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University of New Brunswick

CanadaAmericas

#622

QS World University Rankings 2026

27.6

QS 2026 overall score

QS World University Rankings data

Ranking data

QS World University Rankings source

#622

QS World University Rankings 2026

#681

QS World University Rankings 2025

27.6

QS 2026 overall score

QS 2026 indicators

Indicator-level data

Each card keeps the QS 2026 score and rank separate. A missing value is not estimated.

Academic reputation

QS 2026 score
7.1
QS 2026 rank
#701

Employer reputation

QS 2026 score
17.9
QS 2026 rank
#701

Faculty-student ratio

QS 2026 score
22.2
QS 2026 rank
#786

Citations per faculty

QS 2026 score
41.1
QS 2026 rank
#458

International faculty ratio

QS 2026 score
67.5
QS 2026 rank
#346

International student ratio

QS 2026 score
65.1
QS 2026 rank
#308

International student diversity

QS 2026 score
68.5
QS 2026 rank
#282

International research network

QS 2026 score
51.1
QS 2026 rank
#801

Employment outcomes

QS 2026 score
24.7
QS 2026 rank
#646

Sustainability

QS 2026 score
62.7
QS 2026 rank
#444
University profile

About University of New Brunswick

The University of New Brunswick connects two campuses with a wide faculty map

The University of New Brunswick directory presents academic work across Fredericton and Saint John. It lists arts, business, computer science, education, engineering, forestry and environmental management, kinesiology, law, nursing and health sciences, and science. Departments include anthropology, economics, English, history, politics, psychology, sociology, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical and computer engineering, geodesy and geomatics, mechanical engineering, biology, chemistry, Earth sciences, mathematics and statistics, and physics. This two-campus map helps an applicant locate a discipline, but the programme and department pages still define the route for a particular question.

UNB's public programme catalogue includes undergraduate and graduate options as well as interdisciplinary routes. Examples include applied coastal ecology, applied physics, biology, biology-chemistry, biology-psychology, environmental engineering, neuroscience, communication studies, international development studies, and media arts and cultures. These examples show how the same subject can be organised through different faculties or campuses. A shortlist should therefore record the exact programme, location, and academic unit rather than relying on a broad subject name.

UNB research spans environment, computing, health, and engineering

The university's research pages identify activity in energy management, innovation and entrepreneurship, big data and advanced computing, manufacturing and materials processing, cybersecurity, health, and sustainability. The Faculty of Science research directory also describes the Applied Statistics Centre and the Canadian Rivers Institute. In biology, public pages refer to ecosystems, aquatic and terrestrial biology, theoretical biology, cell and molecular biology, habitat monitoring, and work with organisms such as zebrafish, algae, plants, and insects. These details provide concrete leads for different scientific questions.

Research infrastructure can have more than one role. An applied statistics centre may support survey or experiment design, while a rivers institute may connect aquatic science with field monitoring and environmental data. Engineering work may use materials, energy, geodesy, or computer systems. A health project may involve rehabilitation, nursing, psychology, or biomedical research. The appropriate method, facility, and supervisor must be traced to the programme or research group that names them directly.

A focused way to compare a University of New Brunswick option

Begin with the object, population, or system you want to study and state how you would produce evidence. For environmental work, name the ecosystem, monitoring method, or spatial problem. For engineering or computer science, record the design, model, software, or experiment. For arts and social sciences, identify the text, community, institution, or policy setting. Then compare the relevant Fredericton or Saint John programme with the department, research centre, and supervisor information that is currently available.

The data panel offers a university-wide reference point for New Brunswick and does not assess one course, faculty, laboratory, or supervisor. In your working record, enter the programme title, campus, faculty or department, research question, method, language context, and a live UNB page describing the route. Keep research revenue, patents, partnerships, or institutional counts separate from personal fit. A clear entry should also state a concrete mismatch, such as a missing method, facility, campus setting, or project format. This level of detail is useful when Fredericton and Saint John offer related subjects with different facilities, communities, or delivery arrangements. It also makes later comparisons easier. That makes the campus choice clearer for later comparison.

Institution record

Country
Canada
Region
Americas
Status
Public
QS size code
M
Profile record updated
July 24, 2026

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