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Physics

at University of Alberta · Edmonton, Alberta · On the official programs page ↗

B+
Program score
Data transparencyPartial

How well this program's existence and the school's data are sourced. 60/100

Value scoreB

Quality adjusted for the school's cost. 70/100 · see how University of Alberta compares

How this program ranks

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Among Canadian universities offering Natural Sciences, Physics at University of Alberta ranks #153 of 296 on our program score: verified school-wide outcomes (40%), recognized strength in Natural Sciences (25%), data transparency (20%) and value (15%). Here's exactly how its 80/100 was reached:

How we calculated this 80/100: the real numbers80/100

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

  1. Verified school-wide outcomes
    82/100: University of Alberta's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)
    × 40% → 32 pts
    32 pts
  2. Recognised strength in Natural Sciences
    100/100: University of Alberta is recognized for Natural Sciences
    × 25% → 25 pts
    25 pts
  3. Program data transparency
    60/100: this program's transparency score (below)
    × 20% → 12 pts
    12 pts
  4. Value
    70/100: quality adjusted for University of Alberta's cost
    × 15% → 11 pts
    11 pts
Program score80/100

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 Natural Sciences programs

Transparency

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The one program-level signal we can verify today is whether this program is listed on University of Alberta's official programs page. The rest is University of Alberta'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 calendar.ualberta.ca
source ↗1/1
Publishes student outcomesSchool-level
2 of 3 outcome metrics sourced
source ↗1/2
Keeps published data currentSchool-level
latest figure as of 2022
source ↗0/2
Sources its competitive entry averageSchool-level
publishes no admitted average. Our entering grade is an editorial estimate, not sourced
0/1
Backs facts with verified official linksSchool-level
2 verified source links
source ↗2/2
How we calculated this 60/100: the real numbers60/100

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 calendar.ualberta.ca

    Sourceofficial source ↗
  2. University of Alberta's data-transparency scoreSchool-level
    43/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)
    × 70% → 30 pts
    30 pts
Program transparency60/100

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 Physics inherits University of Alberta's verified school-wide figures. These are what feed its program score, never a per-program number we can't source.

Graduation rate
81.9%
Graduate employment
96%
How we calculated this 82/100: the real numbers82/100

Each verified outcome is scored 0-100 against the range its peers actually publish, then blended by weight and renormalised over the 2 of 3 metrics University of Alberta publishes.

  1. Graduation rate
    81.9%: graduation rate
    scaled within the 62.3-90% range across the 20 peers that publish it → 71/100, weighted 50%
    35 pts
    “Completion rates increased slightly to 81.9 per cent in 2022-23”
    Extracted fromUniversity of Alberta Annual Report 2023-24 ↗· as of 2022-23
  2. Graduate employment
    96%: graduate employment
    scaled within the 86-96.7% range across the 14 peers that publish it → 93/100, weighted 50%
    47 pts
    “96% of U of A students are employed two years post-graduation”
    Extracted fromUniversity of Alberta Annual Report 2023-24 ↗· as of 2022-23
Outcome score82/100

Scored on 2 of 3 outcome metrics: the rest aren't published with a verifiable source, so they're left out rather than estimated.

Program facts

Field
Natural Sciences
Credential
Degree program
School
University of Alberta
Domestic tuition
$6,800/yr
Avg. entering grade
~85% est.
Existence
calendar.ualberta.ca ↗

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

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