Tuition fees are set through consultation with the academic divisions and within the University’s Tuition Fee Policy, the Statement of Commitment Regarding International Students, and the province’s Tuition Fee Framework.
Most discussions concerning proposed tuition fee changes occur as part of the annual Academic Budget Review (ABR) consultations that occur in the Fall. The Provost reviews proposed tuition fees as part of the annual budget consolidation process, and brings the proposed fees forward to Governing Council for review and approval in the spring.
The Province’s Tuition Fee Framework does not apply to students in self-funded programs (i.e. that do not receive provincial operating grants) and most international students.
Consistent with the University’s Tuition Fee Policy, the University has a differentiated structure of tuition fees across its programs. In setting the fees for each program, the following additional factors may be taken into account:
- The academic plans and aspirations of each academic division, and the level of resources necessary to achieve high program quality
- Program costs
- The level of fees of competitor programs of similar quality
- The future income prospects of graduates
- The balance between private and public sources of funding
- Intra-university cross- subsidies where appropriate
In February 2026, Ontario announced a new Tuition Fee Framework that allows domestic Ontario resident tuition fees to increase 2% beginning in Fall 2026. The new Framework also continues a multi-year policy, introduced in 2023-24, that permits anomaly adjustments for tuition fees that are significantly below the sector average of comparable programs – for the University of Toronto, this applies to most MA and MSc research stream master’s programs and the MSc in Applied Computing.
The new Framework also allows for the continued differentiation of fees for out of province domestic undergraduate students. In 2026-27, fees for non-Ontario resident undergraduate students will increase by 5% as of Summer 2026. More information on the categories of undergraduate tuition fees can be found at the following site:
For questions about admissions, financial aid, and tuition fees, please contact the appropriate office listed below:
Undergraduate Admission Inquiries
Financial Aid (including OSAP, bursaries, and scholarships)
Student Accounts (for tuition fees and Acorn invoice questions)