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
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 |
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| Biology (BSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Business Administration (BBA) Faculty of Professional Studies |
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| Canadian Studies (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Chemistry (BSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Classical Studies (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Community Development (BCD) Faculty of Professional Studies |
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| Computer Science (BCS, BSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Economics (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Education (BEd) Faculty of Professional Studies |
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| Engineering (BASc, CAS) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| English (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Environmental and Sustainability Studies (BA, BCD) Faculty of Arts |
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| Environmental Geoscience (BSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Environmental Science (BSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| French (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Geology (BSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| German (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| History (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Kinesiology (BKin) Faculty of Professional Studies |
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| Mathematics and Statistics (BSc, BA) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Mathematics Education (Integrated BSc+BEd) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Music (BM, BAM) Faculty of Arts |
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| Music Therapy (BMT, CMT) Faculty of Arts |
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| Nutrition and Dietetics (BSN) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Philosophy (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Physics (BSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Politics (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Psychology (BSc, BA) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science Faculty of Arts |
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| Sociology (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Spanish (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Theatre (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Theology (BTh) Faculty of Theology |
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| Women’s and Gender Studies (BA) Faculty of Arts |
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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
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| Program | |
| Applied Geomatics (MSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Biology (MSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Chemistry (MSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Computer Science (MSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Community Development (MCD) Faculty of Professional Studies |
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| Divinity (MDiv) Faculty of Theology |
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| Education (MEd) Faculty of Professional Studies |
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| Educational Studies (PhD) Faculty of Professional Studies |
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| English (MA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Geology (MSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Mathematics and Statistics (MSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Ministry (DMIN) Faculty of Theology |
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| Political Science (MA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Psychology (MSc) Faculty of Pure & Applied Science |
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| Social and Political Thought (MA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Sociology (MA) Faculty of Arts |
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| Theology (MA) – 1 year Faculty of Theology |
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| Theology (MA) – 2 year Faculty of Theology |
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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.