Established in 1907, a public research university in Saskatoon, known for its research in agriculture, water security, and health sciences. Home to the Canadian Light Source synchrotron.
Address: 105 Administration Place, S7N 5A2 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Agriculture and Bioresources, Water Security, Health Sciences
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Doctor, Master
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Food Science, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
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.
- 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 …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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