Fees below are for Fall 2021 term only. Incidental fees are subject to change. Due date is August 24, 2021.
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 year 2 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.
Co-op Fee
2021/2022 Co-op Fee: $739.00
- 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 and Work Report Marking 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 & Work Report Marking Fees.
- Co-op students in the PharmD program are exempt from paying the Co-op Fee and Work Report Marking Fee in term 1A, 1B, 4A and 4B.
- Co-op students in Accounting programs, Health, Architecture, Arts, Environment, and Science are exempt from paying the Co-op Fee and Work Report Marking Fee in terms 1A & 1B.
- Double Degree Business & Math students and Double Degree Business & Computer Science students are exempt from paying the Co-op Fee and Work Report Marking Fee in terms 4A, 4B, 5A & 5B
- 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.
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 (excluding HST) | Total fees per term (excluding HST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Regular programs All terms |
$683.00 |
$332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - | $657.75 | $3,721.75 |
| Health Co-op programs Terms 1A & 1B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - | $779.45 | $3,843.45 |
| Health Co-op programs Terms 2A - 4B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $779.45 | $4,595.05 |
Arts 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 (excluding HST) |
Total fees per term (excluding HST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Regular programs All terms |
$683.00 |
$332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - | $647.31 | $3,711.31 |
| Arts Co-op programs Terms 1A & 1B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - | $769.01 | $3,833.01 |
| Arts Co-op programs Terms 2A - 4B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 |
$12.60 |
$739.00 |
$769.01 | $4,584.61 |
| Accounting & Financial Management Co-op program Terms 1A & 1B |
$683.00 |
$332.00 |
$3,064.00 |
- |
- |
$807.01 |
$3,871.01 |
| Accounting & Financial Management Co-op program Terms 2A - 4B |
$1,686.00 |
$775.00 |
$7,519.00 |
$12.60 |
$739.00 |
$807.01 |
$9,077.61 |
|
Global Business & Digital Arts |
$1,271.00 |
$599.00 |
$5,683.00 |
- |
- |
$647.31 |
$6,330.31 |
| Global Business & Digital Arts Regular program Terms 2A - 4B |
$1,271.00 |
$599.00 |
$5,683.00 |
- |
- |
$396.87 |
$6,079.87 |
Engineering programs
| Program/Level | Price per course for the first four 0.5-unit courses during a non-degree term | Maximum tuition per term | Work report marking fee | Co-op fee | Incidental fees (excluding HST) | Total fees per term (excluding HST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Co-op programs All terms |
$1,445.00 | $6,985.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 |
$845.85 |
$8,582.45 |
| Architecture Co-op program Terms 1A & 1B |
$943.00 | $4,570.00 | - | - | $811.85 | $5,381.85 |
| Architecture Co-op program Terms 2A - 4B |
$943.00 | $4,570.00 | - | $739.00 | $811.85 | $6,120.85 |
| Software Engineering Co-op program All terms |
$1,445.00 | $6,985.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $838.84 | $8,575.44 |
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 (excluding HST) | Total fees per term (excluding HST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment Regular programs All terms |
$683.00 |
$332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - | $667.81 | $3,731.81 |
| Environment Co-op programs Terms 1A & 1B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - | $789.51 | $3,853.51 |
| Environment Co-op programs Terms 2A - 4B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $789.51 | $4,605.11 |
Mathematics 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 (excluding HST) | Total fees per term (excluding HST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math Regular programs All terms |
$683.00 |
$332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - |
$671.52 |
$3,735.52 |
| Math Co-op programs All terms |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $793.22 | $4,608.82 |
| Business Admin. & Math Double Degree Co-op program Terms 1A - 3B |
$954.00 | $456.00 | $4,272.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $793.22 | $5,816.82 |
| Business Admin. & Math Double Degree Co-op program Terms 4A - 5B |
$954.00 | $456.00 | $4,272.00 | $793.22 | $5,065.22 | ||
| Business Admin. & Computer Science Double Degree Co-op program Terms 1A - 3B |
$1,445.00 | $655.00 | $6,435.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $793.22 | $7,979.82 |
| Business Admin. & Computer Science Double Degree Co-op program Terms 4A - 5B |
$1,445.00 | $655.00 | $6,435.00 | - | - | $793.22 |
$7,228.22 |
| Financial Analysis & Risk Management Regular program All terms |
$1,072.00 | $495.00 | $4,783.00 | - | - |
$671.52 |
$5,454.52 |
| Financial Analysis & Risk Management Co-op program All terms |
$1,072.00 | $495.00 | $4,783.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $793.22 | $6,327.82 |
| Chartered Professional Accounting Co-op program Terms 1A & 1B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - | $843.22 |
$3,907.22 |
| Chartered Professional Accounting Co-op program Terms 2A - 4B |
$1,686.00 | $775.00 | $7,519.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $843.22 | $9,113.82 |
| Computing & Financial Management Co-op program Terms 1A & 1B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $853.22 | $4,668.82 |
| Computing & Financial Management Co-op program Terms 2A - 4B |
$1,686.00 | $775.00 | $7,519.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $853.22 | $9,123.82 |
| Computer Science/Data Science Regular program All terms |
$1,445.00 | $655.00 | $6,435.00 | - | - | $671.52 | $7,106.52 |
| Computer Science/Data Science Co-op program All terms |
$1,445.00 | $655.00 | $6,435.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 |
$793.22 |
$7,979.82 |
Science 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 (excluding HST) | Total fees per term (excluding HST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Regular programs All terms |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - | $693.31 | $3,757.31 |
| Science Co-op programs Terms 1A & 1B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - | $815.01 | $3,879.01 |
| Science Co-op programs Terms 2A - 4B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $815.01 | $4,630.61 |
| Biotechnology/ Chartered Professional Accounting Co-op program Terms 1A & 1B |
$683.00 | $332.00 | $3,064.00 | - | - | $865.01 |
$3,929.01 |
| Biotechnology/ Chartered Professional Accounting Co-op program Terms 2A - 4B |
$1,686.00 | $775.00 | $7,519.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $865.01 | $9,130.61 |
|
PharmD |
n/a | n/a | $8,515.00 | - | - | $835.01 | $9,350.01 |
| PharmD Co-op program Terms 2A - 3B |
n/a | n/a | $8,515.00 | $12.60 | $739.00 | $835.01 | $10,101.61 |
| Optometry Regular program All terms |
n/a | n/a | $7,635.00 | - | - | $690.31 | $8,325.31 |
Exchange Students
University of Waterloo Outgoing:
You will be assessed fees for a full course load (minimum 2.5 units) for the term in which the exchange occurs at the rate for degree students for the Faculty in which you are enrolled at uWaterloo. You are required to pay all compulsory incidental fees.
Incoming:
Tuition and other fees are payable at your home institution. You are required to enrol in the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) & the Waterloo University Student Association (WUSA) health & dental insurance plans. Membership in WUSA is required for enrolment in the supplementary health & dental plans so the WUSA fees will also be charged to your student account.
If you are staying in residence, charges for residence and meal plan (if applicable) will also be billed to your student account. For detailed information on housing fees, please see Campus Housing.
Bridge to Academic Success in English (BASE) - offered Fall & Winter terms only
| Fall 2021 | |
|---|---|
| BASE program fee |
$8,450.00 |
| University course fee (per 0.5 unit) |
$683.00 |
| Incidental fees (excluding HST) |
$625.31 |
| Total (excluding HST) |
$9,758.31 |