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Top Universities With Less Than 5000 New Students [Infographic]

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An important way we can pass along value is to help students discover the hidden, but outstanding, University options available to them. Most of us are familiar with the provincial University that a family member or friend attended. Beyond that, few of us know what options are available, or which schools may be a great fit. This is particularly true for those in the northern half of our country, often without local options, or international students considering Canada. 

Many of these lesser-known schools have outstanding student and alumni satisfaction ratings. Larger Universities cannot offer the small class sizes and one-on-one time with faculty. Yet, these Universities are rarely mentioned in the media and few are evaluated by the University ranking bodies. So we set out to shine a spotlight on the smaller Universities across Canada, that are too often overlooked. 

We looked at every 4-year University in Canada and this is how we select the best-in-class cohort:

  • Must take fewer than 5000 new students per year 
  • Must take more than 500 new students per year (to help avoid focused organizations on degree specialization, and religion)
  • An average 1st year and 2nd year class size below 75 students or a student/faculty ration below 35 (incomplete data required multiple measures). 
  • An average yearly tuition cost below $7,000 per year
  • Graduate rates above 48% (low graduation rates may indicate a lack of institutional support or degrees taking longer than 4 years to complete) 
  • Employment outcomes at 6 months above 85% or at 2 years above 90% respectively (the national average is ~87% and ~94%, two metrics are used due to inconsistent reporting metrics)
  • A Top 15 Student Review ranking from McLean’s Students’ Favourite Universities in Canada. 


The result is a never-before-seen look at the Best-in-Class Universities with less than 5000 new students: 
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Best In Class Details

University
Province
Yearly Enrolment (undergrad)
Average Tuition (undergrad)
Student/ Faculty Ratio
Graduation Rate
6-Month Employment Outcome
​(> 85%)
2-Year Employment Outcome
​(> 90%)
Student Review Ranking
Average 1st & 2nd Year Class Size
MacEwan University
Alberta
4724
$4620
15.6
Unreported but confirmed manually
-
Yes
1-11
Not reported
University of Lethbridge
Alberta
1983
$4974
16.0
74%
-
Yes
8
44
University of Victoria
British Columbia
4716
$5368
22.4
66%
-
Yes
1-7
65
University of Northern British Columbia
British Columbia
767
$5111
15.0
53%
-
Yes
4
38
University of Winnipeg
Manitoba
2349
$3405
23.9
45%
-
Yes
14
37
Brandon University
Manitoba
785
$3440
12.7
48%
-
Yes
19
30
University of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
2265
$6496
17.8
78%
-
Yes
1-10
39
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
3855
$2550
16
61%
-
Yes
1-14
44
Saint Mary's University
Nova Scotia
1726
$6800
23.5
52%
-
Yes
12
49
St. Francis Xavier University
Nova Scotia
1204
$6985
19.7
70%
-
Yes
2
45
Cape Breton University
Nova Scotia
785
$6319
16.9
56%
-
Yes
17
30
Mount Saint Vincent University
Nova Scotia
731
$6204
18.3
72%
-
Yes
7
28
University of Guelph
Ontario
4950
$6276
33.6
72%
Yes
Yes
1-2
Not reported
Laurentian University
Ontario
2050
$6163
18.2
70%
Yes
Yes
13
30
Nipissing University
Ontario
1575
$6055
26.2
67%
Yes
Yes
5
26
University of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
1063
$5860
16.3
66%
-
Yes
11
36
Université de Sherbrooke
Quebec
3373
$4778
16
85%
-
Yes
1-9
31
Bishop's University
Quebec
611
$4770
21.9
73%
-
Yes
1
35
University of Regina
Saskatchewan
2673
$6570
19.7
57%
-
Yes
1-13
37

Data & Statistical Sources:

Statista.com​ was used as the main portal for data from the following organizations:
  • Statistics Canada (http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3121)
  • Universities Canada (https://www.univcan.ca/universities/facts-and-stats/)
  • Council of Ontario Universities (http://cou.on.ca)
  • McLeans University Rankings (http://www.macleans.ca/education/unirankings/university-rankings-2017/)
  • University Hub Canada Ranking (https://universityhub.ca/university-rankings/)
  • The Times Higher Education World Ranking (https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2017/reputation-ranking)
  • Academic Ranking of World Universities (http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2017.html)
  • Public information from each Canadian Universities such as 6 month and 2 year employment data. 
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