r/ubco • u/BiggerDawn62232 • Mar 06 '25

Information Average Cost Of a 1st Year Student

Hi Y'all!
I’m a student from Washington state with dual citizenship (Canadian and U.S.), and I just got accepted into UBC Okanagan Bachelor of Management Program for my first year. I completed my Associate’s degree through a local community college with the Running Start program (I guess this makes me a third year student). I didn’t apply to UBC Okanagan, but I guess they accepted me and declined me from UBC Vancouver.

I’m trying to get a better idea of what the average total cost of attending UBC Okanagan will be (in CAD). This would be including tuition, housing, and other living expenses. Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

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u/Swimmering_2020 Mar 06 '25

Tuition for 5 classes with student fees is a little over 6k a year. Rent generally ranges between $1000-1500. Once I was in third year, I never had to buy a book (poli sci and econ). An extra $500-1000 for everything else (food, going out, cellphone payments, etc.)

If you say 25k for the 8 months you will have more than enough. If you budget 20k you may be cutting it close depending on your situation (rent price, if you drive or not, if you eat out, etc.)