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Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada · Urban
PublicResearchCoed
Acceptance
70.0%
QS World
#625
Tuition/yr
$24,800
Students
31,000
Founded
1942
About
An Ottawa university beside the Rideau Canal famous for Canada's top journalism school, aerospace engineering and public affairs. Proximity to Parliament, national labs and the capital's tech sector feeds strong co-op and internship placement.
- University type
- Public research
- Acceptance rate
- 70.0%
- Total enrolment
- 31,000
- Student : faculty
- 25:1
- Founded
- 1942
Courses & majors
JournalismAerospace EngineeringPublic AffairsInternational RelationsComputer ScienceBusiness (Sprott)ArchitectureCriminologyCognitive SciencePolitical ScienceFilm StudiesEconomics
Cost of studying
Tuition / yr
$24,800
Cost of attendance
$36,800
Application fee
$115
Rankings
#625
QS World
#550
Times Higher Ed
#19
National
Scholarships & financial aid
Automatic entrance scholarships up to ~CAD 4,000/yr renewable for 80%+ averages apply to international students; Prestige scholarships are domestic-leaning.
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