloo may be assessed domestic tuition, as per the agreement. See your Offer of Admission department details for an explanation as to whether your external scholarship funding is approved for domestic tuition assessment. If you are eligible for the special tuition arrangement, review the Fee Schedule for Canadians/Permanent Residents

Other possible charges

  • A charge for residence may also be billed to your student account. For detailed information on refunds for housing charges, please see Campus Housing
  • Graduate co-operative programs: A fee in the amount of $786.00 per four-month work-term will be charged to students using the services of Co-operative Education.

Tuition and residence refunds

Withdrawal or program completion effective on or before the 100% refund deadline will result in all of your charges for the term being removed. Withdrawal or program completion effective on or before the 50% refund deadline will result in a 50% adjustment to the charges for tuition and student services fees only.

Doctoral program fees winter 2025 - International students

All amounts are shown in Canadian dollars.

Faculty Program Program type Delivery mode Full-time tuition per term Full-time incidental fees per term (including HST) Part-time tuition per term Part-time incidental fees per term (including HST)

Arts

Applied Economics research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54

not offered part-time

  Applied Economics - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 not offered part-time
  English research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $891.19 $3,698.00 $600.14
  French Studies research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  German research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $896.84 $3,698.00 $605.79
  History joint research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Applied Philosophy research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Philosophy research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Political Science research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $908.14 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Political Science - Co-operative Program co-operative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $908.14 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Psychology research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $891.19 not offered part-time
  Religious Studies joint research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 not offered part-time
  Sociology research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Sociology - Co-operative Program co-operative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Global Governance joint research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 not offered part-time
  Accounting research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 not offered part-time

Engineering

Chemical Engineering research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $894.02 $3,698.00 $606.36
  Chemical Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $894.02 $3,698.00 $606.36
  Chemical Engineering - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $894.02 $3,698.00 $606.36
  Civil Engineering research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Civil Engineering - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Electrical & Computer Engineering research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Electrical & Computer Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Electrical & Computer Engineering - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Entrepreneurship and Organization research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 not offered part-time
  Management Sciences research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Systems Design Engineering research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Systems Design Engineering - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 not offered part-time
  Systems Design Engineering - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88

Environment

Geography joint research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $919.30 $3,698.00 $601.64
  Geography - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $919.30 $3,698.00 $601.64
  Geography - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $919.30 $3,698.00 $601.64
  Global Governance joint research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $919.30 not offered part-time
  Sustainability Management research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $919.30 $3,698.00 $601.64
  Sustainability Management-Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $919.30 $3,698.00 $601.64
  Sustainability Management - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $919.30 $3,698.00 $601.64
  Social & Ecological Sustainability research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $919.30 $3,698.00 $601.64
  Social & Ecological Sustainability - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $919.30 $3,698.00 $601.64
  Planning research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $921.19 $3,698.00 $603.53

Health

Kinesiology and Health Sciences research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $893.45 $3,698.00 $601.84
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences - Aging, Health & Wellbeing collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $893.45 $3,698.00 $601.84
  Kinesiology and Health Sciences- Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $893.45 $3,698.00 $601.84
  Recreation & Leisure Studies research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $891.19 $3,698.00 $600.14
  Recreation & Leisure Studies - Aging, Health & Wellbeing collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $891.19 $3,698.00

$600.14

  Public Health Sciences research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $891.19 $3,698.00 $600.71
  Public Health Sciences - Aging, Health & Wellbeing collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $891.19 $3,698.00 $600.71
  Public Health Sciences - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $891.19 $3,698.00 $600.71

Mathematics

Computer Science research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Computer Science - Internship research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Computer Science - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Applied Mathematics research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Applied Mathematics - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Applied Mathematics - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Applied Mathematics - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Combinatorics & Optimization research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Combinatorics & Optimization - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Pure Mathematics research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Pure Mathematics - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Actuarial Science research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Statistics research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Statistics - Biostatistics research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88

Science

Biology research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Biology - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Chemistry joint research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Chemistry - Co-operative program co-operative joint research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Chemistry - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Chemistry - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Earth Sciences research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Earth Sciences - Water collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Physics joint research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Physics - Nanotechnology collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Physics - Quantum Information collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Vision Science research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Vision Science - Aeronautics collaborative research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88
  Pharmacy research PhD on-campus $7,396.00 $885.54 $3,698.00 $597.88