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Computer ScienceDegree programRecognized strength✓ Listed officially

Computing Science

at Simon Fraser University · Burnaby, British Columbia · On the official programs page ↗

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Program score
Data transparencyPartial

How well this program's existence and the school's data are sourced. 48/100

Value scoreB

Quality adjusted for the school's cost. 71/100 · see how Simon Fraser University compares

Admission

Estimate
87-92%Competitive range (varies by stream/year)

The school publishes a band, not one number. See the source for the official ranges.

Prerequisites
Minimum 5 approved Grade 12 courses incl. English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12; Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12 (Calculus 12 recommended); a science (Anatomy & Physiology 12 / Chemistry 12 / Physics 12); min 70% in English Studies 12

Admission to Computing Science depends on more than grades. Confirm current requirements on the official program page.

How this program ranks

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Among Canadian universities offering Computer Science, Computing Science at Simon Fraser University ranks #58 of 76 on our program score: verified school-wide outcomes (40%), recognized strength in Computer Science(25%), data transparency (20%) and value (15%). Here's exactly how its 50/100 was reached:

How we calculated this 50/100: the real numbers50/100

Verified school-wide outcomes 40% · recognized strength in Computer Science 25% · data transparency 20% · value 15%.

  1. Verified school-wide outcomes
    0/100: Simon Fraser University's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)
    × 40% → -1 pts
    -1 pts
  2. Recognised strength in Computer Science
    100/100: Simon Fraser University is recognized for Computer Science
    × 25% → 25 pts
    25 pts
  3. Program data transparency
    48/100: this program's transparency score (below)
    × 20% → 10 pts
    10 pts
  4. Value
    71/100: quality adjusted for Simon Fraser University's cost
    × 15% → 11 pts
    11 pts

+5 pts: paid co-op, which genuinely differentiates Computer Science programs.

Program score50/100

We don't yet publish verified program-LEVEL outcomes, so this program inherits its school's verified figures, labelled as such: never a per-program number we can't source.

Compared with other Computer Science programs

Transparency

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The one program-level signal we can verify today is whether this program is listed on Simon Fraser University's official programs page. The rest is Simon Fraser University's own data transparency, inherited and labelled; we don't yet have verified per-program stats.

Program listed on the school's official programs pageThis program
Existence confirmed on sfu.ca
source ↗1/1
Publishes student outcomesSchool-level
0 of 3 outcome metrics sourced
0/2
Keeps published data currentSchool-level
no dated figures
0/2
Sources its competitive entry averageSchool-level
publishes no admitted average. Our entering grade is an editorial estimate, not sourced
0/1
Maintains reachable official linksSchool-level
2 reachable official links; value verification is scored separately
source ↗2/2
How we calculated this 48/100: the real numbers48/100

30% (listed on the school's official programs page) + 70% (the school's own data-transparency score).

  1. Program listed on an official pageThis program
    Yes: existence confirmed on the school's official programs page (1/1)
    × 30% → 30 pts
    30 pts

    Existence confirmed on sfu.ca

    Sourceofficial source ↗
  2. Simon Fraser University's data-transparency scoreSchool-level
    25/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)
    × 70% → 18 pts
    18 pts
Program transparency48/100

The one genuinely program-level signal we can verify today is whether the program is listed officially. The rest is the school's transparency, inherited and labelled.

Outcomes (school-wide)

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We don't yet publish program-level outcomes, so Computing Science inherits Simon Fraser University's verified school-widefigures. These are what feed its program score, never a per-program number we can't source.

First-year retention
86%
Graduation rate
69%

Program facts

Field
Computer Science
Credential
Degree program
School
Simon Fraser University
Domestic tuition
~$6,400 est./yr
Avg. entering grade
80-92%
Existence
sfu.ca ↗

Per-program stats are honestly Unverified until a program-level figure is sourced. Data as of June 2026.

Full school profile

Computing Science is one program at Simon Fraser University. See the school's grades, verified outcomes, transparency and every other program.

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