University of New Brunswick
(UNB)
About
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public research university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest English-language university in Canada. With Canada's oldest engineering programme, UNB is constantly ranked by the Times Higher Education amongst the top 300 engineering schools in the world, or top 3% of over 7000 universities that offer engineering worldwide.
Ranking Overview
LatestRanked Top 622 worldwide across 3 major ranking systems
Ranked in 25 subject rankings
QS
THE
ARWU
US News
Key Facts
- Students
- 8,975
- Student-Staff Ratio
- 12.4 : 1
- Int'l Students
- 22%
- Female : Male
- 53 : 47
- Staff
- 620
Historical Trend
Longitudinal View
QS
ARWU
US News
Top Subjects
Best-performing areasSubject Rankings
Detailed breakdownQS
3 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Library & Information Management | 45 | 67.7 | 2023 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 351-400 | - | 2025 |
| Computer Science & Information Systems | 701-750 | - | 2026 |
ARWU
14 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunication Engineering | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Civil Engineering | 151-200 | - | 2017 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Hospitality & Tourism Management | 201-300 | - | 2019 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Chemical Engineering | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Chemistry | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Earth Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Ecology | 401-500 | - | 2024 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2024 |
| Psychology | 401-500 | - | 2019 |
US News
8 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | =414 | 42.2 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =449 | 42.2 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =475 | 42.2 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | 489 | 42.2 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =593 | 42.2 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 620 | 42.2 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =637 | 42.2 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | =867 | 42.2 | 2026 |