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Ontario Tech University

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Is it hard to get into Ontario Tech?

How Ontario Tech's first-year students came in (official figures, fall 2022), then what the school publishes for each program.

Entering average
84.5%
First-year students from Ontario high schools, fall 2022; 25% came in at 90 or above. Official figure, Common University Data Ontario
Lowest published average
Low 70s
Accounting, the school's own figure
Highest published average
85%
Nursing: Collaborative, the school's own figure
Back for second year
82.9%
started in 2021
FieldEntering averageSchool saysFirst-year tuitionGraduates workingCo-op
Computer science85.2%73 per cent (expected cut-off)$8,46791.8%Yes
Engineering84.9%Mid 70s (expected cut-off)$11,44393.2%Yes
Business and commerce81.3%Low 70s (expected cut-off)$10,35892.6%Yes
NursingNot reported85 per cent (expected cut-off)$6,22399%No
Health sciences and kinesiology86.7%Mid 70s (expected cut-off)$6,10294.6%No
Life sciences86%Low 70s (expected cut-off)$6,10284.6%Yes
Math and physical sciences90.3%Low 70s (expected cut-off)$6,102100%Yes
Social sciences81.6%Low 70s (expected cut-off)$6,10294.6%Yes
Arts and humanities79%Low 70s (expected cut-off)$6,10277.8%Yes

Entering average: the official fall 2022 figure (Common University Data Ontario) for the program group that holds the field, shown by group below. Graduates working: graduates of 2021.

What averages did Ontario Tech's first-year students come in with?

Every new full-time first-year student at Ontario Tech who came straight from an Ontario high school in fall 2022, by program group: the share in each average band and the group's overall average. This is who enrolled, not a cut-off, and a group holds several programs.

Program groupAverage95 and up90 to 9485 to 8980 to 8475 to 7970 to 74Below 70
Mathematics and statistics90.3%25%50%0%25%0%0%0%
Physical science87.1%31%13%13%25%6%13%0%
Health professions86.7%7%30%33%19%8%4%1%
Biological and biomedical sciences86%15%32%7%22%17%5%3%
Computer and information science85.2%4%21%32%26%12%5%0%
General science85.1%4%18%35%25%16%4%0%
Engineering84.9%6%16%30%29%16%4%0%
Psychology83.7%7%17%25%16%27%5%3%
Kinesiology, recreation and physical education82.9%10%10%22%17%29%9%2%
Social sciences81.6%2%10%22%31%18%15%2%
Commerce, management and business81.3%3%11%17%29%26%11%3%
Communication and journalism80.3%0%8%25%25%25%17%0%
Liberal arts, general studies and humanities79%0%0%0%0%100%0%0%
All of Ontario Tech84.5%6%19%27%25%16%6%1%

Source: Council of Ontario Universities, Common University Data Ontario (CUDO) section B3, fall 2022 entering class, read 2026-10-25. The council's CUDO report tool (opens in a new tab). Shares are rounded; the table gives them to one decimal. A blank in the source means no students in that band, shown here as 0%.

What are the easiest programs to get into at Ontario Tech?

The programs with the lowest bar in the school's own figures: its published minimum or range. A low bar is not an easy program; competitive programs can take students well above it.

Lowest bar

  1. 1AccountingThe school says expected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent
  2. 2Adult Learning with TechnologyThe school says expected cut-off: Low-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent
  3. 3Affective Science and Mental Health (BA)The school says expected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent
  4. 4Affective Science and Mental Health (BSc)The school says expected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent
  5. 5Alternative Dispute ResolutionThe school says expected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent
  6. 6Applied BiotechnologyThe school says expected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent
  7. 7Applied SociologyThe school says expected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent
  8. 8Artificial Intelligence for Professional CommunicatorsThe school says expected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent

Highest bar

  1. 1Nursing: CollaborativeThe school says expected cut-off: 85 per cent; last year's cut-off: 85 per cent
  2. 2Medical Laboratory ScienceThe school says expected cut-off: Low-80s; last year's cut-off: 83 per cent
  3. 3Legal Studies: Accelerated UK LLB pathwayThe school says minimum average of 80 per cent (no cut-off table printed)
  4. 4Mechatronics EngineeringThe school says expected cut-off: high 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent
  5. 5Artificial Intelligence EngineeringThe school says expected cut-off: Mid-70s
  6. 6Automotive EngineeringThe school says expected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent
  7. 7Comprehensive EngineeringThe school says expected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent
  8. 8Electrical EngineeringThe school says expected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent

What average do you need for each Ontario Tech program?

101 first-year programs you can apply to straight from Grade 12, grouped by field. Open one for its required courses, extra steps, cost and the same program elsewhere.

Computer scienceevery university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
Artificial Intelligence (Computer Science)OshawaExpected cut-off: 73 per cent; last year's cut-off: 75 per centYes, optional$8,467
Computer ScienceOshawaExpected cut-off: 73 per cent; last year's cut-off: 75 per centYes, optional$8,467
Data ScienceOshawaExpected cut-off: 73 per cent; last year's cut-off: 75 per centYes, optional$8,467
Game Development and Interactive MediaOshawaExpected cut-off: mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$9,212
Interactive ComputingOshawaExpected cut-off: 73 per cent; last year's cut-off: 75 per centYes, optional$8,467
Networking and Information Technology SecurityOshawaExpected cut-off: mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$9,212
Software DevelopmentOshawaExpected cut-off: 73 per cent; last year's cut-off: 75 per centYes, optional$8,467
Technology Management (Bachelor of Information Technology)OshawaExpected cut-off: mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$9,212
Video Games, Creative Industries and Society (Bachelor of Information Technology)OshawaExpected cut-off: mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$9,212

Engineeringevery university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
Artificial Intelligence EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70sYes, optional$11,443
Automotive EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$11,443
Comprehensive EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$11,443
Electrical EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$11,443
Energy EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$11,443
Industrial EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$11,443
Manufacturing EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$11,443
Mechanical EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$11,443
Mechatronics EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: high 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$11,443
Nuclear EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$11,443
Pre-EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70sNoNot published
Software EngineeringOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$11,443

Business and commerceevery university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
AccountingOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$10,358
Business Analytics and Artificial IntelligenceOshawaNo average publishedYes, optionalNot published
CommerceOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$10,358
Economics (Commerce)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$10,358
EntrepreneurshipOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70%Yes, optional$10,358
FinanceOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$10,358
MarketingOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$10,358
Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources ManagementOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$10,358
Technology Management (Bachelor of Commerce)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$10,358

Nursingevery university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
Nursing: CollaborativeOshawaExpected cut-off: 85 per cent; last year's cut-off: 85 per centNo$6,223

Health sciences and kinesiologyevery university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
Health AdministrationOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,223
Health SciencesOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Human Health ScienceOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
KinesiologyOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Medical Laboratory ScienceOshawaExpected cut-off: Low-80s; last year's cut-off: 83 per centNo$6,102
Medical Laboratory Science: Northern Access InitiativeOshawaExpected cut-off: High-70sNo$6,102
Public HealthOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102

Life sciencesevery university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
Applied BiotechnologyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Biological ScienceOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Biomedical ScienceOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Chemical BiologyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Environmental BiologyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Forensic ScienceOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Marine BiologyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
NeuroscienceOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102

Math and physical sciencesevery university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
AstrophysicsOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
ChemistryOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Computational PhysicsOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Integrated Mathematics and Computer ScienceOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optionalNot published
Mathematics for Science and IndustryOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
NanophysicsOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Pharmaceutical ChemistryOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
PhysicsOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102

Social sciencesevery university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
Affective Science and Mental Health (BA)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Affective Science and Mental Health (BSc)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Alternative Dispute ResolutionOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Applied SociologyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Business and SocietyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Cognitive and Brain Sciences (BA)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Cognitive and Brain Sciences (BSc)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Criminal JusticeOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Criminology and JusticeOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Developmental Psychological Science (BA)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Developmental Psychological Science (BSc)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Economics (Political Science)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Forensic PsychologyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Global StudiesOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Human Rights and AdvocacyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Law, Technology and SocietyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Legal StudiesOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Legal Studies: Accelerated UK LLB pathwayOshawaMinimum average of 80 per cent (no cut-off table printed)Yes, optional$6,102
Policing in SocietyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Political ScienceOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Psychology (Bachelor of Arts)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Psychology (Bachelor of Science)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centNo$6,102
Science, Technology and SocietyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Social Innovation and EntrepreneurshipOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Society, Technology and Human ValuesOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Sociology, Technology and InnovationOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70sYes, optional$6,102
Victimology and Victim StudiesOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Youth, Crime and JusticeOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102

Arts and humanitiesevery university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
Artificial Intelligence for Professional CommunicatorsOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Arts: GeneralOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Communication and Digital Media StudiesOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Creativity, Digital Arts and Entertainment IndustriesOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Strategic Communication, Social Media and SocietyOshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Video Games, Creative Industries and Society (Bachelor of Arts)OshawaExpected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102

Education (teaching)every university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
Adult Learning with TechnologyOshawaExpected cut-off: Low-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Aging and Learning in an Era of TechnologyOshawaNo average publishedNo$6,102
Developmental Science and LearningOshawaNo average publishedNo$6,102
Digital TechnologiesOshawaExpected cut-off: Low-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Early Childhood StudiesOshawaExpected cut-off: Low-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Educational PsychologyOshawaNo average publishedNo$6,102
Educational StudiesOshawaExpected cut-off: Low-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Equity, Diversity and InclusionOshawaExpected cut-off: Low-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102
Inclusive Educational StudiesOshawaNo average publishedNo$6,102
Learning Sciences and TechnologyOshawaNo average publishedNo$6,102
Mental Health and Special EducationOshawaNo average publishedNo$6,102
Special EducationOshawaExpected cut-off: Low-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per centYes, optional$6,102

General arts and science (major chosen later)every university, ranked

ProgramSchool saysCo-opTuition
SustainabilityOshawaExpected cut-off: Mid-70sNoNot published

How much does Ontario Tech cost?

First year, at this year's prices, for a student from Ontario. Each program's page adds up its own total.

Tuition, first year
$6,102 to $11,443
Depends on the program
Fees on top of tuition
$2,410 to $2,680
Compulsory student fees
Residence and meals
$14,699
First year, shared room, usual meal plan
Rent after first year
$881 a month
Half a two-bedroom in Oshawa, CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025

Tuition over the years

First-year arts tuition for a student from the school's own province, as the school published it each year.

$0K$2K$4K$6K$8K20182020202220242026Ontario Tech

What is it like at Ontario Tech?

The same whatever program you pick.

Who gets a room
First-year students starting in September are guaranteed a residence space if they apply and pay the $100 application fee before the 1 June 2026 deadline (2026-27 cycle).
Money just for your marks
  • $4,000 for 95% and up
  • $2,000 for 90 to 94.9%
  • $1,000 for 85 to 89.9%
First-years who rate it good or excellent
72% (National Survey of Student Engagement)
Finish their degree
68.9%, started in 2015
Ways in without the usual marks
  • Mature applicants. Adults who have been away from school and never went to college or university can apply as mature applicants. They are admitted on high school level courses in their program's prerequisite subjects, and a Canadian high school diploma is not required. Who: Never attended a post-secondary institution, away from formal education for at least two years, 21 or older in the calendar year the program starts, and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

Support at Ontario Tech, and other ways in

For students with a disability, Indigenous students, and anyone who needs another route in. Quoted from Ontario Tech's own pages.

Students with a disability

Student Accessibility Services (SAS) (opens in a new tab)

  • โ€œEmail your completed student intake form and disability documentation to studentaccessibility@ontariotechu.ca.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)
  • โ€œIn order for students to receive academic accommodations, their functional impairments need to be verified by an appropriately qualified healthcare professional who is licensed to diagnose the disability within their scope of practice.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)
  • โ€œIndividual Education Plans (IEPs) and accommodation plans from previous years of study are helpful tools in accommodation planning; however, they are not considered confirmation of disability.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)

In admission

  • โ€œWe expect the marks for students with disabilities who received disability-related accommodations in high school or during a previous degree or diploma program will accurately reflect their academic ability.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)
  • โ€œIf you meet the minimum published admissions average and program-specific prerequisites for the program you want to enroll in and wish to be considered for admission based on your disability, please submit the following four (4) documents.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)
  • โ€œApplying for consideration on the basis of a disability does not automatically register you with SAS.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)
Indigenous students

Getting in: Indigenous Admissions Policy (opens in a new tab)

  • โ€œA student who has self-identified as Indigenous (Status or Non-Status First Nation, Mรฉtis and/or Inuit) who does not meet the competitive GPA for admission, but who still meets a minimum 70 per cent high school grade point average, may apply to have a separate assessment conducted by a committee.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)
  • โ€œThe committee will consider student history, work experience, educational goals and other achievements, before delivering a recommendation for admissibility.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)

Support: Indigenous Education and Cultural Services (IECS) (opens in a new tab)

  • โ€œIndigenous Education and Cultural Services (IECS) provides specialized services to First Nation, Mรฉtis and Inuit students as well as all Ontario Tech students wanting to learn more about Indigenous worldviews, perspectives and/or culture.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)
Other ways in
Mature students
  • โ€œYou will be 21 years old or older in the calendar year you start your program.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)
  • โ€œMature applicants may be admitted upon successful completion of secondary-level courses in the prerequisite subjects for their intended program of study and must present a competitive admission average.โ€ Source (opens in a new tab)

Every quote was found word for word on the page it links to on 29 October 2026. Rules change: confirm with the office before you rely on one. Compare every school's support and access routes.

What do Ontario Tech graduates earn?

Statistics Canada does not publish pay by university, only by field for each province's graduates. Figures are for Ontario bachelor's graduates, the class of 2022 two years after and the class of 2019 five years after, in 2024 dollars.

FieldTwo years after (class of 2022)Five years after (class of 2019)
Computer science$79,700$106,600
Engineering$81,000$95,900
Business and commerce$63,900$82,200
Nursing$80,200$86,300
Health sciences and kinesiology$44,200$68,900
Life sciences$43,000$71,300
Math and physical sciences$61,000$84,200
Social sciences$51,400$68,400
Arts and humanities$41,700$60,500
Education (teaching)$64,900$80,500

What careers do Ontario Tech programs lead to?

Two careers per field the school teaches, each with its pay, training and what the work is like.

Compare Ontario Tech with other universities

Side by side: programs, averages, costs and outcomes.

Where these numbers come from

Checked 2026-10-10. Every figure is from the school's own pages or a government table; nothing is estimated.

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