Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario
Wilfrid Laurier University is in Waterloo, Ontario, with campuses in Brantford and Milton. Ontario high-school students apply by January 15, 2027 for Fall 2027, and the Lazaridis BBA asks for a high-80s average.
The short answer
- Apply through OUAC (the Ontario Universities' Application Centre, Ontario's university application site) by January 15, 2027 for Fall 2027 if you are an Ontario high-school student.
- The Lazaridis BBA asks for a high-80s average. The BBA plus Waterloo Computer Science double degree asks for mid 90s.
- First-year students at Waterloo and Brantford can get a residence guarantee with a $600 deposit by the deadline. Rooms cost $8,373 to $11,760 for 2026-27.
- Domestic entrance scholarships start at $2,500 for 85.0 to 89.9 per cent. They go up to $4,000 at 95.0 to 100 per cent.
- The all-Laurier BBA plus Computer Science and BBA plus Financial Mathematics double degrees offer automatic co-op entry after first year.
Reviewed August 14, 2026 · Official university sources · How we review guides
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Overview
Direct acceptance-rate answer
Laurier does not publish one university-wide acceptance rate
The official admissions sources reviewed publish program-specific ranges and prerequisites—not one current undergraduate acceptance percentage. Those ranges span the mid 70s for some programs to the mid 90s for the BBA and Waterloo Computer Science double degree, and Laurier warns that meeting a listed average does not guarantee admission. Confirmed facts below are separated from 2026-cycle planning evidence so an older fee or deadline is never presented as new.
High 80s
Lazaridis BBA current admission range
Mid 90s
BBA + Waterloo Computer Science double degree
3 campuses
Waterloo, Brantford, and Milton
Treat an unofficial acceptance percentage cautiously
A university-wide estimate can hide major differences between BBA, double degrees, Computer Science, Health Sciences, Music, and other choices. The useful comparison is the live range, required courses, supplemental work, capacity, and applicant profile for the exact program.
Fall 2027 cycle status
2027 pending · Fall 2027
Laurier's dates page currently publishes Fall 2026, Winter 2027, and Spring 2026 cycles only—no Fall 2027 university-specific dates yet. OUAC confirms January 15, 2027 for Ontario high-school applicants and schedules the Undergraduate application to open September 17, 2026, subject to change.
Plan with the OUAC dates plus the Fall 2026 Laurier sequence as a pattern, and replace university-specific document, ABS, offer, and residence dates when Laurier publishes the Fall 2027 cycle.
Applies to: All applicants
Wilfrid Laurier University: Admission dates and deadlines by cycle · Verified August 14, 2026
No university-wide acceptance rate
Current requirements · Published for this period
Laurier publishes program-specific admission ranges and prerequisites—not one undergraduate acceptance percentage. Current ranges span the mid 70s (Data Science, Music) to the mid 90s (BBA + UWaterloo Computer Science), and Laurier states that possession of the average requirements does not guarantee admission.
Applies to: All applicants
Wilfrid Laurier University: Undergraduate admission requirements (Ontario high school) · Verified August 14, 2026
Multi-campus structure
Current structure · Published for this period
Waterloo is the main campus with over 18,800 students across Arts, Music, Science, Education, and the Lazaridis School. Brantford hosts about 2,700 students downtown, and Milton operates as a commuter-oriented hub in the Laurier Milton Academic Centre, planned to evolve into a purpose-built campus in the Milton Education Village. Kitchener (Social Work) and Toronto locations serve graduate programs.
Applies to: All applicants
Wilfrid Laurier University: Campuses and locations (Waterloo, Brantford, Milton, Kitchener, Toronto) · Verified August 14, 2026
Wilfrid Laurier guide by topic
- Admission averages and deadlinesCurrent ranges and Ontario prerequisites by program, OUAC timing and English tests.
- Programs and double degreesBusiness, computing, science, arts and campus-specific choices, including the Waterloo double degrees.
- Residence and meal plansThe first-year guarantee, room fees and meal plans for Waterloo and Brantford.
- Tuition and entrance scholarshipsTuition by program and course load, and the automatic entrance scholarship grid.
- Campuses and student lifeWaterloo, Brantford and Milton compared, plus the library, gym and transit guides.
- Co-op entry by programHow co-op entry works for each program and why a GPA threshold earns an interview, not a placement.
Compare Ontario alternatives in the Canadian business programs guide and Computer Science programs guide.
Detailed application guides
Wilfrid Laurier Acceptance Rate Evidence
Official program ranges and Registrar application and registration counts, with a clear explanation of why they are not an acceptance rate.
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.
Wilfrid Laurier applicants need to replace unofficial university-wide acceptance-rate estimates with the exact program range, prerequisite pattern, supplemental review, and campus. This guide compares BBA and double degrees, confirms OUAC's Fall 2027 opening and Group A deadline without inventing Laurier-specific dates, and gives current tuition, scholarships, residence, English evidence, and program-specific co-op their own official-source-backed pages, linked from this overview.
Wilfrid Laurier acceptance rate, requirements, BBA, deadlines, tuition, residence, scholarships, and co-op questions
Direct answers to the observed Wilfrid Laurier acceptance-rate searches, current program ranges, Ontario prerequisites, BBA and double degrees, Fall 2027 OUAC timing, ABS, tuition, scholarships, residence, campuses, English evidence, and program-specific co-op.
Official Sources and Next Steps
Stellar keeps this guide structured for comparison, but official university pages remain the source of truth 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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