ACADIA UNIVERSITY
For over 185 years, Acadia has specialized in providing a premium high quality, high engagement primarily undergraduate student experience for students from across Canada and more than 60 countries around the world. Acadia is a university like nowhere else.
With more than 4,300 full- and part-time undergraduate and nearly 500 full- and part-time graduate students, Acadia’s balance of academic, emotional, spiritual and athletic education educates the whole person – inside and outside the classroom. With high academic standards, small class sizes, a friendly campus, and personal attention, Acadia students are both challenged and supported by faculty, staff and other influencers who are devoted to helping them see, discover, and unleash their potential.
The Acadia environment is an incubator – a two-way, interactive, close-knit, supportive, diverse, collaborative, engaging, and fun community. The university attracts students who are autonomous, versatile, discerning, self-effacing, and kind-hearted. Undergraduates engage directly in research and approximately 80 percent of Acadia’s students are community volunteers.
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Full-time (undergraduates)
3,560
Full-time (graduates)
160
Part-time (undergraduates)
320
Part-time (graduates)
300
TUITION FEES
CANADIAN STUDENTS
Undergraduate tuition fees:
$8,771 - $10,054
Graduate tuition fees:
$8,713 - $9,996
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Undergraduate tuition fees:
$20,947
Graduate tuition fees:
$21,174
Source: Statistics Canada. Fees for general programs in arts and humanities (2023-24)
Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.