Fee Schedule for Domestic Ontario Undergraduates Fall 2025

Fees below are for Fall 2025 term only. Incidental fees are subject to change. Due date is August 19, 2025.

University of Waterloo bills students one term at a time:

  • fall Term – September to December
  • winter Term – January to April
  • Spring Term – May to August


Tuition rates

  • With the exception of Engineering and Optometry programs tuition is assessed for each 0.5-unit course, and prorated for other course credit weights.
  • Students in Optometry & Engineering degree programs are charged a program fee equal to the maximum tuition charge and are only charged the per course rate during a non-degree term.
  • In the fall & winter terms, the Optometry program fee includes a $450.00 special assessment.
  • Students in Pharmacy are charged per course for enrolment in 2.5 units or fewer, and charged the maximum term tuition fee for any course load over 2.5 units.
  • Bachelor of Social Work students are charged at the Arts Regular rate.
  • Tuition rates are the same regardless of how the course is delivered (in person, online or a combination) and whether you take the course for credit or general interest, or audit it.
  • Any course load of more than 2.0 units will be charged the maximum tuition fee for the term for that program.
  • Any course load of 1.5 or more units will be charged full-time incidental fees, regardless of how the course is being delivered (in-person, online, blended), and whether you are taking the course to meet degree requirements, or for general interest.
  • Post-degree students and students enrolled in a non-degree term are charged per course at the 2B rate.
  • Dropping a course may or may not result in a refund depending on when the course is dropped and your course load before and after the drop; please contact Student Financial Services if you need clarification before dropping a course.

Incidental Fees

Learn more about the non-tuition fees charged to your student account each term you are enrolled in at least one course. Note that the fee schedule below does not include the First Year Orientation fee and HST charged to first year full-time undergraduate students.

Co-op Fee

2025/2026 Co-op Fee: $817.00

  • Co-op fees represent the cost of running the co-op program, spread out over a specific number of academic terms. They are not directly related to specific work terms and are not “placement fees” or “internship fees”.
  • Co-op fees are charged to co-op students for a prescribed number of academic terms, corresponding to their particular program. If a student is required to register for additional academic terms to complete degree requirements, we will remove the extra co-op fees.
  • Co-op students in the PharmD program are charged the co-op fee and a Work Report Marking fee for a maximum of four terms, beginning with 2A.
  • Co-op students in the Global Business & Digital Arts program are charged the co-op fee for a maximum of four terms, beginning with 3A.
  • Co-op students in Accounting programs, Health, Arts, Environment, and Science are charged the co-op fee for a maximum of six terms, beginning with 2A.
  • Double Degree Business & Math students and Double Degree Business & Computer Science students are charged the co-op fee for a maximum of six terms, beginning with 1A.
  • Students in all other programs are charged the co-op fee for a maximum of eight terms, beginning with 1A.
  • Check out the co-op fee FAQs to learn more about the cost associated with enrolling in a co-op program.

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, student services fees, and co-op and work report marking fees (if applicable) only. All other charges will remain on your account.
  • For detailed information on refunds for housing charges, please see Campus Housing.

Environment programs

Program/Level

Price per course for the first four 0.5-unit courses

Additional fee for any course load greater than 2.0 units

Maximum tuition per term

Work report marking fee

Co-op fee

Incidental fees (including HST)

FT = 1.5 or more units

PT = fewer than 1.5 units

Environment Regular programs All terms

$683.00

$332.00

$3,064.00

-

-

$831.27 FT

$333.35 PT

Environment Co-op programs - Terms 1A & 1B

$683.00

$332.00

$3,064.00

-

-

$975.84 FT 

Environment Co-op programs Terms 2A - 4B

$683.00

$332.00

$3,064.00

-

$817.00

$975.84 FT  $477.92 PT

Health programs

Program/Level   

Price per course for the first four 0.5-unit courses

Additional fee for any course load greater than 2.0 units

Maximum tuition per term

Work report marking fee

Co-op  fee

Incidental fees (including HST)

FT = 1.5 or more units

PT = fewer than 1.5 units

Health Regular programs - All terms

$683.00

 $332.00 $3,064.00 - -

 $816.86 FT   $333.35 PT

Health Co-op programs - Terms 1A & 1B

 $683.00 $332.00 $3,064.00 - -

$961.43 FT 

Health Co-op programs - Terms 2A - 4B

 $683.00 $332.00 $3,064.00 - $817.00

$961.43 FT 

$477.92 PT

Interdisciplinary programs

Program/Level

Price per course for the first four 0.5-unit courses

Additional fee for any course load greater than 2.0 units

Maximum tuition per term

Work report marking fee

Co-op fee

Incidental fees (including HST)

FT = 1.5 or more units

PT = fewer than 1.5 units

Computing & Financial Management  - Co-op program -Terms 1A & 1B

 $683.00 $332.00 $3,064.00 - $817.00

$1,044.81 FT $477.92 PT

Computing & Financial Management - Co-op program -Terms 2A - 4B

 $1,686.00 $775.00 $7,519.00 - $817.00

$1,044.81 FT $477.92 PT

Software Engineering - Co-op program - All terms

 $1,445.00 (during a reduced load or non-degree term) n/a $6,985.00   $817.00

$1,028.69 FT $477.92 PT

Sustainability & Financial Management - Co-op program - Terms 1A & 1B

 $683.00 $332.00 $3,064.00 - -

$1,019.14 FT $477.92 PT

Sustainability & Financial Management - Co-op program - Terms 2A - 4B

 $1,686.00 $775.00 $7,519.00 - $817.00

$1,019.14 FT $477.92 PT