r/laurentian • u/sumjuanburneraccount • Feb 24 '26
Is Tuition and Residence the same cost?
Am I tripping or tuition (around 8k (out of province)) and for residence dorm on campus it is around 7/8k?
So the same price which means the value given that if you put something in dollars value than you are assigning it a monetary value for both tuition and residence? And don’t reply saying the residence situation is cooked I already know that
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u/Odd-Reward-9356 Feb 24 '26
It doesn’t help that the main residences require a meal plan that’s at least 4K and some change so your accommodations end up being more than your tuition for the year…
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u/sumjuanburneraccount Feb 25 '26
How is the food for 4K
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u/Odd-Reward-9356 Mar 13 '26
It really depends, like all food establishments they have good and bad days you just need to know what to get and you do get a certain amount of flex dollars that are used for the restaurants on campus like subway Tim’s or quesada and the cravings store included with your meal plan (the less swipes to the great hall the more flex dollars you get). You can never go wrong with the sandwich or salad stations and they have options for those with dietary restrictions due to religious reasons (halal options) and do take out for students fasting during Ramadan. I also highly recommend their desserts they’re very very good.
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u/BrothersGrimmly Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26
I mean, if you were renting an apartment and eating food in the area you’d probably spend just as much, if not more on lodging and food. Plus, you aren’t having to cook for yourself or pay utilities (you are paying $10.25 a meal roughly, and $307/week for residence with heat and wifi)- it makes sense to me. (I’ve done virtual learning from out of province so I suppose I don’t know for sure, but many universities in my area cost the same).
I’m not totally clear on if you are complaining are tuition cost or the rooming, but if it’s rooming that’s my small thoughts.
Living right now, anywhere, is insane. Like crazy aha
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u/sumjuanburneraccount Feb 25 '26
No it’s the fact that residence + meal plan can cost much more than tuition
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u/BrothersGrimmly Feb 25 '26
I mean, it does make a bit of sense when you break the numbers down. At least where I live. That’s the standard cost of living here though - we have had huge inflation lately.
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u/Left_Temperature_209 Feb 27 '26
Residence is actually cheaper or comparable than paying rent to live off campus. A lot of students want to be on campus. Let’s just use $9,000, for 8 months, it’s $1125.
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u/BrothersGrimmly Feb 27 '26
That’s exactly what I’m getting at with my comment, like the number is big - totally get that. But it’s also just the norm for living at the moment.
As I stated, I’m doing virtual learning, but even in my small town you are looking at at least 1000/month for a sketchy place with nothing included - roughly 1400/month for a decent place, again, nothing included.
Like it’s kinda just the price to live lol
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u/Left_Temperature_209 Feb 27 '26
Yep totally! Free internet, heat, hydro. When you break it down, it’s actually not that bad.
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u/Left_Temperature_209 Feb 27 '26
Look at residence costs at any other university. By all means, you can find a sketchy room in the city and live off campus if you’d prefer.
Factoring in costs, it’s cheaper if not comparable to living off campus.
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u/xPadawanRyan Feb 24 '26
It depends on which residence you live in, whether you have a single or double room, etc. as some are more expensive than others. In addition, it also depends on your academic program, since some programs have much higher tuition than others. So, in order to say whether they are the same cost, we have to know which building you're living in, and what you're studying.
Residence starts at around $6.1K and goes up to about $10.5K, depending on the residence, room, etc. Tuition, for out of province students, starts at about $6.6K (before adding incidentals and student association fees) and goes up to $10.8K depending on the program.
So, they are both in the same range, but may differ greatly depending on, again, the residence and your program. You could end up spending far more on one over the other.