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Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia · Founded 1818 · Official site ↗

C-
Overall grade

Editorial standing

C+

Reputation & academic strength (100% editorial · no reviews yet). 59/100

Data transparency

Limited

How openly it publishes & sources its data. 25/100 · 1/4 signals

Compare to peersSee the rubric ↓

Report card

Methodology v2.3 →

Our own grades, computed from objective public data, relative to other universities. This is the school's overall quality. Click any row to see how Dalhousie University compares on that attribute.

Our method
AcademicsAcademic selectivity and strength of the entering class / program depth.C+OutcomesHow students fare: retention, graduation and graduate employment.C-ValueCost to attend relative to peers (lower domestic tuition scores higher).C-BreadthRange of broad program areas offered.CCampus & CommunityScale of campus life and residence availability.C-

Verified student outcomes

No verified student outcomes are published for Dalhousie University yet. We only show outcomes we can link to an official source, so this section stays empty rather than showing an estimate. Its Outcomes grade currently uses an indicative employment figure until a verified source is found.

Transparency

Limited · 25/100

How openly Dalhousie University publishes the data families need, keeps it current, and links it to an official source. We score whether the data exists, not the results themselves. Each signal's source and its share of the 25/100 are shown below.

Publishes student outcomes
0 of 3 outcome metrics sourced
0 pts0/2
Keeps published data current
no dated figures
0 pts0/2
Sources its competitive entry average
publishes no admitted average. Our entering grade is an editorial estimate, not sourced
0 pts0/1
Backs facts with verified official links
2 verified source links
source ↗25 pts2/2
How we calculated this 25/100: the real numbers25/100

Each signal can earn a share of 100 points equal to its weight; a partly-met signal earns proportionally less. The points below add up to the score.

  1. Publishes student outcomes
    0 of 3 outcome metrics sourced
    0/2 earned → 0 of 35 pts
    0 pts / 35
  2. Keeps published data current
    no dated figures
    0/2 earned → 0 of 20 pts
    0 pts / 20
  3. Sources its competitive entry average
    publishes no admitted average. Our entering grade is an editorial estimate, not sourced
    0/1 earned → 0 of 20 pts
    0 pts / 20
  4. Backs facts with verified official links
    2 verified source links
    2/2 earned → 25 of 25 pts
    25 pts / 25

    2 verified source links

    Sourceofficial source ↗
Transparency score25/100

We score whether the data EXISTS and is sourced, not the results themselves. A school is never penalized here for a low outcome, only for not publishing one.

v1 scores objective, automatically-checkable signals. Editorial clarity assessments (admission rubric, website, policies), grounded in Dalhousie University's own pages and human-reviewed before publishing, are being added.

Overview

Editorial

Atlantic Canada's leading research university, in Halifax, with notable ocean, health and agricultural sciences. The regional hub for medicine, law and graduate study on the east coast.

Recognized program strengths

EngineeringNatural SciencesLawMedicineAgriculture & Environment

Derived from Dalhousie University's own published flagship/known-for programs. Used to weight our program-specific rankings.

Programs

87 programs · 13 fields

Dalhousie University offers programs across 13 fields, listed below at the program level. All 87 are confirmed on Dalhousie University's official programs page. Program outcomes roll up into the verified school-level figures above. We don't yet have verified program-level stats for these, so we mark each Unverified rather than show an estimate.

Agriculture & Environment12 listedSchools strong in Agriculture & Environment →
Architecture3 listedSchools strong in Architecture →
Arts & Humanities15 listedSchools strong in Arts & Humanities →
Business11 listedSchools strong in Business →
Computer Science2 listedSchools strong in Computer Science →
Engineering7 listedSchools strong in Engineering →
Fine & Performing Arts2 listedSchools strong in Fine & Performing Arts →
Health Sciences11 listedSchools strong in Health Sciences →
Mathematics3 listedSchools strong in Mathematics →
Media & Communications1 listedSchools strong in Media & Communications →
Natural Sciences9 listedSchools strong in Natural Sciences →
Nursing2 listedSchools strong in Nursing →
Social Sciences9 listedSchools strong in Social Sciences →

Program list compiled from Dalhousie University's published program areas and flagship programs. We verify outcomes program-by-program; until a program is verified its stats show Unverified.

Sources & citations

We cite every figure on this page. 3 of 5 stats currently link to a verified official source; the rest are marked Unverified until we confirm them against an official page. We never invent a citation to fill the gap.

  • Sourced. Backed by an official page we have verified: the figure appears on that page; follow the link to see it.
  • Official dataset. From an official government dataset whose per-institution figures are only available through an interactive lookup tool. The number isn't printed on a single page, so we link the dataset and state its name and year.
  • Estimate. Our editorial estimate. The school doesn't publish a single admission average, so treat this as approximate (competitive programs often run higher).
  • Computed by us. A value we calculate under our published, versioned methodology.
  • Editorial. Our own written summary. Confirm specifics on the school's official site.
  • Public info. A stable, publicly-known descriptor (campus type, residence, co-op, founding year), not a contestable statistic.
  • Unverified. A figure we state but haven't yet confirmed on an official page. We never fabricate a citation to fill the gap.
Data freshnessLast checked July 3, 2026

An automated checker re-verifies every official source on this page on a daily schedule. If a source page moves, breaks, or changes, it's flagged and the figure is held out of our rankings until it's re-confirmed against the official page. Most recent run for Dalhousie University: July 3, 2026. How we keep this current →

Data as of June 2026. Verified official pages are listed in the sidebar. Our citation policy → · Our accuracy log →

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Key stats

Avg. entering grade
~82%Estimate
Selectivity
Very selectiveOur method
Domestic tuition
$9,200/yrdal.ca ↗
International tuition
$28,000/yrdal.ca ↗
Total enrollment
21,000dal.ca ↗
Campus setting
urbanPublic info
On-campus residence
YesPublic info
Co-op
YesPublic info

Data as of June 2026. Verified student outcomes (with their official source and the year each refers to) are in the “Verified student outcomes” section. Other figures here are public and cited where confirmed.

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How Dalhousie University ranks

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Official sources

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