Do you need MDM4U for university in Ontario?
MDM4U is Mathematics of Data Management, a Grade 12 mathematics course.
151 of the 1,578 Ontario university programs whose prerequisites we could read require Mathematics of Data Management — 10%. The other 1,427 do not.
Require it
151
Share of programs
10%
Campuses
22
What you can still apply to without it
1,427 programs do not ask for MDM4U, with published ranges starting at 65%. Biggest subject areas among them:
- 180 Interdisciplinary Studies97% of that subject
- 151 Business Studies77% of that subject
- 122 Computer Science92% of that subject
- 103 General or Integrated Engineering99% of that subject
- 102 Environmental Studies89% of that subject
- 95 Education Studies90% of that subject
- 93 Law & Criminology96% of that subject
- 92 Media and Communication Studies96% of that subject
- 90 Psychology86% of that subject
- 88 Politics98% of that subject
- 83 Mathematics91% of that subject
- 76 Chemistry88% of that subject
Where it is required
The subjects that ask for MDM4U most often, and how much of each one does.
- 44Business Studies23%
- 24Biological Sciences27%
- 22Economics23%
- 21Finance30%
- 21Others in Business & Administrative Studies27%
- 19Accounting34%
- 17Human Biology20%
- 17Others in Subjects Related to Medicine19%
- 16Human Resource Management38%
- 16Marketing36%
By university
How much of each campus’s catalogue asks for it. Sorted by share, not raw count — a small campus where most programs need it matters more than a large one where few do.
- St. Jerome's2 of 2100%
- Lakehead26 of 4360%
- Western6 of 1833%
- Huron1 of 333%
- U of T (Scarborough)5 of 1828%
- Algoma18 of 6627%
- King's2 of 825%
- Waterloo10 of 4721%
- Ontario Tech30 of 15320%
- TMU13 of 6420%
- UOF2 of 1020%
- U of T (Mississauga)2 of 1217%
- York (Glendon)2 of 1712%
- York (Markham)1 of 911%
- Windsor6 of 669%
- Brock7 of 868%
- Carleton3 of 457%
- McMaster3 of 476%
- Laurier (Waterloo)2 of 326%
- Trent6 of 1594%
- Laurentian2 of 643%
- York2 of 1042%
Lowest ranges that require MDM4U
If you have the course but not the marks, these publish the lowest ranges of anything that asks for it.
- 65%AlgomaEconomics (BA 3 year)
- 65%AlgomaEconomics (Brampton) (BA 3 year)
- 65%AlgomaFinance and Economics (BA 4 year)
- 65%AlgomaFinance and Economics (Brampton) (BA 4 year)
- 70%LaurentianÉducation concurrente et Administration des affaires – moyen/intermédiare
- 70–73%Ontario TechAccounting
- 70–73%Ontario TechAccounting (Co-op)
- 70%TrentAcounting & Economics
- 70%LakeheadAnthropology (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
- 70–75%LakeheadApplied Life Sciences (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
- 70%WindsorBachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health Studies or Bachelor of Sport Management and Leadership
- 70%LakeheadBiology (includes Environmental Science, Animal Sciences, Plant Sciences, and Biodiversity and Conservation) (Thunder Bay)
- 70%LakeheadBusiness - International Dual Degree (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
- 70%LakeheadBusiness (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
- 70%AlgomaBusiness Administration - Aviation Management (Brampton) (BBA 4 Year)
Other mathematics courses
The calculator knows which of your six targets need MDM4U, and builds your average the way universities do — required courses first, whether or not they are your best marks.
Counted across the 1,578 programs whose published prerequisite text names at least one Grade 12 course. 40 listings describe their requirements in prose we do not parse into codes and are left out of every number on this page rather than assumed either way. Always confirm a prerequisite with the university before you drop a course.