Simon Fraser University

university · British Columbia

Students: 31,506
International: 20.6%
Graduates: 8,070
Women: 52.6%

Enrolment over time

2009 to 2023 — +2.2% over the period.

2009: 30,8132023: 31,506

What students study

Business, management, marketing and related support services14%

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities12%

Computer and information sciences and support services10%

Social sciences9%

Education8%

Biological and biomedical sciences6%

Engineering6%

Health professions and related programs5%

Psychology5%

Visual and performing arts4%

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

After graduating

BC Stats' Student Outcomes surveys ask former students of B.C.'s public institutions about their work and further study one to two years after their programme. Each figure pools the 2023, 2024 and 2025 surveys. “Working” is the share of ALL respondents working at a paid job or business when surveyed — people in further study count in the denominator. Pay is the median: an annual salary for bachelor's graduates, an hourly wage for every other credential.

Credential	Respondents	Working	Median salary, a year	Job related to programme	Went on to study
Bachelor's degrees	4,394	80.5%	$64,000 a year	69.7%	41.5%

Bachelor's degrees by programme (52)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median salary, a year	Job related
Biological Science and Life Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science	14	majority (exact figure withheld)	$88,417	36.4%
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies	56	76.4%	$52,080	45.2%
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience	35	62.5%	$52,739	45.0%
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences	122	70.3%	$47,388	53.0%
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Physiology	48	62.5%	$54,454	73.3%
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computing Science	25	72.0%	$80,000	88.9%
Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry	91	60.0%	$54,000	61.1%
Business and Management
Bachelor of Business Administration	455	85.9%	$72,000	84.6%
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science	14	100.0%	$86,250	100.0%
Education
Bachelor of Education	306	98.0%	$68,000	98.0%
Professional Development Program in Education	14	100.0%	$60,000	100.0%
Professional Linking Program in Education	16	majority (exact figure withheld)	$65,000	100.0%
Professional Qualification Program in Education	14	100.0%	$72,500	100.0%
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Science	143	88.6%	$82,250	81.5%
Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechatronic Systems Engineering	89	81.6%	$75,500	74.6%
Bachelor of Arts in Interactive Arts and Technology	92	72.2%	$56,300	73.8%
Bachelor of Environment in Global Environmental Systems	29	82.8%	$59,993	54.2%
Bachelor of Environment in Resource and Environmental Management	36	majority (exact figure withheld)	$61,194	52.9%
Bachelor of Science in Computing Science	323	78.8%	$100,000	89.3%
Bachelor of Science in Data Science	13	majority (exact figure withheld)	$72,095	100.0%
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science	43	86.0%	$50,775	56.8%
Bachelor of Science in Interactive Arts and Technology	63	79.4%	$62,352	76.0%
Bachelor of Science in Software Systems	44	majority (exact figure withheld)	$90,000	90.5%
Health
Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences	114	82.5%	$65,100	57.4%
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences	166	76.2%	$60,107	61.6%
Human and Social Services
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology	77	51.3%	$50,540	64.1%
Humanities
Bachelor of Arts in English	91	80.0%	$50,905	63.9%
Bachelor of Arts in French	20	majority (exact figure withheld)	$60,723	72.2%
Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies	20	majority (exact figure withheld)	$50,006	62.5%
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics	52	74.0%	$42,955	54.1%
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy	22	45.5%	$48,238	40.0%
Bachelor of General Studies in Applied Sciences	11	majority (exact figure withheld)	$82,575	57.1%
Bachelor of General Studies in Education	67	86.6%	$54,152	77.2%
Physical Sciences and Math
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry	34	72.7%	$60,000	87.5%
Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences	14	61.5%	$70,000	87.5%
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics	37	66.7%	$61,500	45.8%
Bachelor of Science in Physics	21	73.7%	$44,885	71.4%
Bachelor of Science in Statistics	57	76.8%	$60,000	66.7%
Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology	29	82.8%	$54,720	58.3%
Bachelor of Arts in Communication	227	84.0%	$62,676	61.4%
Bachelor of Arts in Criminology	276	83.2%	$60,000	59.9%
Bachelor of Arts in Economics	198	72.3%	$56,000	50.3%
Bachelor of Arts in Geography	24	majority (exact figure withheld)	$56,079	57.1%
Bachelor of Arts in History	87	78.8%	$54,038	46.3%
Bachelor of Arts in Human Geography	12	58.3%	too few responses	71.4%
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science	101	78.8%	$60,000	53.2%
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology	301	81.9%	$52,080	55.1%
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology	59	72.4%	$50,084	57.1%
Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography	24	majority (exact figure withheld)	$63,002	33.3%
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance	12	majority (exact figure withheld)	$33,416	72.7%
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film	21	76.2%	$42,000	50.0%
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre	16	majority (exact figure withheld)	$37,775	46.2%

Across all of B.C.'s public institutions, in the same surveys: 81.5% of bachelor's graduates were working, at a median salary of $66,000 a year.

Programmes are grouped into BC Stats' own programme areas. Where BC Stats withholds a figure to protect respondents it publishes a code instead; we show what the code means (for example “majority (exact figure withheld)”) and never a number.

Source: BC Stats, BC Student Outcomes Program data file (surveys 2023 to 2025). These figures are for Simon Fraser University only and are measured differently in each province — don't compare them with another province's.

Tuition

Domestic students, 2025/26: $6,488 a year
International students, 2025/26: $36,429 a year

B.C.'s Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills publishes one annual tuition figure per public institution: two semesters of five courses for a typical full-time undergraduate arts student, domestic and international. It is an arts figure — other programmes can cost more or less. The ministry publishes mandatory fees in a separate dataset, not shown here. Since 2005, domestic tuition increases at B.C. public institutions have been limited to 2% a year.

Every year since 2016/17

Academic year	Domestic	International
2025/26	$6,488	$36,429
2024/25	$6,361	$35,028
2023/24	$6,236	$33,046
2022/23	$6,114	$31,775
2021/22	$5,994	$30,552
2020/21	$5,876	$29,377
2019/20	$5,761	$28,247
2018/19	$5,648	$25,220
2017/18	$5,537	$24,250
2016/17	$5,428	$22,046

Source: B.C. Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, tuition fees for arts programs at B.C. public post-secondary institutions (published September 2025).

What isn't here

B.C. publishes one tuition figure per institution, for one typical programme (arts at most institutions) — check Simon Fraser University for the fee of the programme you want, and note that domestic and international rates differ sharply. The graduate figures come from a survey, not tax records, so they describe the graduates who answered. Entry requirements are set by each institution.

Largest institutions in British Columbia

University of British Columbia69,159 British Columbia Institute of Technology21,711 University of Victoria21,531 Thompson Rivers University20,565 Douglas College15,960 Kwantlen Polytechnic University14,988

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” in the enrolment figures means Statistics Canada suppressed the cell for confidentiality; it does not mean zero.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

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