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

1. Verified school-wide outcomes

   17/100: University of Saskatchewan's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)

   × 40% → 6 pts

   6 pts
2. Recognised strength in Social Sciences

   55/100: Social Sciences is offered but not a flagged strength (floors at 55)

   × 25% → 14 pts

   14 pts
3. Program data transparency

   86/100: this program's transparency score (below)

   × 20% → 17 pts

   17 pts
4. Value

   37/100: quality adjusted for University of Saskatchewan's cost

   × 15% → 6 pts

   6 pts

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.

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 programs.usask.ca

   Sourceofficial source ↗
2. University of Saskatchewan's data-transparency scoreSchool-level

   80/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)

   × 70% → 56 pts

   56 pts

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.

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

All 3 outcome metrics are verified to an official source.