Ontario universities ranked by admission average

Ontario universities admit on your top six Grade 12 U/M courses. This list orders them by typical program average, highest first, with the hardest and most accessible program at each.

  1. University of Waterloo 85–98% – Hardest: Computer Science (95–98%) · most accessible: Statistics (85–89%)
  2. University of Toronto 85–98% – Hardest: Engineering Science (91–98%) · most accessible: Cognitive Science (85–89%)
  3. McMaster University 85–99% – Hardest: Health Sciences (BHSc) (95–99%) · most accessible: Mechanical Engineering (85–89%)
  4. Queen's University 78–94% – Hardest: Commerce (Smith School) (88–94%) · most accessible: Political Studies (78–89%)
  5. Ontario Tech University 85–92% – Hardest: Nursing (BScN) (85–92%) · most accessible: Computer Science (85–89%)
  6. Carleton University 82–92% – Hardest: Aerospace Engineering (85–92%) · most accessible: Political Science (82–85%)
  7. University of Guelph 82–92% – Hardest: Biomedical Sciences (85–92%) · most accessible: Agricultural Sciences (82–89%)
  8. Toronto Metropolitan University 78–92% – Hardest: Nursing (BScN) (85–92%) · most accessible: Early Childhood Education (78–82%)
  9. University of Ottawa 78–92% – Hardest: Software Engineering (85–92%) · most accessible: Political Science (78–82%)
  10. Western University 78–92% – Hardest: Ivey HBA (Business) (85–92%) · most accessible: Commercial Aviation Management (78–85%)
  11. Wilfrid Laurier University 78–92% – Hardest: Business & Computing (BBA/CS) (85–92%) · most accessible: Social Work (BSW) (78–89%)
  12. Brock University 78–89% – Hardest: Kinesiology (85–89%) · most accessible: Social Justice & Equity Studies (78–82%)
  13. University of Windsor 78–89% – Hardest: Computer Science (85–89%) · most accessible: Social Work (BSW) (78–89%)
  14. York University 78–92% – Hardest: BBA / iBBA (Schulich) (85–92%) · most accessible: Political Science (78–82%)

How this list is built

Averages are the typical ranges we list on each program page, converted to percentages. They are estimates for planning, they change every cycle, and several programs also weigh a supplementary application. Programs most students enter after some university study (medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, pharmacy and teacher education) are left out, as are programs admitted by audition.

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