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Queen's tuition, 2026–27

How much is tuition at Queen's?

$6,204.60 a year for an Ontario student in arts and science, before fees.

Commerce, years 1–2 is the highest first-year rate, at $16,613.19. International students pay $44,809.80.

First year, full time, fall and winter, from Queen's’s own 2026–27 fee schedule, read September 21, 2026.

For an Ontario student

  • Arts and Science, every degree except Computing

    $6,204.60

    30 units × $206.82 per unit = $6,204.60 Fee schedule

  • Commerce, years 1–2 (33 units)

    $16,613.19

    Fee schedule

  • Engineering and Applied Science

    $12,152.92

    Fee schedule

  • Computing

    $8,541

    Fee schedule

Arts and science cost about the same across Ontario: from $5,982.48 to $6,250 at the 24 universities compared. Queen's is cheaper than 10 of the other 23. Every university side by side

For an international student

On top of tuition

Ancillary and incidental fees: $1,466.51 a year. Plus a $100 Student Assistance Levy. 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

    $6,204.60

  • Residence, meal plan included

    $11,934

    Loft double, the cheapest first-year room. Residence fees

  • From

    $18,138.60

Plus $1,466.51 in ancillary fees. The dearest first-year room is $19,164 (Single Plus). Books, a phone plan and trips home are not counted. Every university, all in

Queen's residence fees include the meal plan; the cheapest room is a loft double.

Some of it comes back. Queen's lists 25 entrance scholarships, 7 of them automatic on your average.

Queen's entrance scholarships, and what your average is worth

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

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