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Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Calgary, Alberta · Founded 1916 · Official site ↗

B
Overall grade

Editorial standing

B

Reputation & academic strength (100% editorial · no reviews yet). 72/100

Data transparency

Limited

How openly it publishes & sources its data. 0/100 · 0/3 signals

Compare to peersSee the rubric ↓

Report card

Methodology v2.4 →

Our own grades, computed from objective public data, relative to other colleges. This is the school's overall quality. Click any row to see how Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) compares on that attribute.

Our method
AcademicsAcademic selectivity and strength of the entering class / program depth.B-OutcomesHow students fare: retention, graduation and graduate employment.Not verifiedValueVerified cost to attend relative to peers (lower domestic tuition scores higher).Not verifiedBreadthRange of broad program areas offered.CCampus & CommunityScale of campus life and residence availability.A+

Verified student outcomes

Published by the institution or government and linked to the official source. These are what drive our outcome-based rankings. The exact calculation that produced this score is shown below.

Graduate employment
~6 months after graduation · SAIT Graduate Employment Survey (employed/worked 3+ months) · as of 2025 (2024/25 graduates)
87%Unverified · official page ↗
Graduate satisfaction
Satisfaction with overall quality of educational experience · as of 2023
87%Unverified · official page ↗

Want the cohort-wide method behind these weights? See the full methodology.

Transparency

Limited · 0/100

How openly Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) 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 0/100 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
Maintains reachable official links
0 reachable official links; value verification is scored separately
0 pts0/2
How we calculated this 0/100: the real numbers0/100

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 44 pts
    0 pts / 44
  2. Keeps published data current
    no dated figures
    0/2 earned → 0 of 25 pts
    0 pts / 25
  3. Maintains reachable official links
    0 reachable official links; value verification is scored separately
    0/2 earned → 0 of 31 pts
    0 pts / 31
Transparency score0/100

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 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)'s own pages and human-reviewed before publishing, are being added.

Overview

Editorial

A Calgary polytechnic with deep roots in energy, construction and applied technology, plus business and hospitality. High employment outcomes tied to Alberta's industry base.

Recognized program strengths

BusinessTrades & TechnologyHospitality & Tourism

Derived from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)'s own published flagship/known-for programs. Used to weight our program-specific rankings.

Programs

130 programs · 13 fields

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) offers programs across 13 fields, listed below at the program level. All 130 are confirmed on Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)'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 & Environment4 listedSchools strong in Agriculture & Environment →
Architecture2 listedSchools strong in Architecture →
Arts & Humanities1 listedSchools strong in Arts & Humanities →
Business23 listedSchools strong in Business →
Computer Science16 listedSchools strong in Computer Science →
Education2 listedSchools strong in Education →
Engineering14 listedSchools strong in Engineering →
Health Sciences19 listedSchools strong in Health Sciences →
Hospitality & Tourism13 listedSchools strong in Hospitality & Tourism →
Law1 listedSchools strong in Law →
Media & Communications7 listedSchools strong in Media & Communications →
Natural Sciences1 listedSchools strong in Natural Sciences →
Trades & Technology27 listedSchools strong in Trades & Technology →

Program list compiled from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)'s published program areas and flagship programs. Program pages may inherit verified school-wide outcomes, but we do not present those as program-specific results.

Sources & citations

Every statistic on this page carries an evidence label. 0 of 4 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. A planning estimate, not a verified fact. It is excluded from rankings that require this value; confirm the current amount or requirement on the school's official site.
  • 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 August 18, 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 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT): August 18, 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 →

Student reviews

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Frequently asked questions

Answers to what families search for about Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), built only from the sourced data on this page. We leave a question out rather than answer it with a number we can't back.

How much is tuition at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)?

Domestic tuition is about $5,000/yr; international tuition is about $19,500/yr.

Does Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) offer co-op programs?

Yes, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) offers co-op programs.

Does Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) have on-campus residence?

Yes, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) offers on-campus residence.

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Key stats

Avg. entering grade
Open admissionUnverified
Selectivity
AccessibleOur method
Domestic tuition
~$5,000 est./yrEstimate
International tuition
~$19,500 est./yrEstimate
Total enrollment
~18,402 est.Unverified · sait.ca ↗
Campus setting
urbanPublic info
On-campus residence
YesPublic info
Co-op
YesPublic info

Tuition amounts are planning estimates in CAD. The academic year and program scope have not been verified for these exact figures, so they are excluded from value rankings. Confirm the current fee on the linked official page.

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 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) ranks

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Official sources

Unverified

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Compiled from public/official sources (institution website, government open data, Statistics Canada). Figures indicative for v1.