arcadia university

For 179 years, Acadia has specialized in providing a premium high quality, high engagement primarily undergraduate student experience for students from across Canada and more than 50 countries around the world.

With more than 4,000 full- and part-time undergraduate and 564 full- and part-time graduate students, Acadia’s balance of academic, emotional, spiritual and athletic education educates the whole person – inside and outside the classroom. With high academic standards, small class sizes, a friendly campus, and personal attention, Acadia students are both challenged and supported by faculty, staff and other influencers who are devoted to helping them see, discover, and unleash their potential.

The Acadia environment is an incubator – a two-way, interactive, close-knit, supportive, diverse, collaborative, engaging, and fun community. The university’s prestigious but unpretentious personality attracts students who are dialectic, autonomous, versatile, discerning, self-effacing, and kind-hearted. Approximately 80 per cent of Acadia’s students are community volunteers. With 11 varsity teams, Acadia has the most conference and national championships of any Atlantic Canadian university. In addition, Acadia has 114 USports Academic All-Canadians – the most per student-athlete in the country.

Acadia is consistently ranked among the best primarily undergraduate universities in Canada and recognized for the quality of its education and student experience.

Recently, Acadia joined the newly-formed Maple League of Universities, a group of four small Canadian undergraduate universities that share one philosophy: an extraordinary life starts with an extraordinary way of learning

STUDENT ENROLMENT

Full-time (undergraduates)
3,610

Full-time (graduates)
190

Part-time (undergraduates)
470

Part-time (graduates)
380

Source: Association of Atlantic Universities (2017 rounded preliminary fall enrolment)

 

TUITION FEES

CANADIAN STUDENTS

Undergraduate tuition fees:
$6,899 – $8,182

Graduate tuition fees:
$6,853 – $8,136

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Undergraduate tuition fees:
$16,380

Graduate tuition fees:
$16,540

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
Program Options
Applied Science (BASc, CAS)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
 
Biology (BSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
   
Business Administration (BBA)
Faculty of Professional Studies
   
Canadian Studies (BA)
Faculty of Arts
 
Chemistry (BSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
   
Classical Studies (BA)
Faculty of Arts
 
Community Development (BCD)
Faculty of Professional Studies
  
Computer Science (BCS, BSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
   
Economics (BA)
Faculty of Arts
   
Education (BEd)
Faculty of Professional Studies
Engineering (BASc, CAS)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
 
English (BA)
Faculty of Arts
  
Environmental and Sustainability Studies (BA, BCD)
Faculty of Arts
  
Environmental Geoscience (BSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
   
Environmental Science (BSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
   
French (BA)
Faculty of Arts
  
Geology (BSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
   
German (BA)
Faculty of Arts
  
History (BA)
Faculty of Arts
  
Kinesiology (BKin)
Faculty of Professional Studies
  
Mathematics and Statistics (BSc, BA)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
    
Mathematics Education (Integrated BSc+BEd)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
  
Music (BM, BAM)
Faculty of Arts
  
Music Therapy (BMT, CMT)
Faculty of Arts
Nutrition and Dietetics (BSN)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
    
Philosophy (BA)
Faculty of Arts
 
Physics (BSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
   
Politics (BA)
Faculty of Arts
   
Psychology (BSc, BA)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
Faculty of Arts
    
Sociology (BA)
Faculty of Arts
   
Spanish (BA)
Faculty of Arts
 
Theatre (BA)
Faculty of Arts
 
Theology (BTh)
Faculty of Theology
Women’s and Gender Studies (BA)
Faculty of Arts
 

Contact

Admissions Office
University Hall, Room 126
15 University Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6
admissions@acadiau.ca
902-585-1016

Research and Graduate Studies
Horton Hall, Room 214
18 University Avenue
Wolfville, Nova scotia, B4P 2R6
gradinfo@acadiau.ca
902-585-1498

Acadia Divinity College
Faculty of Theology
38 Highland Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6
adcinfo@acadiau.ca
902-585-2210
1-866-875-8975 (toll-free in North America)

School of Education
Seminary House
22 Crowell Drive
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6
infoed@acadiau.ca
902-585-1229

Open Acadia
Rhodes Hall
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6
openacadia@acadiau.ca
902-585-1434
1-80

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
Program
Applied Geomatics (MSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
Biology (MSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
Chemistry (MSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
Computer Science (MSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
Community Development (MCD)
Faculty of Professional Studies
Divinity (MDiv)
Faculty of Theology
Education (MEd)
Faculty of Professional Studies
Educational Studies (PhD)
Faculty of Professional Studies
English (MA)
Faculty of Arts
Geology (MSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
Mathematics and Statistics (MSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
Ministry (DMIN)
Faculty of Theology
Political Science (MA)
Faculty of Arts
Psychology (MSc)
Faculty of Pure & Applied Science
Social and Political Thought (MA)
Faculty of Arts
Sociology (MA)
Faculty of Arts
Theology (MA) – 1 year
Faculty of Theology
Theology (MA) – 2 year
Faculty of Theology

Graduate Programs

 

Contact

Research and Graduate Studies
Horton Hall, Room 214
18 University Avenue
Wolfville, Nova scotia, B4P 2R6
gradinfo@acadiau.ca

Source: Statistics Canada. Fees for general programs in arts and humanities (2017-18).

Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.