General Requirements
(6.5 writing, 6.5 speaking,)
(6.0 reading, 6.0 listening)
In 2001, the university announced it would develop the Waterloo Research and Technology Park on the north campus. The park was planned to house many of the high-tech industries in the area and is supported by the university, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, the provincial and federal governments, and Canada’s Technology Triangle. The aim was to provide businesses with access to the university’s faculty, cooperative education students, and alumni, as well as the university’s infrastructure and resources. Groundbreaking was on 25 June 2002, with the first completed building, the Sybase campus building, opening on 26 November 2004. In 2010, the Waterloo Research and Tech Park was renamed the David Johnston Research and Technology Park, after David Johnston, the 28th Governor General of Canada and former president of the university.
From 2009 to 2012, the university managed four undergraduate programs in Dubai. The university worked in partnership with the Higher Colleges of Technology, the largest post-secondary institution in the United Arab Emirates. Discussions regarding the partnership emerged in 2004, and the Dubai campus was officially opened in September 2009. Through the partnership, the university offered undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering, civil engineering, financial analysis and risk management, and information technology management. The programs offered in Dubai took place in facilities provided by the Higher Colleges of Technology. On 30 October 2012, the university’s Board of Governors decided to close the university’s extension in Dubai.
On 29 June 2023, one professor and two students of UW were stabbed during a gender studies class. The perpetrator, a UW graduate, has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault; four counts of assault with a weapon; two counts of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose; and mischief under $5,000. Investigators of the Waterloo Regional Police Service believe it was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender identity.
It is ranked 112 in the QS World University Rankings 2024.
INTAKES:
Course & Apply Date
| Course | Application Deadline | Last Date for Documents |
| Undergraduate | February 1, 2024 | February 16, 2024 |
| Early Consideration for Engineering Courses | December 15, 2023 | January 15, 2024 |
| Undergraduate Pharmacy | January 8, 2024 | January 22, 2024 |
Subject & Tuition Fees for International Students:
| Faculty or program | Estimated tuition and incidental fees for two terms | Books, supplies |
| Accounting and Financial Management*, Sustainability and Financial Management* | $55,000 | $2,500 |
| Architecture | $71,000 | $4,225 |
| Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy | $50,000 | $2,500 |
| Business Administration (Laurier) and Mathematics (Waterloo) Double Degree | $60,000 | $2,500 |
| Computer Science, Business Administration (Laurier), and Computer Science (Waterloo) Double Degree | $70,000 | $2,500 |
| Computing and Financial Management* | $60,000 | $2,500 |
| Faculty of Arts | $55,000 | $2,500 |
| Faculty of Engineering, Software Engineering | $71,000 | $2,500 |
| Faculty of Environment | $48,000 | $2,500 |
| Faculty of Health | $48,000 | $2,500 |
| Faculty of Mathematics | $59,000 | $2,500 |
| Faculty of Science | $50,000 | $2,500 |
| Global Business and Digital Arts | $53,000 | $2,500 |
| Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy | $59,000 | $2,500 |
| Mathematics/Financial Analysis and Risk Management | $60,000 | $2,500 |
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