Vancouver Island University
Not ranked by QS. QS weighs published research heavily, so a college can be absent from the table however well it teaches — an absence is not a low position.
British Columbia public university on Vancouver Island. Its four-year degree carries the post-graduation work permit; its shorter diploma and certificate routes explicitly do not, which is the difference between studying in Canada and staying there.
What it costs, what it asks for
Vancouver Island University in detail
The money
Four-year bachelor's degree with an optional internship
- First year
- CAD 24,963
- Living, a year
- CAD 22,895
- First year, all in
- CAD 47,858
- Application fee
- CAD 156.06
- Other charges
- Student union CAD 501, health and dental CAD 285, student services CAD 229, student activity CAD 208 — all per year
What you need
- Entry
- Grade 12 at 50% for the bachelor's degree. An eleven-year certificate is not enough here
- English
- IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 88, PTE 60 or Duolingo 115; conditional admission from TOEFL 31
When, and what it pays
- Intakes
- Open now: January 2027
Read off the institution's own fee schedule or confirmed by our partner. We check it again before anything is paid.
We can submit an application here today. Being able to submit is not the same as being likely to succeed — we will tell you where your grades sit before you spend anything. Route registry reviewed 2026-08-22.
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