Carleton University
Ottawa · Canada
Estimated data
- University
- Public
A public university in Ottawa, Canada. Tuition is C$41,373–C$57,506 a year, and living costs about C$1,750 a month.
If you apply from Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar → Ottawa
- English: IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL 86 · Duolingo 120
- Maclean's
- #4
- Tuition a year
- C$41,373–C$57,506
- Living a month
- C$1,400–C$2,100
- Year one, all in
- How admission works
- Set by each program
Plus shows 2 more facts about this school ↓
Can you work after?
- Does this institution grant a bachelor's degree?
- Yes. Degree graduates have no PGWP field restriction.
- A bachelor's degree at a university, college, or polytechnic is unrestricted by field. A diploma or certificate qualifies only in agriculture and food, healthcare, STEM, trades, or transport.
- IRCC institution status
- PGWP-eligible programs are listed.
- Field-of-study restriction
- Work permit: any subject
- No: degree graduates exempt
- Example bachelor's degree
- Not published by the school
Can you get in?
This university does not publish one admission rule for everyone. Each program sets its own, so read the page of the program you want. Fledge shows no chance estimate here. This country publishes no admission rate, and we would rather say so than guess one.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Duolingo minimum
- 120
- Lead with this test for Mongolia because it can be taken from home. Some institutions or degree programs do not accept it.
- IELTS minimum
- 6.5
- TOEFL iBT minimum
- 86
- Published admission average
- Assessed individually. No comparable minimum is published.
- French required
- No
Fledge note on entry and awards: 2026-27: Arts 41,373 / Science 41,387 / Sprott Business 47,598 / Engineering 57,495-57,506. A direct-to-Carleton application costs CAD 100 instead of the OUAC 166. Guaranteed 12-month residence for international students
What it costs
- International tuition, per year
- C$41,373–C$57,506
- Tuition evidence
- Published institution fee
- Application fee
- C$166
- This is charged for each application. A six-school shortlist can cost CAD 700 to 900.
- Mandatory health insurance, per year
- C$792
- Living cost, per month
- C$1,400–C$2,100estimate
- Local cost band
- B: highestimate
- Year one, all in
- Money you must show for the study permit
- CAD 22,895 for a single applicant outside Quebec, effective 1 September 2025, IN ADDITION to first-year tuition and travel. Indexed annually to the Statistics Canada Low-Income Cut-Off: verify-live. QUEBEC IS HIGHER: CAD 24,617 from 1 January 2026, up from 15,508. Accepted evidence includes a Canadian bank account, a GIC, an education loan, four months of bank statements, a bank draft, proof of paid tuition and housing, or a funder's letter with supporting evidence.
- This is a cash gate, not an extra annual cost. Do not add it again to the living-cost estimate.
What Plus shows for this school
Year one, all in
Tuition, fees, rent, insurance and visa for your first year, added up by Fledge.
Housing
The school's own rooms: what one costs and whether one is guaranteed in year one.
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Housing and entrance awards
- Housing
- Scholarships for international students
- Not published by the school
Published rankings
- Maclean's 2026 rank
- #4, Comprehensive
- Maclean's reputation rank
- #20
How you apply
- Route tier
- 1: Bachelor's university
- Application system
- OUAC 105
- Fall intake deadline
- Apr 1, 2026 · last cycle, passed
- This is last cycle's date and it has passed. Check the university site for the next round.
- DLI number for the permit application
- O19332687812
- Provincial Attestation Letter required
- Yes: bachelor's applicants are not exempt
- Campus cities
- Ottawa
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Where this comes from
84% of this school's fields are individually verified. Last checked Aug 1, 2026. Figures are for guidance, so always confirm on the school's official pages before you rely on them.
- University site
- carleton.ca
- Main source
- admissions.carleton.ca
Data sources
- Main source
- IRCC Designated Learning Institutions list (dli-full-list.json, Aug 1, 2026)
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