Agriculture and Bioresources, Water Security, Health Sciences
Founded in 1907, the University of Saskatchewan, usually shortened to USask, is a public university in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Its colleges cover arts and science, agriculture and bioresources, veterinary medicine, engineering, law, medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, education and business.
The campus hosts the Canadian Light Source, Canada’s national synchrotron light facility, which opened in October 2004 on the university grounds. The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), founded in 1975 as the Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization, develops vaccines for people and animals.
Agriculture and bioresources, water security and health sciences are the research strengths listed for the university in the directory. Entry requirements, tuition and scholarships are set out on the official website by programme.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Food Science, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Member of U15. Strong partnerships with agricultural industry, global institutes for water security (Global Institute for Water Security), and health research networks. Location of Canadian Light Source.
Research:
Leading research in areas such as agriculture and food security, water resource management, synchrotron sciences, vaccine development (VIDO-InterVac), and Indigenous research.
Famous Alumnis:
John Diefenbaker, Gordon Oakes, Kim Coates, Henry Taube, Gerhard Herzberg
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
7000
Current students***:
26000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
160000
Pros
Global leader in agricultural and water research, unique research facilities (synchrotron, VIDO-InterVac), comprehensive programs.
Cons
Saskatoon has cold winters, somewhat remote location, research funding can be variable.
Best For
Students interested in agriculture, water security, health sciences, or unique research opportunities like synchrotron science, in a major prairie university.
University of Manitoba, a public university in Winnipeg, lists Health Sciences and Agriculture and Food Sciences, a close match to USask's prairie focus.
University of Alberta in Edmonton is public and places Energy and Environment and Health Sciences among its specialties.
University of Guelph in Ontario is public and known for Agriculture and Food Science together with Veterinary Medicine, another college mix shared with USask.
McMaster University, public and located in Hamilton, combines Health Sciences with Nuclear Science, a link to USask's synchrotron and nuclear research.
University of Calgary, a public university, offers Energy Research, Engineering and Kinesiology.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Colorado State University in the United States is a public university in Fort Collins, with Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine among its specialties.
Iowa State University (United States), public and based in Ames, joins Agriculture, Engineering and Veterinary Medicine.
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden) is a public university in Uppsala devoted to Agricultural Sciences, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine.
University of Adelaide in Australia is public and lists Agriculture, Engineering and Health and Medical Sciences.
Stellenbosch University (South Africa) is a public university where AgriSciences sits beside Arts and Economic and Management Sciences.
*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.
FAQ
When was the University of Saskatchewan founded?
The university was founded in 1907. It is a public university based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
What is the Canadian Light Source?
It is Canada's national synchrotron light source, located in Saskatoon on the grounds of the University of Saskatchewan. The facility officially opened on 22 October 2004 and serves researchers from across Canada and other countries.
Which colleges does USask have?
They include arts and science, agriculture and bioresources, veterinary medicine, engineering, law, medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, education and business. The website provides the full list of colleges and schools.
What is VIDO?
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization is a research facility connected to the university that was founded in 1975. It develops vaccines for humans and animals.
Where is the campus located?
The main campus is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Applicants can check the campus maps on the official website.
Where can tuition and admission details be found?
Each college sets its admission requirements, and tuition is published on the university's official site. Contact the admissions office through that site for programme-specific questions.
Agriculture, Environmental Engineering, Food Safety, 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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