Toronto Metropolitan University

Ontario secondary school applicants

Ontario Secondary School Diploma with six Grade 12 U or M courses and a minimum overall average of 70%, plus the program's prerequisite subjects (grades in these are normally in the 65-75% range). Required grades are set by competition each year. The average is calculated from the best six Grade 12 U/M courses, and Grade 11 results may be used for early admission offers. Some programs add non-academic requirements such as a portfolio, essay, interview or audition.

International applicants

Applicants must present the equivalent of the OSSD with six Grade 12 U or M courses. All programs require a senior-level (Grade 12 equivalent) English course; calculus is required for all Engineering programs, Accounting and Finance, and some Science programs. Published equivalents include:

• West African Examinations Council (WASSCE): overall average of C4 and at least C4 in each prerequisite subject; predicted results are accepted from current students, final results from graduates. Higher grades may be required.
• British-patterned (GCE): at least 3 subjects at GCSE/IGCSE/O Level (one at B/6 or higher, two at C/4 or higher), together with AS Levels (four subjects) or A Levels (two or more subjects, one at B or higher and another at C or higher).
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: grades of 4 or higher in 3 Higher Level and 3 Standard Level subjects, and a total of 28 or higher.
• American system/AP: minimum B overall and B in prerequisite subjects; SAT/ACT not required.
• Caribbean (CSEC/CAPE): CSEC General Proficiency grades 1 to 3; CAPE 6 units averaging 3 or higher.
• Indian CISCE/NIOS: 65% average with 60% in each prerequisite subject.
• China: 80% overall and in each prerequisite subject.

English language requirements

Applicants who complete four years of full-time high school in Canada, in an exempt English-first-language country (the list includes Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and the United Kingdom) or in a school whose primary language of instruction is English do not need a test. Others may meet the requirement with an accepted qualification such as AP English with a 4 or better, CSEC English grade I or II, GCSE/IGCSE English at B/6, IB English with 4, or an accepted test. Overall scores (no band minimums): IELTS Academic 6.5; Duolingo 120; PTE 60; CAEL 60 for Engineering and most Science programs and 70 for other programs; Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency 180; TOEFL iBT 83 (Engineering and most Science) or 92 (other programs) for tests taken before 21 January 2026, and 4.5 for tests taken on or after that date. Test scores are due by 1 April 2027 for fall 2027 entry. English pathway programs at the English Language Institute are open to academically qualified students below the required scores.

Mature, transfer and other applicants

Mature applicants must be at least 21 by 31 December of the entry year, out of formal education for at least 2 years, a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, protected person or refugee claimant, and hold the prerequisite subjects (typically 70% or higher); they also submit a supplementary form. More than 3,000 transfer students join each year, through formal pathways or individual transfer credit; the required cumulative average depends on the program and competition each year.

How and when to apply

Applicants submit an application, activate their TMU online identity, then use the ChooseTMU Applicant Portal to submit transcripts, supporting documents, non-academic requirements and English proficiency proof. The guaranteed consideration date for fall 2027 admission is 1 February. Some programs accept international applicants for winter entry (January); the English test deadline for winter 2027 is 3 November 2026.

Tuition (2026-2027)

International students: about $38,693 to $44,675 per year depending on faculty (Arts $38,706-$38,731; Engineering and Architectural Science $44,375-$44,675; Ted Rogers School of Management $44,476-$44,532). Canadian citizens and permanent residents in Ontario: $7,397 to $11,939 depending on faculty.

• Downtown Toronto (main campus), 350 Victoria Street: all faculties and schools, the Student Learning Centre, the Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex, the Centre for Urban Innovation, The Image Centre, the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens, Kerr Hall and Lake Devo.
• Brampton, Ontario: site of the School of Medicine.

On-campus services include a medical centre, counselling and mental wellbeing services, accessibility and academic accommodation support, library and bookstore, recreation and athletics, and residences (including Pitman Hall and the International Living/Learning residence).