University of Toronto vs McGill University: Admission, Deadlines, Fees Compared

Our read

Toronto and McGill are both long established Canadian universities but sit in different cities and price tuition differently. Toronto, founded in 1827, teaches across three campuses in Toronto, Mississauga and Scarborough, and its entry requirements, tuition and English minimums vary by campus and faculty; published tuition runs from CAD 51,438 to 73,056 a year. McGill, founded in 1821 in Montreal, teaches primarily in English, sets tuition per programme, and guarantees that tuition will not rise for the normal length of a student's degree once admitted; its main deadline for applicants from an overseas or US education system falls in mid-January. Both ask for IELTS 6.5, though McGill's TOEFL figure is not listed here. McGill's tuition guarantee is a real point of difference for a student budgeting several years ahead; Toronto's campus and faculty variation means the fee and requirement depend heavily on which of its three campuses is applied to. Check each university's own page for the specific campus or programme deadline before applying.