York tuition, 2026–27
How much is tuition at York?
$6,240.30 a year for an Ontario student in arts and science, before fees.
Schulich BBA and iBBA is the highest first-year rate, at $10,565.10. International students pay $39,425.40.
First year, full time, fall and winter, from York’s own 2026–27 fee schedule, read September 21, 2026.
For an Ontario student
General BA, Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (Science and Health charge the same)
$6,240.30
30 credits × $208.01 = $6,240.30 Fee schedule
Schulich BBA and iBBA
$10,565.10
30 credits × $352.17 = $10,565.10 Fee schedule
Lassonde Engineering (BEng), at 30 credits
$9,763.20
30 credits × $325.44 = $9,763.20 Fee schedule
Bachelor of Design (BDes)
$9,179.50
Arts and science cost about the same across Ontario: from $5,982.48 to $6,250 at the 24 universities compared. York is cheaper than 2 of the other 23. Every university side by side
For an international student
General BA, Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
$39,425.40
30 credits × $1,314.18 = $39,425.40 Fee schedule
Schulich BBA and iBBA
$43,985.10
30 credits × $1,466.17 = $43,985.10 Fee schedule
On top of tuition
Ancillary and incidental fees. $43.95 a credit in supplementary fees, or $1,318.50 for 30 credits. 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
$6,240.30
Residence
$9,072
Traditional double, Founders Residence, the cheapest first-year room. Residence fees
Meal plan, required
$6,450
Entry, the cheapest required plan. Meal plans
From
$21,762.30
Plus ancillary fees. The dearest first-year room is $13,294 (Single in a four-person suite, Bethune Residence). Books, a phone plan and trips home are not counted. Every university, all in
“Dining Plans are mandatory for all students assigned to a traditional-style (dormitory) residence room.”
Meal plans are optional in York's suite residences, Bethune and Calumet.
Other campuses
- York University — Glendon. Charges York's Ontario tuition, $208.01 a credit, with lower supplementary fees and lower international tuition: $38,309.40 for 30 credits in most programs.
- York University — Markham. Charges York's tuition for the same programs (the general BA, BCom and BEng); only its supplementary fees are lower.
Some of it comes back. York lists 51 entrance scholarships, 12 of them automatic on your average.
Reading these figures. York's fee pages say its fees are subject to approval by its Board of Governors.
These are 2026–27 rates. Students starting in fall 2027 pay the next year’s, which York publishes in the spring. Confirm on the fee schedule before you budget.