International Engagement Priority Indicators
Retention Rate
New Full Time 1st Semester Degree-Seeking Students
2013*
2014
2015
2016
2017
Visa (from Ontario HS or Other)
75.3%
81.7%
81.8%
80.6%
82.1%
*The rate for 2013 has been adjusted to correct an error where inbound exchange/visiting students were included in the cohort.
Financial Aid
Undergraduate International Student Funding
Scholarship Cycle
Total Number of Awards Paid to International Students
††687 awards paid to 465 undergraduate international students
†††651 awards paid to 474 undergraduate international students
††††568 awards paid to 401 undergradaute international students - includes Work Study
* 414 awards paid to 335 undergraduate international students - includes Work Study
* 422 awards paid to 371 unique students including work study allocations
** Effective 2015/16 International Entrance Scholarship Program is being phase out and replaced with including international students in the open entrance scholarship program.
Graduate International Student Funding
Scholarship Cycle
Total Number of Awards Paid to International Students
This data represents the financial support in the form of scholarships and bursaries that are available to International Students. International students represented in this report include students on a student visa, visa-exempt students and students with protected person status.
Full Time International Enrolment
Fall Full Time - International Students (Headcount)
2016
% of Total Students
2017
% of Total Students
2018
% of Total Students
Undergraduate
878
8.3%
819
7.8%
783
7.4%
Graduate
1,741
57.2%
2,174
61.5%
2,613
66.4%
Total
2,619
19.2%
2,993
21.3%
3,396
23.4%
This data represents a history of the fall full time undergraduate and graduate international student enrolment.
The percentage represents the percentage of students to the total undergraduate and graduate enrolment respectively.
Country of Origin
Undergraduate – Full Time
China
426
436
390
347
309
Nigeria
132
151
141
132
126
Middle East
150
157
117
102
62
Sub-total
1,048
1,007
878
855
783
Canada
10,541
9,875
9,687
9,687
9,789
Grand total
11,589
10,882
10,565
10,542
10,572
Graduate - Full Time
Bangladesh
20
26
29
26
74
China
564
623
667
629
539
India
384
515
755
1,201
1,700
Other
194
223
233
268
206
Sub-total
1,225
1,441
1,741
2,206
2,613
Canada
1,214
1,237
1,304
1,330
1,321
Grand total
2,439
2,678
3,045
3,536
3,934
Full-Time total
14,028
13,560
13,610
14,078
14,506
This data represents a history of the origin of our international students.