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University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · Founded 1907 · Official site ↗

C-
Overall grade

Editorial standing

C

Reputation & academic strength (100% editorial · no reviews yet). 49/100

Data transparency

Strong

How openly it publishes & sources its data. 80/100 · 3/4 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 University of Saskatchewan compares on that attribute.

Our method
AcademicsAcademic selectivity and strength of the entering class / program depth.COutcomesHow 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.B-Campus & CommunityScale of campus life and residence availability.C

Verified student outcomes

Outcome score 17/100

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 the 17/100 score is shown below.

First-year retention
First-to-second year retention, full-time direct-entry · as of 2025-26
86.4%University of Saskatchewan 2025/26 Academic Year Snapshot ↗
Graduation rate
6-year completion rate (full-time direct-entry, non-Indigenous cohort) · as of 2017-18 cohort
66%University of Saskatchewan Performance Framework Annual Report (June 2024) ↗
Graduate employment
~2 years after graduation · Saskatchewan Graduate Outcomes Survey (2019 graduates) · as of 2019 grads
86%Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, 2019 Graduate Outcomes Survey ↗
How we calculated this 17/100: the real numbers17/100

Each verified outcome is scored 0-100 against the range its peers actually publish, then blended by weight.

  1. First-year retention
    86.4%: first-year retention
    scaled within the 80-95% range across the 16 peers that publish it → 43/100, weighted 30%
    13 pts
    “RETENTION 86.4% UofS … Retention rate for first to second year students in direct entry programs.”
    Extracted fromUniversity of Saskatchewan 2025/26 Academic Year Snapshot ↗· as of 2025-26
  2. Graduation rate
    66%: graduation rate
    scaled within the 62.3-90% range across the 20 peers that publish it → 13/100, weighted 35%
    4 pts
    “non-Indigenous student completions (from 70% to 66%)”
    Extracted fromUniversity of Saskatchewan Performance Framework Annual Report (June 2024) ↗· as of 2017-18 cohort
  3. Graduate employment
    86%: graduate employment
    scaled within the 86-96.7% range across the 14 peers that publish it → 0/100, weighted 35%
    0 pts
    “Institution: U of S … 2019 graduates … 86% employed”
    Extracted fromSaskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, 2019 Graduate Outcomes Survey ↗· as of 2019 grads
Outcome score17/100

All 3 outcome metrics are verified to an official source.

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

Transparency

Strong · 80/100

How openly University of Saskatchewan 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 80/100 are shown below.

Publishes student outcomes
3 of 3 outcome metrics sourced
source ↗35 pts2/2
Keeps published data current
latest figure as of 2025
source ↗20 pts2/2
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 80/100: the real numbers80/100

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
    3 of 3 outcome metrics sourced
    2/2 earned → 35 of 35 pts
    35 pts / 35

    3 of 3 outcome metrics sourced

    Sourceofficial source ↗
  2. Keeps published data current
    latest figure as of 2025
    2/2 earned → 20 of 20 pts
    20 pts / 20

    latest figure as of 2025

    Sourceofficial source ↗
  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 score80/100

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 University of Saskatchewan's own pages and human-reviewed before publishing, are being added.

Overview

Editorial

A research university on a striking riverside campus, strong in agriculture, veterinary medicine and water/energy research (home to the Canadian Light Source synchrotron). Accessible entry and broad professional programs.

Recognized program strengths

EngineeringMedicineAgriculture & Environment

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

Programs

99 programs · 14 fields

University of Saskatchewan offers programs across 14 fields, listed below at the program level. All 99 are confirmed on University of Saskatchewan'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 & Environment20 listedSchools strong in Agriculture & Environment →
Arts & Humanities11 listedSchools strong in Arts & Humanities →
Business8 listedSchools strong in Business →
Computer Science2 listedSchools strong in Computer Science →
Education2 listedSchools strong in Education →
Engineering8 listedSchools strong in Engineering →
Fine & Performing Arts4 listedSchools strong in Fine & Performing Arts →
Health Sciences12 listedSchools strong in Health Sciences →
Law1 listed
  • Law↗Degree programStats unverified
Schools strong in Law →
Mathematics3 listedSchools strong in Mathematics →
Medicine3 listedSchools strong in Medicine →
Natural Sciences14 listedSchools strong in Natural Sciences →
Nursing1 listedSchools strong in Nursing →
Social Sciences10 listedSchools strong in Social Sciences →

Program list compiled from University of Saskatchewan'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 University of Saskatchewan: 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
~80%Estimate
Selectivity
SelectiveOur method
Domestic tuition
$6,800/yrstudents.usask.ca ↗
International tuition
$24,000/yrstudents.usask.ca ↗
Total enrollment
26,165Unverified · leadership.usask.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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