Architecture at UdeM: Admission Average
Université de Montréal · Montreal, QC
What average do you need for Architecture at UdeM?
Architecture at Université de Montréal typically admits students with averages in the high 80s, roughly 85–89%, plus portfolio. It ranks #7 of 12 UdeM programs by admission average.
One of Canada's most respected architecture programs.
How competitive is it?
Of the 7 universities we track that offer it, none ask for a higher average and none ask for a lower average.
As a rough guide, 89% or higher is above the typical range, 85% up to 89% is inside it, and 81% up to 85% is a reach. Cut-offs move every year, so apply to a mix of schools.
Ontario applicants are assessed on their top six Grade 12 U/M courses, including the program's prerequisites. Work out yours with the Best 6 calculator.
Architecture at other universities
- University of Toronto – high 80s
- University of Waterloo – high 80s
- Carleton University – high 80s + portfolio
- Toronto Metropolitan University – high 80s
- Université Laval – high 80s + portfolio
- University of Manitoba – high 80s + portfolio
Typical high school prerequisites
- English
- Advanced Functions
- Physics (recommended)
- Portfolio of creative work
- One additional U/M course
First-year courses
- Design Studio I
- Architectural History
- Structures I
- Environmental Systems
- Drawing & Representation
These are typical for Architecture programs across Canada. About the Architecture degree
After a Architecture degree
Architecture usually takes 5-year BArch or 4-year BA + 2-year MArch.
- Architect – $55,000 to $120,000
- Urban Planner – $60,000 to $120,000
- Studio culture means very long hours - architecture students consistently report the highest workload of any program.
- The portfolio is the single most important admission component - start building it in G10.
- Waterloo's architecture program co-op is unique - students alternate between school and practice every semester.
Applying to UdeM
Université de Montréal is Quebec's largest French-language university and one of the world's leading Francophone research institutions. It ranks among the world's top 200 universities (#162 in QS 2027). UdeM has a full-scale academic health centre (CHUM), a renowned law faculty, and close ties to Mila, the Quebec AI institute and one of the world's most influential AI research centres. Courses are primarily in French.
Université de Montréal is in Montreal, QC, was founded in 1878 and has about 69,200 students. Domestic tuition is about $3,100 a year and co-op is not widely offered.
Deadlines: direct application March 1 (CEGEP applicants); varies for undergrad.
- Mila (the Quebec AI institute, founded at UdeM) is among the world's top AI research centres - CS/ML students have access to extraordinary resources.
- All instruction is in French - functional French is required. This is a genuine barrier for anglophone students.
- Quebec residents pay some of the lowest tuition in Canada (~$3,100/year before fees). Out-of-province Canadians pay a higher non-resident rate, so check UdeM's current fee schedule.
Other UdeM programs
- Medicine (MD) – high 90s (CEGEP or undergrad based)
- Law (LLB) – high 80s-low 90s (CEGEP)
- Computer Science (DIRO) – high 80s-low 90s
- Pharmacy (PharmD) – high 90s
- Dentistry (DMD) – high 90s + DAT
- Criminology – high 80s
- Psychology – high 80s
- Music (Faculty of Music) – Audition-based
- Nursing (Sciences infirmières) – high 80s
- Education – mid-to-high 80s
- Political Science – mid-to-high 80s
- Optometry – high 80s-low 90s