About Simon Fraser University:

Simon Fraser University is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada with campuses in Burnaby (Main Campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi) Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and comprises more than 30,000 students and approximately 950 faculty members. Undergraduate and graduate programs at SFU operate on a year-round tri-semester schedule and it is the only Canadian university competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). SFU is the first Canadian research university with U.S. accreditation and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 319 367 388 372 323 325 301 324 357 353 350 335 378 400 410 460 488

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 228 152 210 177 - 196 196 209 239 259 230 230 262 293 301-350 351-400
Engineering 296 - - - 295 - - - - 351-400 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Life Sciences - - - 286 - - - - - 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450 401-450
Medicine - - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 - -
Natural Sciences - - - 300 283 244 276 - - 351-400 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 401-450 451-500
Social Sciences 198 204 242 178 163 135 143 153 133 126 116 132 137 150 183 177

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 271 273 - 259 236
Chemistry - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Chemical Engineering - 281 268 - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Civil Engineering 296 - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 351-400 - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 - -
Computer Science 101 75 88 108 100 137 128 137 160 179 231 291 401-450
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 105 119 - 218 247
Electrical Engineering - - 296 - - - 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500
Environment / Ecology 128 116 123 143 146 160 177 149 171 201 - 214 227
Geosciences 245 255 275 262 285 299 294 288 - - - 301-350 -
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Mathematics 140 138 177 196 216 247 240 231 256 270 301-350 - 451-500
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 401-450 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 - -
Physics 264 262 206 252 - - 301-350 301-350 288 285 301-350 351-400 401-450
Plant & Animal Science 184 209 219 175 206 237 237 257 252 233 255 285 -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 240 220 - 262 211
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 141 141 152 170 152
Space Science - - - - - - - - 269 262 - 99 -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 299 -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -