Laurentian University
Sudbury, Ontario
Laurentian University is in Sudbury, Ontario, and has more than 70 undergraduate programs. Program minimums run from 70% to 80%, and Ontario students should plan for January 15.
The short answer
- Apply through OUAC (the Ontario Universities' Application Centre, Ontario's university application site). Laurentian's current page lists January 15 for Ontario high school students.
- Business Administration and Computer Science ask for 70% in your best six Grade 12 U/M courses (university or university/college preparation courses). Forensic Science asks for 80%.
- For Fall 2026, Canadian high school students were guaranteed a room if they accepted their offer and applied by June 1, 2026. Rooms cost $7,115 to $10,864 for eight months.
- Academic Excellence Scholarships use your top six final Grade 12 marks. A 95–100% average earns $4,000 in first year, up to $16,000 in total.
- Co-op is program-specific. Laurentian lists Computer Science and Chemical, Mechanical/Mechatronic, and Mining Engineering, with placements of 4 to 16 months.
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- OUAC Group A deadline (Ontario high-school students)January 15, 2027
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Overview
Current applicant answer
Laurentian combines bilingual study with Sudbury-based professional programs
Laurentian University offers more than 70 undergraduate programs in English, French, or bilingual formats, and describes itself as Canada’s only university with a tricultural mandate. Engineering, Computer Science, Nursing, Architectural Studies, Forensic Science, Business, Kinesiology, and Indigenous-focused study are central applicant choices. Admission is program-specific, so a university-wide average or acceptance-rate estimate cannot replace the live requirements.
70%+
Lowest published program minimum
70+
Undergraduate programs
3–5 weeks
Typical complete-file decision window
WebAdvisor is not the current starting point
Current Laurentian pages send applicants and students to the myLaurentian Student Portal. You use it for application tracking, messages, documents, registration, grades, and OneCard services. Older search results can still mention WebAdvisor. Use Laurentian's current gateway instead of a legacy bookmark.
Fall 2027 cycle status
2027 pending · Fall 2027
Partly published. Two Laurentian program pages already carry explicit 2027 dates — Architectural Studies lists a February 7, 2027 portfolio deadline, and Indigenous Social Work lists a 2027 Fall Statement of Interest deadline of March 22 with offer rounds the weeks of April 26 and May 18. Every other date on Laurentian's Canadian-applicant page (January 15 for Ontario high school, August 1 / December 1 / April 1 for Group B, February 1 for Nursing, February 14 for Architecture) is published without a visible cycle label.
January 15 is the standing Ontario Group A date and comes back every year. So treat January 15, 2027 as the working planning date. But confirm it in OUAC (Ontario's university application site) and the myLaurentian Portal before you rely on it. Also follow the two program pages that already publish 2027 dates.
Applies to: All applicants
Laurentian University: Canadian undergraduate applicants: OUAC route and published deadlines · Verified August 14, 2026
Bilingual and tricultural mandate
Current mandate · Published for this period
Laurentian's Facts and Figures page describes the university as "Canada's only university with a tricultural mandate," delivering education "in English and French, with a comprehensive approach to Indigenous education." The Faculty of Arts page traces the mandate from a bicultural, bilingual founding in 1963–64 to the addition of Indigenous education as a third pillar in the early 2000s. Laurentian is located within the territory of the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850 and acknowledges the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek and its proximity to Wahnapitae First Nation.
Applies to: All applicants
Laurentian University: Facts and figures: tricultural mandate and territorial acknowledgement · Verified August 14, 2026
Sudbury campus setting
Current campus context · Published for this period
Laurentian publishes a single Sudbury campus at 935 Ramsey Lake Road "surrounded by over 700 acres of green space and 5 freshwater lakes." The adjoining Lake Laurentian Conservation Area has "over 40km of trails to explore," Laurentian Beach sits on the north shore of Lake Nepahwin, and the Ramsey Lake Skating Path is a short walk from campus.
Applies to: All applicants
Laurentian University: Future students landing page: campus, program, and outcome headlines · Verified August 14, 2026
Published scale and delivery headlines
University-published counts · Published for this period
Laurentian's future-student landing page publishes 100+ degree programs, 30+ programs offered in French, a 34:1 student-to-professor ratio in first and second year, and a 92.8% post-graduation employment rate within six months in Ontario. The undergraduate program directory separately describes "over 70 undergraduate programs."
These are Laurentian's own marketing counts, and the 100+ figure spans undergraduate and graduate offerings while the directory's "over 70" figure counts undergraduate programs across English, French, and bilingual delivery. Laurentian's Facts and Figures page points to CUDO and KPI reports rather than publishing current enrolment on-page, so this guide does not state an enrolment number.
Applies to: All applicants
Laurentian University: Future students landing page: campus, program, and outcome headlines · Verified August 14, 2026
2021–2022 CCAA restructuring, on Laurentian's own record
Announced November 28, 2022 · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
Laurentian's own newsroom states that it "commenced a court proceeding under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA)" on February 1, 2021 and, in a November 28, 2022 release, that it "has successfully completed its restructuring process under the CCAA and has now emerged from the court proceedings." That release described students enrolled in 106 academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, with roughly 2,100 studying online and 5,900 primarily in person in Sudbury.
The 106-program and enrolment figures belong to the 2022 announcement. They are not current counts. Programs were discontinued during the restructuring. So verify any program against the live undergraduate directory. Do not use pre-2021 lists, rankings, or forum posts.
Applies to: All applicants
Laurentian University: News: Laurentian University successfully exits CCAA process · Verified August 14, 2026
Laurentian University guide by topic
- Admission requirements and deadlinesOntario courses and minimums by program, Fall 2027 deadline status, and English and French evidence.
- ProgramsEngineering, Computer Science, Nursing, Architecture, Forensic Science and other program choices.
- Residence costs and meal plans2026–27 residence rates and meal plans, and what is confirmed about the guarantee.
- Tuition and entrance scholarshipsProgram-specific 2026–27 tuition, Academic Excellence Scholarships and international awards.
- Bilingual Sudbury planningCampus life in Sudbury, the myLaurentian portal checklist, and AP and IB credit.
- Co-op by programWhich programs offer co-op and how work terms fit each degree.
Detailed application guides
Laurentian University Acceptance Rate
Laurentian's admissions framework sets a 70% minimum and decides most files in 3 to 5 weeks. See its competitive programs and Fall 2025 enrolment.
Ontario University Application Deadlines 2027
OUAC's January 15, 2027 deadline and each university's own dates in one table.
OUAC 101 vs 105: Group A or Group B
Which OUAC group you're in, and which deadline applies to you.
OSAP 2026–2027 Application Guide
Open status, eligibility, residency, course load, grants, deadlines, and documents.
Ontario Universities With Co-op
Direct-entry and later-entry co-op models, work terms, fees, and questions to ask.
Laurentian University applicants need to match six Grade 12 4U/M courses to the exact program, treat 70%, 75%, and 80% as eligibility minimums rather than a university-wide acceptance rate, distinguish standing dates from confirmed Fall 2027 checkpoints, use myLaurentian instead of legacy WebAdvisor references, and compare program-specific tuition, scholarships, residence, English evidence, co-op, AP, and IB credit. Each decision now has its own official-source-backed page, linked from this overview.
Laurentian University requirements, averages, deadlines, programs, tuition, scholarships, residence, co-op, and portal questions
Direct answers to Laurentian's English, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, 70%, 75%, and 80% Ontario requirements; acceptance-rate evidence; Fall 2027 deadline status; Architecture portfolio; 2026–27 tuition; scholarships; residence; English tests; co-op; myLaurentian and WebAdvisor; AP and IB credit.
Official Sources and Next Steps
Stellar keeps this guide organized so you can compare. But official university pages are still the source of truth. They are the source for program requirements, tuition, residence, scholarships, deadlines, and policy changes.
Prepared by Stellar Advisers Editorial Team · Reviewed August 14, 2026 · Editorial, corrections, and source methodology
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