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Laurier (Waterloo) tuition, 2026–27

How much is tuition at Laurier (Waterloo)?

$6,180 a year for an Ontario student in arts and science, before fees.

BBA and Computer Science double degree is the highest first-year rate, at $13,128. International students pay $36,620.

First year, full time, fall and winter, from Laurier (Waterloo)’s own 2026–27 fee schedule, read September 21, 2026.

For an Ontario student

  • Non-business programs (BA, BSc except Computer Science, and others)

    $6,180

    2 terms × $3,090.00 = $6,180.00 Fee schedule

  • BBA and Computer Science double degree (with Waterloo)

    $13,128

    2 terms × $6,564.00 = $13,128.00 Fee schedule

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

    $10,564

    2 terms × $5,282.00 = $10,564.00 Fee schedule

  • Business Technology Management (BBTM)

    $8,820

    2 terms × $4,410.00 = $8,820.00 Fee schedule

Arts and science cost about the same across Ontario: from $5,982.48 to $6,250 at the 24 universities compared. Laurier (Waterloo) is cheaper than 12 of the other 23. Every university side by side

For an international student

  • Every program except business

    $36,620

    10 half-credits × $3,662.00 = $36,620.00 Fee schedule

  • BBA and Computer Science double degree (with Waterloo)

    $69,886

    10 half-credits × $6,988.60 Fee schedule

On top of tuition

Ancillary and incidental fees. $2,132 to $4,189 a year, the range Laurier publishes. Source

What these fees cover differs by university, so they are not added to the tuition above.

First year in residence, all in

The cheapest way to live on campus in first year: tuition, the cheapest first-year room and the meal plan a first-year has to buy.

  • Tuition, arts and science

    $6,180

  • Residence

    $8,372.58

    Traditional double, dormitory-style, the cheapest first-year room. Residence fees

  • Meal plan, required

    $7,211.58

    Five-Day All Access (Dormitory-Style), the cheapest required plan. Meal plans

  • From

    $21,764.16

Plus ancillary fees. The dearest first-year room is $11,759.68 (Apartment-style ensuite single). Books, a phone plan and trips home are not counted. Every university, all in

“Waterloo residence students will receive a mandatory meal plan of either Dorm or Apartment style.”

Other campuses

  • Wilfrid Laurier University — Brantford. Laurier's tuition schedule has no separate rows for Brantford; only incidental fees are listed by campus.
  • Wilfrid Laurier University — Milton. Laurier's tuition schedule has no separate rows for Milton; only incidental fees are listed by campus.

Some of it comes back. Laurier (Waterloo) lists 45 entrance scholarships, 11 of them automatic on your average.

Laurier (Waterloo) entrance scholarships, and what your average is worth

These are 2026–27 rates. Students starting in fall 2027 pay the next year’s, which Laurier (Waterloo) publishes in the spring. Confirm on the fee schedule before you budget.

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