OCAD University
Toronto , Ontario , Canada
- Founded: 1876
- Establishment: University
- Type: Public
- Total Students: 4742+
OCAD University
OCAD University is Canada’s largest and oldest art and design university, founded in 1876. We’re a world-famous hub for art, design, digital media, research, innovation and creativity.
We’re located in downtown Toronto’s Entertainment District and right next to Queen Street West, the Art Gallery of Ontario and beautiful Grange Park. The university has twelve buildings in the heart of the city. Our campus is easily accessible by transit and surrounded by safe, walkable neighbourhoods.
OCAD U has more than 4,500 students and 17 undergraduate programs. Field placement and internship opportunities are available in almost every program. We have over 400 faculty who are practicing artists and designers in their fields. With small class sizes and technical staff in all our shops and studios, you are more than just a number to us.
Just like any other university, we provide a supportive and fun campus life experience. Our campus includes a medical centre, library, plenty of chill-out space, food court and opportunities for intramural sports and social events.
Studio Focused
As a student here, benefit from hands-on studio learning. You'll have access to state-of-the-art shops and production facilities for both traditional and digital creation. Get experience while you're in the classroom.
Academic Learning
To develop your perspective and critical thinking, you will also take courses in humanities, business and science. Through this combination of courses, you'll begin to see, make, think and do things differently.
Creative Community
At OCAD U, you'll join a creative community: our faculty are all creative professionals with rich history in their fields. Within your courses, you'll also be working independently and collaboratively alongside fellow artists and designers.
Important Facts
Why choose OCAD University?
OCAD U is a unique and specialized place to study the practice of art and design. As an OCAD U student, you'll be immersed in a diverse, cosmopolitan community made of students ranging in age from 17 to 69, from many different backgrounds, coming to OCAD U from across Canada and the world. The breadth of our program offerings, the quality of our faculty, and the uniqueness of the OCAD U experience are some of the main reasons why students choose to spend their four years of study at OCAD U.
OCAD U has specialized in art and design longer and more intensely than any school of its kind in Canada. Since 1876, our faculty and alumni have included the most influential icons in Canada's visual culture. This heritage has allowed us to develop the most comprehensive curriculum — and the broadest choice of majors — in the country. We offer you the academic rigor of a university with the experimental freedom of a hands-on, small class studio environment.
Location
OCAD U is located in the heart of Toronto, Canada's largest center for design, culture, and business. As one of the world's most multicultural cities, Toronto is a vibrant nexus that brings a diversity of creative forces together. And where great minds meet, magic happens.
At OCAD U, you are connected to all of this. Our downtown location links us (and you) with an extended campus of design studios as well as art galleries, artist-run centers, and museums that exhibit the work of many leading artists and designers, including many OCAD U graduates. The Art Gallery of Ontario is right next door, and you are automatically a member.
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Community
OCAD U is a creative community. While at OCAD U, you will be exposed to a diverse range of ideas, practices, and people. Because everyone is focused on art and design, this is also a strong community. There are informal gatherings with peers, opportunities to engage with visiting experts, or participate in exhibitions, competitions, forums, and events related to the professional community. The 4000+ member student population represents a wide variety of geographical, cultural, and educational backgrounds. The result? A vibrant, cosmopolitan atmosphere.
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- QS world ranking in 2020
- EduRank in 2019
- Webometrics' 2020
- EduRank in 2019
- UniRank Rankings in 202
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Contact Information
- 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 1W1
- To know more contact PSA toll free number 18002585772
Campus Information
Richmond Campus
OCAD University is a 100 per cent commuter campus. With lots of students travelling hours a day to get to school and home again, it can be challenging to meet new friends and get involved on campus. We get it. So, we're here to help! Campus Life, within OCAD U's Student Success Programs, ensures that students have access to social, learning and development opportunities outside the classroom. Our programs encourage enhanced personal growth, connection, engagement, leadership, self-confidence, interpersonal and team-building skills.
Programs Offered
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (BA) in Visual and Critical Studies
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Design (Honours) (BDes) in Advertising
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Design (Honours) (BDes) in Digital Futures
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Design (Honours) (BDes) in Environmental Design
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Design (Honours) (BDes) in Environmental Design: Interior Design Specialization
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Design (Honours) (BDes) in Graphic Design
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Design (Honours) (BDes) in Illustration
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Design (Honours) (BDes) in Industrial Design
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Design (Honours) (BDes) in Material Art & Design
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (BFA) in Digital Futures
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (BFA) in Drawing & Painting
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (BFA) in Experimental Animation
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (BFA) in Indigenous Visual Culture
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (BFA) in Integrated Media
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (BFA) in Material Art & Design
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (BFA) in Photography
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (BFA) in Printmaking & Publications
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (BFA) in Sculpture/Installation
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelors of Fine Arts (Honours) (BFA) in Creative Writing
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
Bachelors of Fine Arts (Honours) (BFA) in Criticism & Curatorial Practice
- Length 04 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 120000 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
CONTEMPORARY ART, DESIGN AND NEW MEDIA ART HISTORIES (MA)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
CRITICISM AND CURATORIAL PRACTICE (MFA)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
DESIGN FOR HEALTH (MDES)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
DIGITAL FUTURES (MA)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
DIGITAL FUTURES (MDES)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
DIGITAL FUTURES (MFA)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
INCLUSIVE DESIGN (MDES)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
INTERDISCIPLINARY MASTER'S IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN (MA)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
INTERDISCIPLINARY MASTER'S IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN (MDES)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
INTERDISCIPLINARY MASTER'S IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN (MFA)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days
STRATEGIC FORESIGHT AND INNOVATION (MDES)
- Length 02 Year
- Total Tuition Fee 64378 CAD
- Application Fee 110 CAD
- Average processing time 30 days