Business and commerce: every university, ranked
Commerce at Queen's University
BCom (Bachelor of Commerce, Honours) · Smith School of Business · Kingston campus
Code on your OUAC (Ontario Universities' Application Centre) application: QC
What average do you need for Queen's Commerce?
Majors or options chosen later: Accounting, Business Economics, Digital Technology, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, International Business, Management Analytics, Marketing, Organizational Behaviour, Strategy and Organizations.
What courses do you need?
Grade 12 courses the school requires, as its page lists them.
Is there a supplementary application?
Extra steps beyond marks, with the school's deadlines. Miss a required one and the application is not considered.
- Required
- Supplementary Application (one written and one video response, on Kira Talent)Due 15 February 2027
See these dates on the deadline calendar, with your other programs, and add them to your own calendar.
How much does Queen's Commerce cost?
For a student from Ontario, at this year's prices. Food after first year, transit and personal spending are left out.
- Tuition
- $16,600 first year, $66,500 in all
- Student fees
- $1,500 first year, $5,900 to $6,100 in all
- Books and supplies
- $1,700 to $2,100 first year, $6,600 to $8,600 in allSchool's estimate
- Residence and meals
- $17,600 first yearFirst year
- Rent after first year
- $31,800 in allHalf a two-bedroom in Kingston, $882 a month
What do business and commerce graduates earn?
Statistics Canada publishes pay by field for each province's graduates, not by school. 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.
What careers does Queen's Commerce lead to?
Careers people reach through this field, each with its pay, training and what the work is like.
- Accountant (CPA)The money behind every business. A degree, a national exam, and a designation that travels.$84kTypical pay6 to 7 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Financial AnalystRead the numbers behind a company or a deal and tell people what they mean. A degree, then years of exams.$90kTypical pay4 to 7 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Marketing SpecialistGet people to notice, want and buy a product. A diploma or degree, a portfolio, and results you can measure.$74kTypical pay2 to 4 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- ActuaryPut a price on risk for insurers and pension plans. Years of exams, but you are paid well while you write them.$106kTypical pay7 to 10 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand
- Affiliate MarketerYou earn a small commission when people buy through your links. Most earn little, and the few who earn a lot built an audience first.$1kTypical income1 to 4 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand
- AI Automation Agency OwnerYou build AI (artificial intelligence) chatbots, voice agents and automations for small businesses. A new market that needs real technical and sales skill.$3kTypical income1 to 4 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand
Where else can you study business and commerce?
The same field at other universities, with what each says it takes.
| Program | School says | Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| AccountingAlgoma, Ontario | Min. Avg. 65% | $5,982 |
| AccountingBrock, Ontario | Expected cut-off: mid 80s | $10,553 |
| AccountingGuelph, Ontario | 80-86% | $10,565 |
| AccountingOntario Tech, Ontario | Expected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent | $10,358 |
| Accounting (BAcc)Carleton, Ontario | 80% | $9,735 |
| Accounting & EconomicsTrent, Ontario | Minimum 70% overall average (Trent general requirement); co-op stream minimum 80% | $9,387 |
| Accounting & FinanceTMU, Ontario | 80-85% | $10,565 |
| Accounting and Financial ManagementWaterloo, Ontario | Mid-80s | $6,250 |
If you don't get in
Routes the data shows: like programs that ask for less, and college programs with a transfer agreement into this one.
- Asks for less
- Commerce (Honours) at UManitoba: A minimum average of 85% over ENG4U, MHF4U or MCV4U and two academic 4U or 4M courses, no less than 70% in each
- Commerce at UVic: Estimated admission average: minimum 85% (based on the required grade 12 courses)
- Commerce at UCalgary: Average that secured an offer in Fall 2025, Bachelor of Commerce: 84%
Where these numbers come from
- Admission average: queensu.ca (opens in a new tab)
- Entering average (Common University Data Ontario, fall 2022): couprodpublicreports.tgtsolutions.com (opens in a new tab)
- Courses: queensu.ca (opens in a new tab)
- Tuition: queensu.ca (opens in a new tab)
- Residence: queensu.ca (opens in a new tab)
- Pay by field: www150.statcan.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)
How every figure in this part of the site is sourced, and the check of every link.
Careerhelp is not affiliated with Queen's University. Requirements and averages change every year: check the school's page before you apply.