Accounting & Financial Mgmt at Waterloo: Admission Average
University of Waterloo · Waterloo, ON
What average do you need for Accounting & Financial Mgmt at Waterloo?
Accounting & Financial Mgmt at University of Waterloo typically admits students with averages in the low 90s, roughly 88–92%. It ranks #7 of 18 Waterloo programs by admission average.
Canada's most respected accounting undergraduate program.
How competitive is it?
Waterloo is the only university we track that offers Accounting & Financial Mgmt under this name.
As a rough guide, 92% or higher is above the typical range, 88% up to 92% is inside it, and 84% up to 88% 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.
Typical high school prerequisites
- English
- Advanced Functions
- Calculus & Vectors (at Waterloo AFM)
- One additional U/M course
First-year courses
- Financial Accounting I
- Managerial Accounting
- Business Calculus
- Microeconomics
- Business Law
These are typical for Accounting programs across Canada. About the Accounting degree
After a Accounting degree
Accounting usually takes 4 years.
- Accountant / CPA – $60,000 to $140,000
- Financial Analyst / CFA – $65,000 to $150,000
- Waterloo's AFM program is the most respected accounting undergrad in Canada - very competitive admission.
- The CPA designation requires passing a professional exam after graduation and 30 months of work experience.
- Big 4 firms (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG) recruit heavily on campus - networking starts from first year.
Applying to Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is Canada's most respected technology and engineering university, and operates the world's largest post-secondary co-op program. It places more graduates at top global tech companies than any other Canadian school. Admission is highly selective, and the academic culture is intensely demanding - Waterloo attracts and produces some of Canada's sharpest technical minds. The AIF (Admission Information Form) is a critical part of every application and is read carefully.
University of Waterloo is in Waterloo, ON, was founded in 1957 and has about 42,000 students. Domestic tuition is about $6,300 a year, co-op is available and first-year residence is guaranteed.
Deadlines: OUAC (Ontario) January 15; direct application N/A - OUAC for ON students, direct for others.
- The AIF (Admission Information Form) is extremely important - Waterloo reads every word. Be specific and genuine.
- A strong CCC score (especially Senior) meaningfully improves CS/Math admission chances.
- Euclid contest scores are reviewed for Math and CS applicants.
Other Waterloo programs
- Computer Science – high 90s (95-98%+)
- Software Engineering – high 90s (94-97%+)
- Computer Engineering – low-to-mid 90s
- Electrical Engineering – low-to-mid 90s
- Mechanical Engineering – low 90s
- Systems Design Engineering – low-to-mid 90s
- Management Engineering – low 90s
- Biomedical Engineering – high 90s
- Nanotechnology Engineering – low-to-mid 90s
- Mathematics – high 80s-low 90s
- Computing & Financial Management – mid-to-high 90s
- Actuarial Science – high 80s-low 90s
- Statistics – high 80s
- Honours Economics – high 80s
- Kinesiology – high 80s
- Environmental Engineering – low 90s
- Architecture – high 80s