University of Waterloo

Rupee figures at ₹67.98 per CAD (2026-10-30). Living costs: see Study in Canada.

After Class 12 (UG)

First or Second Division in CBSE (AISSC), CISCE (ISC) or another 12-year certificate; evaluated on Class 10 board, final Class 11 and predicted Class 12 results. Examples: Computer Science needs 90% in Std XII Mathematics and one other course, Std XII English, and 85% overall; Computer Engineering needs 70% each in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, English and one more course with 85% average, plus AIF and online interview; AFM needs 75% in English and Maths and 85% overall. Applied Mathematics is not accepted.

IELTS

6.5 overall, 6.5 writing and speaking, 6.0 reading and listening (or 7.0 overall with 6.0 in each)

TOEFL

iBT 90 (25 writing, 25 speaking) for tests before 21 Jan 2026; 4.5 overall (5 writing, 5 speaking) on the new scale from 21 Jan 2026

PTE

63 overall, 65 writing and speaking

WAIVER

No test needed if your four most recent years of full-time education were in an English-language school system. Duolingo 120 (Literacy and Production 125) also accepted.

Tests

None listed; some programmes require the Admission Information Form, and Computer Engineering an online interview.

• Computer Science (BCS or BMath)UG · length not stated; co-op sample schedule runs into a fifth year · Intake: September
• Software Engineering (Bachelor of Software Engineering, co-op only)UG · length not stated; co-op sequences run to a fifth year · Intake: September
• Computer Engineering (BASc, co-op only)UG · length not stated; co-op sequences run to a fifth year · Intake: September
• Mechanical Engineering (BASc, co-op only)UG · length not stated; co-op sequences run to a fifth year · Intake: September
• Data Science (BCS or BMath)UG · length not stated; co-op charts run through a fifth year · Intake: September
• Accounting and Financial Management (BAFM, co-op only)UG · length not stated; co-op sequence runs to a fifth year · Intake: September

Route: Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC); Admission Information Form (AIF) required for some programmes such as Computer Science and Computer Engineering

• 2027-01-15 September 2027 · Engineering (except Architecture); documents by 1 February 2027
• 2027-02-01 September 2027 · Most other programmes; documents by 15 February 2027. International students have the same deadlines.

• International student entrance scholarshipsCAD 10,000 · international (visa) students in most programmes
• Faculty of Mathematics international scholarships (incl. Computer Science)up to CAD 80,000 · international students in Math programmes
• Faculty of Science International Student Scholarshipsup to 15 awards of CAD 25,000 to 80,000; application required · international fee-paying students (not Medical Sciences, Optometry, Pharmacy)

Graduates of programmes of 2 years or more may get a Post-Graduation Work Permit valid for 3 years (IRCC). Waterloo had 8,000+ co-op employers in 70+ countries in 2025, so most students graduate with paid work experience.

Waterloo is a mid-sized tech city in southern Ontario; Pitchbook ranked the university #7 in the world for startup founders in 2026. The campus has 200+ student clubs and more than 100 exchange programmes.

• Did you know? Waterloo professor Donna Strickland won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics, the third woman ever to receive it.
• Did you know? The university opened in 1957 with just 74 engineering students.
• Did you know? In the early 1960s, math professor Wes Graham made Waterloo one of the first universities in the world to give undergraduates hands-on computer access.