University of Regina

The University of Regina sits on a 239-acre campus inside Wascana Centre, one of North America’s largest urban parks, in Regina, Saskatchewan. It’s a public comprehensive university with 3,500+ international students on campus.

Regina is consistently one of Canada’s most affordable capital cities — and one of its sunniest — which shapes almost every part of the case for studying here: lower rent, lower overall living costs, and a genuinely manageable budget for Nepali students.

U of Regina offers 120+ undergraduate and 80+ graduate programs. Popular choices for international students include Computer Science, Data Science, Nursing, Business/International Business, Engineering, Psychology, and Health Administration.

Its biggest academic differentiator is co-op: U of Regina ran the first co-op program in Western Canada, and students typically earn CAD 12,000–14,000 per work term. The university also reports the strongest graduate employment outcomes among Saskatchewan’s post-secondary institutions.

Interested in Computer Science or Nursing? See our guides to studying Computer Science in Canada and a Bachelor of Nursing in Canada.

U of Regina sits in the QS 1001–1200 band and the THE 801–1000 band globally, and ranks around #14 in Maclean’s Comprehensive university category.

These aren’t headline-grabbing numbers, and that’s fine — the stronger pitch for Nepali students is the co-op earnings and affordability described above, not global league-table position.

Undergraduate applicants typically need around 70% in Class 12; graduate applicants need a four-year bachelor’s degree with roughly 70–75%. English proficiency requirements are IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for most programs, though some graduate programs require 7.0–7.5.

International Student Services provides immigration advising, settlement support, and work-permit guidance once you’re admitted. The application fee is CAD 100, with a CAD 1,000 deposit due on acceptance (fully applied toward tuition).

Check the full IELTS requirements for a Canada student visa before you book your test.

Important update for anyone planning a Fall 2026 start: U of Regina is raising its undergraduate international tuition multiplier from 3.0 to 3.5 beginning Fall 2026 — the first change to that multiplier since 2010 — alongside a 3% general tuition increase for all students. Even after this adjustment, Regina still has the lowest undergraduate international tuition multiplier among comparable Western Canadian comprehensive universities. Current published undergraduate fees run CAD 15,264–17,892 per semester for a full course load (roughly CAD 30,500–35,800/year); confirm your program’s exact rate on the official fee schedule, since it varies by faculty.

Students who begin full-time studies by Spring/Summer 2026 qualify for transition support: one tuition-free course after every ten paid courses completed, starting Fall 2026 and running through Spring/Summer 2029 — worth asking about if you’re applying for an imminent intake.

Scholarships (automatic consideration on admission): International Entrance Scholarship — CAD 3,000 tuition or housing credit (85%+ admission average); UR Circle of Scholars — CAD 5,000/year for up to 4 years; International Student of Distinction — up to CAD 80,000 total; and for graduate students, the FGSR UR Scholars Entrance Scholarship, which can cover full tuition.

U of Regina has 1,500+ rooms across five on-campus residence buildings, spanning nine different room types, starting from around CAD 2,395/term. Having this much on-campus capacity is a genuine differentiator versus universities in bigger cities, where on-campus space is often oversubscribed.

URSU runs around 100 student clubs, plus annual events like Welcome Week and Frost Week, and varsity athletics through the Rams and Cougars programs. The Wascana Lake park setting gives the campus a genuinely scenic, green backdrop unusual for a prairie city campus.

Regina itself hosts recurring events like the Regina Folk Festival and Queen City Ex, and affordable living remains the theme that comes up again and again for students choosing this city.

Co-op earnings, generous automatic scholarships, and Canada’s most affordable prairie capital combine to make the University of Regina a strong ROI pitch for budget-conscious Nepali students — even accounting for the tuition multiplier change coming in Fall 2026.

Goreto Educational Consultancy can help you check the latest tuition figures for your program, confirm scholarship eligibility, and prepare a strong application. Book a free consultation with Goreto to start your University of Regina application.

Comparing Saskatchewan and prairie options? See our profiles of University of Saskatchewan and University of Manitoba.