You can use this tuition calculator to estimate your costs and resources.
Tuition amounts are approximate and are for eight months of full-time studies. The values below are estimates based on fees for September 2024 to April 2025. Exact fees will be posted in students' Quest accounts a month before the start of each term.
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Values below are averages. Your costs may be higher or lower depending upon your preferences. Expenses are multiplied by 8 months to provide a total for first year.
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If you have a shortfall, you're not alone.
Unless you're using this calculator in July or August once you've received any scholarships, bursaries, and/or student loans or grants, you'll likely have a deficit.
Waterloo offers many ways to financially support your education, such as scholarships, bursaries, co-op, part-time jobs on campus, and financial assistance after first year.
Tuition for accounting and aviation programs
• Accounting and finance programs: Tuition is significantly higher in your upper years.
• Aviation programs: The cost of flight training over the four-year degree is estimated at $93,000. Further details about total costs can be found on the Aviation website.
While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this page, your exact tuition fees will be posted in your Waterloo Quest account approximately a month before the start of classes. Your fees for the fall term will be listed in your Quest account in early August.