Canadian undergraduate tuition fees by field of study (current dollars)^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}

Data for 2024/2025 are preliminary.

The national and provincial tuition fee averages are weighted with the latest enrolment data (2021/2022 Postsecondary Student Information System). If the number of enrolments is unknown for a given program, that program is excluded from the averages. The same enrolment data are used for the weighting of both years, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, thereby permitting the comparison of changes in the tuition fees only.

As the distribution of enrolment varies from period to period, caution must be exercised when making long-term historical comparisons.

For Quebec (since 1998/1999), Nova Scotia (since 2007/2008), and Newfoundland and Labrador (since 2018/2019), the weighted averages take into account the different fees paid by "in province" and "out of province" Canadian students.

It is important to note that tuition fee increases are generally regulated by provincial policies. However, some programs may be exempted from these policies resulting in possible increases that exceed provincial limits.

Data in this release do not take into account financial assistance or tax rebates provided to students.

The fields of study are adapted from the 2016 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), Statistics Canada's standard for the classification of instructional programs.