Founded in 1785, one of North America’s oldest public universities. It has campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, offering a wide range of programs with strengths in engineering, computer science, and forestry.
Address: 3 Bailey Drive, E3B 5A3 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Engineering, Forestry and Environmental Management, Computer Science
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with regional industries (forestry, IT, energy), research networks, and government agencies. Home to the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity.
Research:
Research strengths in cybersecurity, forestry and environmental management, health sciences, materials science, and marine biology (Saint John campus).
Famous Alumnis:
Frank McKenna, Anne Murray (honorary), Sir Charles G.D. Roberts
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2000
Current students***:
10000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
75000
Pros
Long history, smaller class sizes than some larger universities, strong in specific areas like forestry and cybersecurity, friendly campus communities.
Cons
Located in smaller cities, may have fewer amenities than large urban centres, some older facilities.
Best For
Students seeking a supportive university environment with strong programs in engineering, computer science, forestry, or health, in smaller Canadian cities.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- On content, Lakehead University and this university are close, as both teach ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it runs the same bachelor's, master's, doctoral, certificate and diploma programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 8,000 students against roughly 10,000 here.
- University of Regina sits close to this university on ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it is larger, enrolling about 16,000 students against roughly 10,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Think of Cape Breton University when ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics is the priority: it does not run the doctoral programmes found here, and is smaller, enrolling about 5,500 students against roughly 10,000 here.
- University of Calgary shares the core fields of this institution, namely ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
- On content, Université de Moncton and this institution are close, as both teach ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's, doctoral, certificate and diploma programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- University of Idaho in the United States shares the ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics orientation of this institution, and it does not run the certificate and diploma programmes found here and covers agriculture as well.
- Beyond national borders, Dartmouth College stands out as a comparable school for ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it also offers mba programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 7,000 students against roughly 10,000 here.
- University of Chester, in the United Kingdom, takes a similar route through ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it is also a public institution and does not run the certificate and diploma programmes found here.
- University of the Highlands and Islands offers an international parallel to this university, with ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics as common ground; it covers marine science as well, and has almost the same size, at about 10,000 students.
- For ecology and sustainability, life sciences and software engineering outside the home country, Dundalk Institute of Technology in Ireland is a natural reference; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's, doctoral, certificate and diploma, and covers mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Cybersecurity, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Innovation, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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