Mount Saint Vincent University: Fees, Courses, Acceptance Rate

Every year, MSVU invests more than CAD 3 million in scholarships and bursaries for all students. Domestic or international high school applicants are guaranteed a scholarship they have an average of 80% or higher and if they apply by March, 2024. Applicants are not required to fill any separate form for entrance scholarships as they are automatically considered for this award if they have the required scores.

Apart from this, the Financial Aid Office helps students with bursary applications and budgeting. The university administers three types of bursaries at MSVU — Entrance, In-Course and Student Works. Eligible students will receive the entrance bursary application with their acceptance package. The difference between scholarships and bursaries is that a scholarship is a merit-based award and a bursary is awarded to students with financial needs.

Undergraduate applicants can also avail of these awards:

• Diamond Jubilee Entrance Scholarship: This scholarship is offered to undergraduate students based on their high school scores and records. The amount of scholarship varies based on academic excellence.
• In-Course Scholarships: This scholarship is offered to students based on their coursework at the university. Students are nominated by the faculty members and are required to have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 for this scholarship.

Graduate Student Scholarships: International students are eligible for graduate scholarships, such as:

• Entrance Scholarships: Students are automatically considered for entrance scholarships based on their merit and academic scores in high school or previous studies. Students are required to submit an additional application for the scholarship. The scholarships include Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Graduate Scholarships, Harvella Endowed Scholarship, Graduate Women's Studies Scholarship, and Graduate Entrance Scholarship.
• BMO Financial Group Endowed Graduate Scholarship: This scholarship is offered to international students enrolled in the Master of Science, Master of Arts, and Research programs at the university. The scholarship amount varies based on a student's academic excellence and previous study scores.

Various unofficial sources have mentioned that MSVU acceptance rate is 93%. This justifies that the university is less selective at the time of admission. So, to get into this university, the applicants who meet the entry requirements and application criteria have a higher chance of getting admission. In general, for admission to MSVU undergraduate courses, a high school qualification is required. For graduate courses, an undergraduate degree is required.

The average class size of MSVU is 23. In other words, the classes of MSVU are small size with an average of more than 20 students. Also, this class size is nationally recognised as being amongst the lowest in Canada. Since class sizes can vary a lot but at MSVU the small class sizes will help students build better connections with professors.