Carleton University Campus, Ottawa Ontario, October 12 2017 (Photograph by Kaja Tirrul) Photograph by Kaja Tirrul
Ontario universities: The minimum grades for getting in
With application deadlines looming, here are the marks needed to attend Ontario’s universities
More than 433,000 Ontario high school students applied to attend one of the province’s universities in 2017. Out of those applicants, just over 72,000 were accepted. But what marks do you need to attend the school of your dreams? The numbers below show the minimum grade average of full-time students admitted directly from a secondary school in the fall 2016 general round of admissions. All figures are provided by the universities. A blank space indicates the program is not offered at that institution. At RMC, acceptance criteria is also based on suitability to become an officer.
Ontario Minimum Grades
| University | Minimum entering grade: Arts | Minimum entering grade: Science | Minimum entering grade: Commerce | Minimum entering grade: Engineering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma | 65% | 65% | 65% | 65% |
| Brock | 70% | 70% | 84% | |
| Carleton | 78% | 78-80% | 80% | 76-86% |
| Guelph | 78-84% | 80-85% | 78-84% | 83-85% |
| Lakehead | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% |
| Laurentian | 72% | 72% | 72% | 72-80% |
| McMaster | 75% | 85-90% | 82.5% | 89% |
| Nipissing | 70% | 70% | 70% | |
| OCAD U | 70%, plus portfolio | |||
| UOIT | 70-75% | 70-80% | 75-80% | 80-85% |
| Ottawa | 73-78% | 75-84% | 75-85% | 80-85% |
| Queen's | 80% | 84% | 87% | 90% |
| RMC | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| Ryerson | 73-88% | 72-90% | 72-85% | 88-90% |
| Toronto | 75-84% | 75-91% | 83-88% | 85-93% |
| Trent | 70% | 70% | 70% | |
| Waterloo | 80% | 80% | 80-92% | 88% |
| Western | 83.5% | 83.5% | 87.5% | 87% |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 70-86% | 74-91% | 89-93.5% | |
| Windsor | 70-80% | 70% | 73-78% | 74% |
| York | 75% | 80% | 90% | 80% |
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