Ottawa tuition, 2026–27

For an Ontario student

• Faculty of Arts, first year

  $6,209.92

  2 terms × $3,104.96 = $6,209.92 Fee schedule

Arts and science cost about the same across Ontario: from $5,982.48 to $6,250 at the 24 universities compared. Ottawa is cheaper than 9 of the other 23. Every university side by side

On top of tuition

Ancillary and incidental fees: $1,369.51 a year. From uOttawa's worked example for a first-year Ontario student; some faculty fees vary. 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

  $6,209.92

• Residence

  $9,278

  Traditional double (Leblanc, Stanton, Marchand or Thompson), the cheapest first-year room. Residence fees

• Meal plan, required

  $7,125

  5-day meal plan (unlimited Dining Hall access Monday to Friday), the cheapest required plan. Meal plans

• From

  $22,612.92

Plus $1,369.51 in ancillary fees. The dearest first-year room is $15,448 (Suite single, 90U). Books, a phone plan and trips home are not counted. Every university, all in

“The 5-day plan is mandatory at Leblanc, Marchand, Stanton, Thompson, 90U and Henderson and can be upgraded to an unlimited 7-day plan to include weekends.”

Meal plans are optional in the Friel and Rideau residences.