Cape Breton University

university · Nova Scotia

Students: 9,051
International: 77%
Graduates: 1,599
Women: 47.9%

Enrolment over time

2009 to 2023 — +196.9% over the period.

2009: 3,0482023: 9,051

What students study

Business, management, marketing and related support services44%

Health professions and related programs29%

Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians4%

Public administration and social service professions4%

Social sciences4%

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities3%

Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies3%

Education3%

Psychology1%

Engineering1%

Share of this institution's enrolment across the fields Statistics Canada publishes for it.

What isn't here

Statistics Canada publishes tuition by province and field of study, and graduate earnings by province — neither is broken out per institution, so we can't show you what Cape Breton University costs or what its graduates earn. Check the institution directly for fees, and note that domestic and international rates differ sharply in Canada.

Largest institutions in Nova Scotia

Dalhousie University20,223 Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)12,204 Saint Mary's University6,294 St. Francis Xavier University4,980 Acadia University4,308 Mount Saint Vincent University3,843

Adapted from Statistics Canada, tables 37-10-0277-01 and 37-10-0278-01, Postsecondary Student Information System. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.“Not published” means Statistics Canada suppressed the cell for confidentiality; it does not mean zero.