Trent University — Durham GTA
Programs
51
Range spans
70–80
With co-op
3

Trent University is a public university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Founded in 1964, the university is known for its Oxbridge college system and 11 on-campus nature reserves. The university's main Symons campus is located on the Otonabee River at the northeast corner of the City of Peterborough. In 2023, over 13,000 undergraduates and over 1,200 graduate students were enrolled at the Symons campus while Trent University Durham GTA served over 3,000 full- and part-time students at its Oshawa campus. The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sports by the Trent Excalibur varsity team.
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Trent (Durham) acceptance rate — why there isn’t one, and the published bars that decide instead
Trent (Durham) tuition: Trent's rates, $6,240.85 a year for most programs
What you apply to, by subject
Trent (Durham) admits into 9 entry points across these 35 subjects. Some are direct entry; for the rest you apply to something broader and choose later.
- accounting
- architecture
- biochemistry
- biology
- chemistry
- commerce/business
- communications
- computer science
- criminology
- earth science
- economics
- education
- engineering
- english
- environmental science
- finance
- geography
- health sciences
- history
- kinesiology
- languages
- life sciences
- marketing
- mathematics
- medical sciences
- microbiology
- neuroscience
- nursing
- philosophy
- physics
- political science
- psychology
- sociology
- software engineering
- statistics
How Trent (Durham) is set up
Not a ranking — the structural facts that shape what a year here feels like, computed from Trent (Durham)’s own listings. Universities list at different grain (Trent (Durham) lists 51), so read the counts rather than comparing percentages between campuses.
6%
of programs offer co-op
3 of 51 listings. Almost everyone here is on campus for the whole degree.
8/12
subjects you apply straight into
You mostly apply directly to the subject: 8 of 12 common majors are direct entry, so first year is already your program.
Living there
Guaranteed
first-year residence
Last year’s terms (Fall 2026). The Fall 2027 dates weren’t posted when this was checked.
Apply to residence and pay your deposit by June 3 for a guaranteed room. It’s Trent’s first-year guarantee, which covers the Durham GTA residences.
Source: trentu.ca · checked September 11, 2026
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Trent (Durham) open house 2026
Every Ontario university open house this fall
Ontario Universities’ Fair, September 26–27. The Trent University talk is in room 715A, Saturday hourly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday hourly from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Plan your day
Where it is
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All 51 programs
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- 80%Law (LL.B.) Business Administration (B.B.A.): Trent/Swansea Dual DegreeOUAC RNC
- 80%Law (LL.B.) English Literature (B.A.): Trent/Swansea Dual DegreeOUAC RNN· co-op
- 80%Law (LL.B.) Media Studies (B.A.): Trent/Swansea Dual DegreeOUAC RNK
- 80%Law (LL.B.) Philosophy (B.A.): Trent/Swansea Dual DegreeOUAC RNP
- 80%Law (LL.B.) Sociology (B.A.): Trent/Swansea Dual DegreeOUAC RNQ
- 75%CriminologyOUAC RAP
- 75%Policing & Community Well-BeingOUAC RPC
- 75%Supply Chain ManagementOUAC RAE
- 75%Teacher Education Stream – Arts (Honours)OUAC ROQ
- 75%Teacher Education Stream – Science (Honours)OUAC ROZ
- 70%Anthropology (BA)OUAC ROA
- 70%Anthropology (BSc)OUAC RON
- 70%Anthropology & Business AdministrationOUAC RFB
- 70%Anthropology & English LiteratureOUAC RJX
- 70%Anthropology & Media StudiesOUAC RJZ
- 70%Anthropology & PsychologyOUAC RF
- 70%Anthropology & SociologyOUAC RFA
- 70%Bachelor of Business AdministrationOUAC RDO
- 70%Business and Computing & Information SystemsOUAC RCC
- 70%Child & Youth Studies & SociologyOUAC ROK
- 70%Child and Youth StudiesOUAC ROV
- 70%Child and Youth Studies & PsychologyOUAC ROI
- 70%CommunicationsOUAC ROC
- 70%Computer Science (BSc)OUAC RCZ
- 70%Computing Systems (BA)OUAC RCW
- 70%English LiteratureOUAC ROE
- 70%English Literature & Media StudiesOUAC RFE
- 70%English Literature & PsychologyOUAC RFF
- 70%English Literature & SociologyOUAC RFG
- 70%English Literature and BusinessOUAC RX
- 70%Gender & Social JusticeOUAC RGW
- 70%Honours ArtsOUAC ROY
- 70%Honours ScienceOUAC ROX
- 70–75%Honours Science Program – Computer ScienceOUAC RCM
- 70%Information Systems & BusinessOUAC RIB
- 70%Information Systems & Media StudiesOUAC RIM
- 70%Media StudiesOUAC ROM
- 70%Media Studies & PsychologyOUAC RFK
- 70%Media Studies and BusinessOUAC RXB
- 70%Philosophy (Durham) General DegreeOUAC ROF
- 70%Psychology (BA)OUAC ROP
- 70%Psychology (BSc)OUAC ROG
- 70%Psychology (Science) and BusinessOUAC RXE
- 70%Psychology & SociologyOUAC RFM
- 70%Psychology and BusinessOUAC RXC
- 70%Social Work (Honours)OUAC ROJ· co-op
- 70%SociologyOUAC ROS
- 70%Sociology and BusinessOUAC RXD
- —Arts and BusinessOUAC ROB
- —Communications (Honours Arts) - Co-OpOUAC ROL· co-op
- —Science and BusinessOUAC ROO