Mechanical Engineering

Tuition Information

Carleton's 2026-27 fee tables list first-year fees for the Bachelor of Engineering (fall and winter terms, including compulsory ancillary fees and the U-Pass transit pass) of about CAD 12,290 for Ontario residents, CAD 15,126 for Canadian residents from other provinces and CAD 57,506 for international students. For international students Carleton has frozen tuition at about CAD 55,000 a year, plus about CAD 2,500 in miscellaneous fees, for 2026-27 through 2028-29. Students in the co-op option also pay a co-op fee of CAD 540.64 per term. Domestic fees for 2027-28 are not yet published.

Admission Requirements

• Apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC); international applicants whose transcripts come from outside Canada and the US can also use Carleton's direct application in Carleton360
• Ontario: OSSD with at least six 4U/M courses, including 4U Advanced Functions, Chemistry and Physics plus one of Calculus and Vectors (recommended), Biology or Earth and Space Science; a 4U English or French course is recommended. To keep a conditional offer: an overall average of at least 88% and a combined average of at least 88% in Advanced Functions, Calculus, Physics and Chemistry
• High schools outside Ontario (Carleton's Group B chart): an overall average of at least 88% and a combined average of at least 88% in two senior university-preparatory math courses, Physics and Chemistry
• IB Diploma: at least 32 points, with no final grade below 5 in HL or SL Math, Physics and Chemistry
• US high school: Grade 12 with at least four academic units and at least 16 academic units across Grades 9 to 12, with a B- average as Carleton's general minimum (Honours and limited-enrolment programs can need more). SAT or ACT scores are encouraged but not required
• Co-op is optional: students can be admitted straight into the co-op option in first year if they meet its cut-off (which can be higher than the program minimum) and are eligible to work in Canada, and the job market can limit co-op places. Engineering co-op work terms total 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 months
• The averages above are the minimums Carleton lists for keeping a conditional offer of admission for 2027-28. Carleton sets each program's cut-off every year and competitive programs can require considerably higher averages; meeting the minimums does not guarantee admission. Unless stated otherwise, every prerequisite needs at least 60% (or an IB grade of 4)
• English proficiency: met by three years of recent full-time study in English at a Canadian high school or in an English-speaking country, or by a test such as IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 86 (at least 22 in writing and speaking and 20 in reading and listening; 4.5 with no band below 4.0 for tests from January 21, 2026), Duolingo 120 (110 in writing, reading and speaking, 105 in listening), PTE Academic 55 (47 in each skill), CAEL 70 (60 in each band), Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency 176 (169 in each component), or a grade of 4 in IB English A (HL or SL). Slightly lower scores can lead to an offer with English as a Second Language courses, but not for every program