Graduate

Fees

Full-Time & Part-Time Graduate Fees

Deposit Fees

On acceptance into a graduate program, you must pay a deposit in order to reserve a space in your program.  Your Offer of Admission will state the required amount and the deadline date for submission of your deposit with your Acceptance Form. We regret that Ryerson will not defer deposit or fees payments, even if you are expecting future funds/funding of any type for your graduate studies, including financial assistance programs.

Your deposit fee is non-refundable, and will be applied to your tuition fees. It also activates your registration in your program. If you change your mind at a later date, you must officially withdraw from the program or you will be responsible for any tuition or late fees due, as outlined in our list of Significant Dates.

Tuition Fees

Tuition is calculated on the basis of your program and status (part- or full-time), NOT on the number of courses that you take per term (except for Nursing). Your tuition is a YEARLY charge, which is broken into three equivalent payments for the three terms in a graduate academic calendar.

General fees information, by program, can be found on our website: Note that information for the upcoming academic year is usually revised mid-August.

Continuous Registration Requirement

You are required to maintain continuous registration in every semester of your graduate program until graduation or withdrawal, unless you have applied for and been granted Inactive Status. To seek Inactive status (in cases of severe illness, parental leave, etc.) you must petition the Dean, Graduate Studies. For further information on this and other Graduate Policies, please consult our policies page.

Balance of Degree Fee                                                                                                                              

The length of a program is defined by the graduate program into which a student is admitted.  This predetermines the minimum total academic fees that a student must pay prior to graduation.

Part-time Master’s students should be aware that they may be required to pay additional academic fees in order to equal the total minimum fee paid by a full-time student in the same program.  The total minimum fee for a full-time student is based on the minimum time to completion for the program, as stated on the chart below and on the program website.  This Balance of Degree Fee is assessed just prior to graduation and is based on the tuition fees only on the fees schedule in effect at the time of graduation.  The fees schedule can be found at: http://www.ryerson.ca/currentstudents/fees_finances/detail/graduate/

*Note: if a student comes into a program with credits, then the minimum degree fee may be adjusted.

Funding Support

If you have been offered a scholarship, stipend, research or academic assistantship, you will be notified in writing by your Program of the amount and the method of distribution of funds, either with your Offer of Admission or soon afterwards. Please note that your fees statement will not reflect this funding support. If your Offer of Admission is withdrawn/cancelled at any time, or if you withdraw from your program, any offers of Ryerson University funding are null and void.

For further information on the Terms and Conditions of Scholarships and Awards, please see our Graduate Funding page.

Methods of Payment

Your initial deposit may be made with a personal cheque or money order, in Canadian funds, and payable to Ryerson University. For any subsequent tuition fee payments, cheques must be certified.

Your tuition fees may be paid On-Line or by Telephone Banking with most banks. You must sign up with your bank for internet banking; add Ryerson as a payee - Ryerson University-tuition fee only; and use your 9 digit student number as your account number. Please allow three business days for the posting of your payment to your fees account.

Payments being mailed should be sent to the Cashier's Office at Ryerson University - Cashier’s Office, 350 Victoria St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2K3. Include your Student ID/Reference number, name, and the program on your money order or cheque, to allow matching of the payment to your account. Remember to sign and date, as applicable and do not mail cash. You cannot make a payment at the bank or by credit card, but you can make a payment through the internet, using your Ryerson ID number.

Postdated cheques are not acceptable. If your cheque is not honored by your bank for any reason, your fees will be considered unpaid, your Offer of Admission will be cancelled, and you will be assessed a $50 returned item fee.

Once again, please allow three business days for the posting of your payment to your fees account.

If you are paying in person and using a cheque or money order, you make your payment at the Graduate Admission Office (1 Dundas Street West, 11th floor) or at the Cashier's Office ( 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, 416 979-5015). The cashier will also accept cash or a debit card. Do not leave your Acceptance Form at the Fees Office. It is vital that you return your proof of payment with your Acceptance Form to the Graduate Admissions Office to complete the admission process.