BA/BS in Data Science is a bachelor's degree in Data Science & Analytics programme taught at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 56,274 per year (CAD 10,768 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Data Science & Analytics
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 10,768 / year
International tuition: CAD 56,274 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program leads to a Bachelor of Data Science, delivered on campus in Ottawa. It combines mathematics, statistics, computer science, and analytics, with coursework addressing data wrangling, inferential statistics, big data, artificial intelligence, and data ethics through project-based and experiential learning. Students choose one of two concentrations, Artificial Intelligence or Statistics, and a co-op option is available for work experience during the degree. The program is administered through the university's Institute for Data Science. It suits students aiming for analytical or technical roles such as data scientist, data engineer, machine learning engineer, or business intelligence analyst across sectors including information technology, financial services, retail, and media, and it also provides a foundation for further graduate study in computer science, data science, analytics, artificial intelligence, or statistics.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Ontario secondary school applicants to the Bachelor of Data Science (BDS) apply through OUAC with an OSSD plus six 4U/M courses at the 4U level with no individual grade below 60%. Carleton's admission chart requires Advanced Functions and Calculus and Vectors. The program's three-year admission-average cut-off has ranged 80-85%. International applicants apply through Carleton360 or OUAC 105 with transcripts equivalent to an Ontario secondary diploma and must meet Carleton's English-language proficiency standard unless exempt: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 per band), TOEFL 4.5 overall (minimum 4.0 per band; 86 for tests taken before 21 January 2026), Duolingo 120, PTE Academic 55, CAEL 70, or Cambridge C1/C2 176. Ontario secondary students apply via OUAC by January 15; documents from outside Canada/US are due April 1, with a June 1 general deadline for Canada/US transcripts.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through OUAC, which opens in September 2026; Ontario secondary-school students should apply by January 15, 2027, and the general Fall 2027 deadline for other domestic (Canada/US-transcript) applicants is June 1, 2027, while Winter 2027 term applications close November 15, 2026. International applicants (transcripts from outside Canada/US) apply directly through Carleton360, also opening September 2026, with an October 15, 2026 deadline for January 2027 entry and an April 1, 2027 main deadline for Fall 2027 entry; some programs, including Architectural Studies and Industrial Design, close March 1, 2027 with a March 5, 2027 portfolio deadline. Admission is not described as rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
