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)$45.8K/Yr Living: (CA$875/Yr)$647.5/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	The University of British Columbia, Vancouver 7.0(Based on 106 User Reviews)British Columbia, Canada54%Acceptance Rate	B.A.Sc Computer Science - Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo125IELTS6.0PTE65 Programs	Tuition: (CA$60,622/Yr)$44.9K/Yr Living: (CA$16,536/Yr)$12.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Alberta, Edmonton 10.0(Based on 21 User Reviews)Alberta, Canada58%Acceptance Rate	B.Eng Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120TOEFL90PTE61 Programs	Tuition: (CA$45,482/Yr)$33.7K/Yr Living: (CA$19,344/Yr)$14.3K/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)$54K/Yr Living: (CA$16,020/Yr)$11.9K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
Partner Colleges 7.0 Best In Faculty University Canada West Vancouver, British Columbia $34.1K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 8.2 Best In Infrastructure Telfer School of Management Ottawa, Ontario $26.2K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now Goodman School of Business St. Catharines, Ontario $29.3K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.6 Best In Social Life University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) Fredericton, NewBrunswick $4.9K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.6 Best In Infrastructure University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario $26.2K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 6.9 Best In Infrastructure Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, British Columbia $12.9K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.1 Best In Faculty Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario $29.3K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.0 Best In Infrastructure Trinity Western University Langley, British Columbia $14.4K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 6.3 Best In Academic University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan $15K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.6 Best In Academic Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia $12.4K 1st Year Fees MS Health Administration Apply Now
--	McMaster University, Hamilton 8.3(Based on 29 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)$32.1K/Yr Living: (CA$15,470/Yr)$11.4K/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)$33.1K/Yr Living: (CA$18,400/Yr)$13.6K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	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)$18.7K/Yr Living: (CA$12,000/Yr)$8.9K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Calgary, Calgary 6.2(Based on 33 User Reviews)Alberta, Canada55%Acceptance Rate	BS Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo125IELTS6.5PTE60 Programs	Tuition: (CA$38,734/Yr)$28.7K/Yr Living: (CA$16,119/Yr)$11.9K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Ottawa, Ottawa 8.0(Based on 38 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada80%Acceptance Rate	B.A.Sc Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120IELTS6.5PTE60 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (CA$31,582/Yr)$23.4K/Yr Living: (CA$15,758/Yr)$11.7K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke 6.8(Based on 1 User Reviews)Quebec, Canada68%Acceptance Rate	M.S Software Engineering Course duration: 18 months Exams Accepted: TOEFL100 Programs	Tuition: (CA$26,860/Yr)$19.9K/Yr Living: (CA$9,192/Yr)$6.8K/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)$17.2K/Yr Living: (CA$4,320/Yr)$3.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Victoria, Victoria 9.3(Based on 10 User Reviews)British Columbia, Canada63%Acceptance Rate	B.Eng Software Engineering Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL90PTE65 Programs	Tuition: (CA$34,228/Yr)$25.3K/Yr Living: (CA$9,653/Yr)$7.1K/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)$19.7K/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)$39.7K/Yr Living: (CA$12,907/Yr)$9.6K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	York University, Toronto 6.2(Based on 41 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada48%Acceptance Rate	BEng Software Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120TOEFL88PTE60 Programs	Tuition: (CA$46,064/Yr)$34.1K/Yr Living: (CA$16,865/Yr)$12.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Brock University, St. Catharines 5.3(Based on 10 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada73%Acceptance Rate	B.S Game Programming Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo110TOEFL88PTE58 Programs	Tuition: (CA$36,884/Yr)$27.3K/Yr Living: (CA$9,280/Yr)$6.9K/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)$23.5K/Yr Living: (CA$20,474/Yr)$15.2K/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: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo110IELTS6.5PTE60 Programs	Tuition: (CA$34,698/Yr)$25.7K/Yr Living: (CA$3,070/Yr)$2.3K/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: Duolingo125TOEFL85PTE57 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (CA$37,175/Yr)$27.5K/Yr Living: (CA$13,953/Yr)$10.3K/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)$15.4K/Yr Living: (CA$11,600/Yr)$8.6K/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

McMaster University, Hamilton

Western University, London

University of Montreal, Montreal

University of Calgary, Calgary

University of Ottawa, Ottawa

University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke

University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal

University of Victoria, Victoria

Laval University, Quebec City

Carleton University, Ottawa

York University, Toronto

Brock University, St. Catharines

Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto

University of Guelph, Guelph

Concordia University-Montreal, Montreal

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's

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