

Don't come to Carleton University-egregious 50% tuition increase
I’m an international nursing student at Carleton University. Last year, our tuition was 38.8k (Sept–April). The posted tuition for Fall 2026 was originally 41k (screenshot attached).
But I just received an email saying the tuition will increase to 59.3k for Fall 2026. That’s a 52.5% increase.
However, Carleton has clearly stated on its website that “international tuition fees are subject to an annual increase of 5–8%.”
For incoming international nursing students: don’t come to Carleton. UOttawa is much cheaper and offers 70k scholarships, while Carleton is doing this to us.
International students are being treated as cash cows, with no respect whatsoever. You have no guarantee of how much you’ll pay to graduate.
Carleton has completely stripped away whatever remaining love or trust I had for it.
DM me if you'd like to join me in protesting or sign a collective email. The official tuition will be posted by the end of June, so we still have room to fight for it.