Top Software Engineering Universities & Colleges in Canada in 2026

Ranking	College Info	Top Courses	Fees & Cost of Living
--	McGill University, Montreal 9.0(Based on 26 User Reviews)Quebec, Canada46%Acceptance Rate	B.Eng Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo125IELTS6.5PTE65 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (CA$61,852/Yr)$43.9K/Yr Living: (CA$875/Yr)$621.25/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	The University of British Columbia, Vancouver 9.0(Based on 107 User Reviews)British Columbia, Canada54%Acceptance Rate	BASc Computer Science - Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo125IELTS6.5 Programs	Tuition: (CA$66,199/Yr)$47K/Yr Living: (CA$16,536/Yr)$11.7K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Alberta, Edmonton 9.3(Based on 22 User Reviews)Alberta, Canada58%Acceptance Rate	B.Eng Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Programs	Tuition: (CA$45,482/Yr)$32.3K/Yr Living: (CA$19,344/Yr)$13.7K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Waterloo, Waterloo 9.7(Based on 58 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada53%Acceptance Rate	B.A.Sc Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo125TOEFL90PTE63 Programs	Tuition: (CA$73,000/Yr)$51.8K/Yr Living: (CA$16,020/Yr)$11.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
Partner Colleges 6.9 Best In Infrastructure Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, British Columbia $12.4K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.1 Best In Faculty Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario $28.1K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.6 Best In Academic Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia $11.9K 1st Year Fees MHA Health Administration Apply Now 7.0 Best In Faculty University Canada West Vancouver, British Columbia $32.7K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.3 Best In Infrastructure Concordia University-Montreal Montreal, Quebec $13.5K 1st Year Fees MACs Apply Now 7.3 Best In Academic University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan $12.5K 1st Year Fees MEng Civil Engineering Apply Now 7.6 Best In Social Life University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) Fredericton, NewBrunswick $4.7K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now Goodman School of Business St. Catharines, Ontario $28.1K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 6.3 Best In Academic University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan $24.5K 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 7.0 Best In Infrastructure Trinity Western University Langley, British Columbia $13.8K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now
--	University of Montreal, Montreal 8.2(Based on 15 User Reviews)Quebec, Canada57%Acceptance Rate	M.Eng Software Engineering Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: GMAT630TOEFL85 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (CA$25,257/Yr)$17.9K/Yr Living: (CA$12,000/Yr)$8.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	McMaster University, Hamilton 8.7(Based on 30 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada59%Acceptance Rate	MEng Computing and Software Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL88PTE70 View 3 Other Programs	Tuition: (CA$43,337/Yr)$30.8K/Yr Living: (CA$15,470/Yr)$11K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Western University, London 8.3(Based on 25 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada58%Acceptance Rate	B.Eng Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: GRE314TOEFL83PTE55 Programs	Tuition: (CA$44,767/Yr)$31.8K/Yr Living: (CA$18,400/Yr)$13.1K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Ottawa, Ottawa 8.0(Based on 38 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada80%Acceptance Rate	BASc Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120TOEFL4.5 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (CA$63,164/Yr)$44.8K/Yr Living: (CA$15,758/Yr)$11.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Calgary, Calgary 7.3(Based on 34 User Reviews)Alberta, Canada55%Acceptance Rate	BS Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120TOEFL4.5 Programs	Tuition: (CA$40,283/Yr)$28.6K/Yr Living: (CA$16,119/Yr)$11.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Victoria, Victoria 9.3(Based on 10 User Reviews)British Columbia, Canada63%Acceptance Rate	BEng Software Engineering Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120TOEFL4.5PTE65 Programs	Tuition: (CA$42,618/Yr)$30.3K/Yr Living: (CA$9,653/Yr)$6.9K/Yr Check Admission Requirements

--	York University, Toronto 6.3(Based on 42 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada48%Acceptance Rate	BEng Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120TOEFL4.5PTE60 Programs	Tuition: (CA$46,064/Yr)$32.7K/Yr Living: (CA$16,865/Yr)$12K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Laval University, Quebec City Quebec, Canada59%Acceptance Rate	B.Eng Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEIC591 Programs	Tuition: (CA$26,627/Yr)$18.9K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Guelph, Guelph 4.0(Based on 25 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada66%Acceptance Rate	Bachelor of Computing Software Engineering Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo110TOEFL4.5PTE60 Programs	Tuition: (CA$55,915/Yr)$39.7K/Yr Living: (CA$3,070/Yr)$2.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Concordia University-Montreal, Montreal 8.2(Based on 39 User Reviews)Quebec, Canada78%Acceptance Rate	MEng Software Engineering Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120TOEFL5PTE57 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (CA$28,815/Yr)$20.5K/Yr Living: (CA$13,953/Yr)$9.9K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Windsor, Windsor 8.5(Based on 23 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada30%Acceptance Rate	BS Computer Science (Software Engineering) Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo115TOEFL4PTE60 Programs	Tuition: (CA$37,500/Yr)$26.6K/Yr Living: (CA$8,458/Yr)$6K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto 7.2(Based on 16 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada80%Acceptance Rate	Certificate Computer Programming Applications Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: TOEFL83 Programs	Tuition: (CA$31,811/Yr)$22.6K/Yr Living: (CA$20,474/Yr)$14.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Carleton University, Ottawa 3.3(Based on 26 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada22%Acceptance Rate	B.Eng Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120TOEFL86PTE60 Programs	Tuition: (CA$53,613/Yr)$38.1K/Yr Living: (CA$12,907/Yr)$9.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal Quebec, Canada50%Acceptance Rate	Graduate Diploma Software Engineering Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: TOEFL61 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: (CA$23,230/Yr)$16.5K/Yr Living: (CA$4,320/Yr)$3.1K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's 9.7(Based on 16 User Reviews)Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada67%Acceptance Rate	B.S Computer Science (Software Engineering) Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo115TOEFL79 Programs	Tuition: (CA$20,790/Yr)$14.8K/Yr Living: (CA$11,600/Yr)$8.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of New Brunswick (Fredericton), Fredericton 6.8(Based on 4 User Reviews)Newbrunswick, Canada79%Acceptance Rate	B.S Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo115IELTS6.5 Programs	Tuition: (CA$23,980/Yr)$17K/Yr Living: (CA$16,009/Yr)$11.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements

Top Software Engineering Universities & Colleges in Canada in 2026

Found 52 universities

McGill University, Montreal

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver

University of Alberta, Edmonton

University of Waterloo, Waterloo

Partner Colleges

University of Montreal, Montreal

McMaster University, Hamilton

Western University, London

University of Ottawa, Ottawa

University of Calgary, Calgary

University of Victoria, Victoria

York University, Toronto

Laval University, Quebec City

University of Guelph, Guelph

Concordia University-Montreal, Montreal

University of Windsor, Windsor

Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto

Carleton University, Ottawa

University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's

University of New Brunswick (Fredericton), Fredericton

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