What R score do you need for engineering?
R scores at the latest admissions
For each university, the lowest R score admitted at the latest published admission, the average when the university publishes it, and the previous year's R score.
Sources: McGill University (fall 2025)Université de Sherbrooke (fall 2026)Polytechnique Montréal (fall 2025)Concordia University (current requirements)
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Estimate my R scoreGood to know
- Many engineering programs are not limited: reaching a minimum R score, which varies by school and program, is then enough to be eligible. The most popular ones, such as aerospace or biomedical engineering, publish the R score of their last admitted student.
- The DEC in Science, or the equivalent math, physics and chemistry courses, is required.
- At Concordia University, a minimum R score in math and physics, calculated on those courses alone, is added to the overall R score.
- At Polytechnique Montréal, an applicant who does not get their first choice can receive an offer for their second or third choice.
How to read these figures
Unless noted otherwise, the R score in a table is that of the last person admitted: the lowest among those who received an offer. The average, when the university publishes it, shows where most admitted students stand.
These R scores change every year, depending on the number of applications and the strength of the applicants. An equal or higher R score does not guarantee admission, and a slightly lower R score does not rule it out. So apply anyway, with a second and a third choice.
When the selection also takes other criteria into account, such as an exam or an interview, the R score is mostly used to sort applications. The rest is then decided on those other criteria.