2024 tuition rate increase
The Government of Quebec will increase tuition rates for Canadian students (or permanent residents) from outside Quebec starting in fall 2024. Understand whether these measures apply to you.
Fee changes
Students paying the Quebec resident tuition fee rate.
Current students (started before fall 2024)
Undergraduate: You are not impacted by these tuition changes. (Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.)
Graduate: You are not impacted by these tuition changes. (Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.)
Prospective students (fall 2024 or later)
Undergraduate: You will not be impacted by the tuition changes. (Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.)
Graduate: You will not be impacted by the tuition changes. (Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.)
Non-Quebec residents paying the Canadian-non-Quebec tuition rate.
Current students (started before fall 2024)
Undergraduate: You are not impacted by these tuition changes as they only apply to individuals starting programs in fall 2024 or later. Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually. Another important note: if you change programs, you may become subject to the increase (to be confirmed once Concordia receives clear guidelines).
Graduate: You are not impacted by the tuition changes as they only apply to individuals starting programs in fall 2024 or later. Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually. Another important note: if you change programs, you may become subject to the increase (to be confirmed once Concordia receives clear guidelines).
Prospective students (fall 2024 or later)
- Undergraduate: You will be impacted by the tuition changes and subject to the new tuition fee rate. Please note the award information below. Also please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.
Graduate research (thesis-based master’s or PhD): You will not be impacted by the tuition fee changes. Graduate research students are exempt. Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.
Graduate non-thesis (professional or course-based): You will be impacted by the tuition changes and subject to the new tuition fee rate. Please note the tuition fee reduction information below. Also please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.
Non-Quebec residents paying the international student tuition rate.
Current students (started before fall 2024)
Undergraduate: You are not impacted by these tuition changes. Concordia has decided to keep fees at the currently published tuition rates for undergrads for 2024-25. Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.
Graduate: You are not impacted by these tuition fee changes. Concordia has decided to keep fees at the currently published tuition rates for grad students for 2024-25. Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.
Prospective students (fall 2024 or later)
Undergraduate: You will not be impacted by these tuition changes. (Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.)
Graduate research (thesis-based master’s or PhD): You will not be impacted by these tuition changes. (Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.)
Graduate non-thesis (professional or course-based): You will not be impacted by these tuition changes. (Please note your fees will reflect a standard incremental increase annually.)
Other exceptions
Tuition increases do not apply to you if you are:
studying in Quebec as part of an international agreement;
French language courses
Starting in fall 2025, Quebec universities must ensure 80 per cent of undergraduate students from outside Quebec achieve intermediate French-language proficiency. These new measures apply to universities themselves, not individual students. This means:
- You do not need French proficiency to attend Concordia.
- French courses are not mandatory.
- You will not be required to reach a specific level of French proficiency in order to graduate.
You are encouraged to learn French or develop your French-language skills while at Concordia as far as possible during your academic journey to make the best of life in Montreal. We will support you in this.
You will be able to take advantage of the many French courses Concordia will offer. There will also be more opportunities to learn or improve your French language skills through fun and engaging social activities both on and off campus! Additional details about courses and opportunities will be available in the coming months.
As an as an out-of-province or international student, you benefit from a reduction in tuition for French courses.
Undergraduate funding
All first-year undergrad applicants to Concordia are automatically considered for an entrance scholarship at the time of their application and that will continue to be the case.
We are aiming to increase the amounts allocated to scholarships from our own budget or from donors and to increase the number of scholarships available as well. We are pleased to launch several new awards for incoming fall 2024 students:
We are aiming to increase the amounts allocated to scholarships from our own budget or from donors and to increase the number of scholarships available as well. We are pleased to launch several new awards for incoming fall 2024 students:
Canada Scholars Award
For Canadian applicants who apply from an out-of-province high school, and who do not qualify for Quebec resident tuition status.
Canada Transfer Student Award
For external students transferring from a Canadian university or college.
Graduate tuition fee reductions
Concordia is pleased to announce that, starting in summer and fall 2024, every incoming out-of-province Canadian graduate student in a professional program with a full-time course load will receive a new fee reduction to minimize the impact of the tuition increases as follows:
- Non-thesis students (except MFA and MA Creative Arts Therapies):
$3,000 ($1,000 per term) - MFA and MA Creative Arts Therapies students:
$15,000 (over five terms) - Graduate Diploma students:
$2,000 ($1,000 per term) - Graduate Certificate Programs:
$1,000
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