Dalhousie University from an Ontario high school
What average does Dalhousie want from an Ontario student?
Dalhousie publishes a plain minimum for each program, calculated on five academic Grade 12 courses, and a separate page saying which 4U courses count.
A published minimum. Clearing it is the floor, not the decision. Read from Dalhousie’s own pages on September 20, 2026.
Medical Sciences
Minimum overall average: 80%
Commerce
Minimum overall average: 75%
Computer Science
Minimum overall average: 70%
Dalhousie flags that many programs use a competitive average and that meeting the posted minimum does not guarantee admission. It publishes no admitted averages.
The courses it wants
English is ENG4U. Academic math is MDM4U, MHF4U or MCV4U; where pre-calculus is required it has to be MHF4U or MCV4U.
Applying from Ontario
- Route. Direct through apply.dal.ca, not OUAC, not OUAC.
- Deadline. Applications for fall 2027 open October 1; program deadlines are posted a cycle at a time.
- Fee. Not stated on the admissions pages.
Sources: Admission requirements by program · Canadian high school applicants, Ontario. The pages carry no date of their own. Check anything here against Dalhousie before you rely on it.