Honours Economics at Waterloo: Admission Average
University of Waterloo · Waterloo, ON
What average do you need for Honours Economics at Waterloo?
Honours Economics at University of Waterloo typically admits students with averages in the high 80s, roughly 85–89%. It ranks #15 of 18 Waterloo programs by admission average.
Strong quantitative focus, good for finance and grad school.
How competitive is it?
Waterloo is the only university we track that offers Honours Economics under this name.
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.
Typical high school prerequisites
- English
- Advanced Functions
- Calculus & Vectors (recommended)
- One additional U/M course
First-year courses
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Calculus
- Statistics
- Introduction to Econometrics
These are typical for Economics programs across Canada. About the Economics degree
After a Economics degree
Economics usually takes 4 years. Many graduates go on to graduate or professional school.
- Financial Analyst / CFA – $65,000 to $150,000
- Policy Analyst / Public Servant – $65,000 to $130,000
- Management Consultant – $80,000 to $250,000+
- Actuary – $80,000 to $200,000
- Economics has become increasingly mathematical - if you dislike calculus and statistics, this program will be challenging.
- A strong economics degree from a top Canadian school is excellent preparation for law school.
- Graduate economics programs (MA, PhD) dramatically increase career options in policy and research.
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
- Accounting & Financial Mgmt – low 90s
- Kinesiology – high 80s
- Environmental Engineering – low 90s
- Architecture – high 80s