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Software Engineering

at York University · Toronto, Ontario · On the official programs page ↗

C+
Program score
Data transparencyStrong

How well this program's existence and the school's data are sourced. 72/100

Value scoreC

Quality adjusted for the school's cost. 46/100 · see how York University compares

How this program ranks

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Among Canadian universities offering Engineering, Software Engineering at York University ranks #176 of 199 on our program score: verified school-wide outcomes (40%), recognized strength in Engineering (25%), data transparency (20%) and value (15%). Here's exactly how its 58/100 was reached:

How we calculated this 58/100: the real numbers58/100

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

  1. Verified school-wide outcomes
    45/100: York University's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)
    × 40% → 18 pts
    18 pts
  2. Recognised strength in Engineering
    55/100: Engineering is offered but not a flagged strength (floors at 55)
    × 25% → 14 pts
    14 pts
  3. Program data transparency
    72/100: this program's transparency score (below)
    × 20% → 14 pts
    14 pts
  4. Value
    46/100: quality adjusted for York University's cost
    × 15% → 7 pts
    7 pts

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

Program score58/100

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 Engineering programs

Transparency

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The one program-level signal we can verify today is whether this program is listed on York University's official programs page. The rest is York 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 futurestudents.yorku.ca
source ↗1/1
Publishes student outcomesSchool-level
3 of 3 outcome metrics sourced · 2 via official government dataset
source ↗2/2
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 72/100: the real numbers72/100

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 futurestudents.yorku.ca

    Sourceofficial source ↗
  2. York University's data-transparency scoreSchool-level
    60/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)
    × 70% → 42 pts
    42 pts
Program transparency72/100

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

Graduate employment
92.7%
First-year retention
88.5%
Graduation rate
67.2%
How we calculated this 45/100: the real numbers45/100

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

  1. First-year retention
    88.5%: first-year retention
    scaled within the 80-95% range across the 16 peers that publish it → 57/100, weighted 30%
    17 pts
    “Undergraduate Retention Rate … 88.5% [2022/23]”
    Extracted fromYork University OIPA, Measuring Success 2023-24 Year-End Report ↗· as of 2022-23
  2. Graduation rate
    67.2%: graduation rate
    scaled within the 62.3-90% range across the 20 peers that publish it → 18/100, weighted 35%
    6 pts
    “OUGS all-institutions table — York 2.80% 67.20% 82.30% 92.70% — Graduation Rate 67.2%”
    Extracted fromGovernment of Ontario · dataset ↗· as of 2022-23
  3. Graduate employment
    92.7%: graduate employment
    scaled within the 86-96.7% range across the 14 peers that publish it → 63/100, weighted 35%
    22 pts
    “OUGS all-institutions table — York 2.80% 67.20% 82.30% 92.70% — Graduate Employment Rate (2 Years) 92.7%”
    Extracted fromGovernment of Ontario · dataset ↗· as of 2022-23
Outcome score45/100

All 3 outcome metrics are verified to an official source.

Program facts

Field
Engineering
Credential
Degree program
School
York University
Domestic tuition
$7,200/yr
Avg. entering grade
70-92%
Existence
futurestudents.yorku.ca ↗

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

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