About
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver. The 170-hectare (420-acre) main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and comprises more than 37,000 students and 200,000 alumni. The university was created in an effort to expand higher education across Canada. In 2025, it became the first university in Canada to adopt university-wide open scholarship principles.
Ranked Top 301 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 95 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
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Key Facts
Historical Trend
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Subject Rankings
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35 subjectsQS
33 subjectsTHE
10 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
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Score
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Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 101–125 | 51.8 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 126–150 | 54.0 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 151–175 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 151–175 | 49.7 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 201–250 | 37.8 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 251–300 | 44.1 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 301–400 | 41.5 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 301–400 | 42.4 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 301–400 | 43.0 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 301–400 | 39.5 | 2026 |
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17 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
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Score
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Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =157 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =168 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | 216 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | =267 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Economics and Business | =315 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | =323 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | =326 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Physics | =334 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 360 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | =384 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Mathematics | 399 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | 400 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | =480 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =693 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =714 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =802 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =1,106 | 54.7 | 2026 |