Tuition Fees
Tuition fees at the University are determined in accordance with the University’s Tuition Fee Policy, the Statement of Commitment Regarding International Students, and the Provincial Government’s Domestic Tuition Framework. The current Domestic Tuition Framework was announced on March 2, 2023 and extends the freeze on domestic tuition fees for undergraduate and most graduate programs by an additional year in 2023-24. This represents the fourth consecutive year domestic tuition fees have been frozen following a 10% reduction in fees in 2019-20. Consistent with the previous framework, the policy allows for differentiated fees for out of province domestic students. In 2023-24, fees for non-Ontario resident undergraduate students will increase 5%.
Subsequent to the initial Framework announcement, the Government approved a 3% increase to the incoming domestic tuition fee for the University’s research stream MA and MSc programs and the MSc in Applied Computing program for 2023-24.
Tuition fees for self-funded programs that do not receive operating grant support from the Ontario government and tuition fees for most international students are not subject to the provincial fee regulations.
The major principle underlying the University’s tuition fee policy is that public funding should be supplemented to offer students an educational experience of a quality that ranks with that of the finest public research universities in the world. In presenting the annual tuition schedules, the University reaffirms its commitment to maintaining student aid and its accessibility statement for domestic students that no student offered admission to a program at the University of Toronto should be unable to enter or complete the program due to lack of financial means.
The Tuition Fee Lookup Tool is intended as an informational service for students and potential applicants. The official tuition fee schedules are those approved annually by the Governing Council. While we have made every attempt to ensure that this Tool completely and accurately reflects the approved fees, in the event of any discrepancy, the fee schedules posted in the Governing Council meeting materials will prevail. Given the late announcement of the Domestic Tuition Fee Framework, two sets of fee schedules were approved by Governing Council this year to allow for flexibility in responding to government policy: Schedule 1 assumed a freeze in domestic Ontario resident tuition while Schedule 2 assumed a 3% increase in Ontario resident tuition. The incoming domestic student fee rates for the research stream MA and MSc programs and the MSc in Applied Computing program noted above can be referenced in Schedule 2.
Please note that these schedules provide tuition fees only and do not include other ancillary and incidental fees that may be applicable to programs. For complete information regarding tuition and other incidental fees, please visit Student Accounts.
For students from cohorts not explicitly referred to in the schedules, and for information regarding tuition fees in future years, please refer to the University’s Fee Level Commitment For Continuing Students.
ANCILLARY FEES
Ancillary fees are fees charged to pay for services, materials, and activities that are not supported by operating grants, capital grants, or tuition fees. The Ministry of Colleges and Universities’ Guidelines state that compulsory ancillary fees are to be non-tuition related and should not be charged for items and services that support general costs of program delivery, with certain exceptions as permitted by the Guidelines.
The University of Toronto introduced a Policy on Ancillary Fees in 1995, which translates the Ancillary Fee Guidelines provided by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities into the University of Toronto context.
The University’s Policy on Ancillary Fees makes provision for a Category 5: University Schedule of Cost Recovery Fees and a Category 6: University Schedule of User Fees and Fines.
Under the policy, Category 5 and 6 ancillary fees shown on the schedule may be adjusted annually by administrative authority of the Vice President, Operations & Real Estate Partnerships, provided that the adjustments relate to changes in the cost of the materials or services provided. These changes are to be reported annually to the Business Board for information. The introduction or removal of a Category 6 fee or fine must be submitted to the Business Board for review and approval each spring.
The University also publishes a schedule of fees charged to individuals who are not enrolled as University of Toronto students, such as application and admission deferral fees for applicants, or licensing and degree verification fees for alumni. These fees are not subject to the Ministry guidelines or the University’s Policy described above. These fees are annually reported for information.
