Brandon University Ranking Profile

Brandon University (BU) is a co-educational, non-denominational, government-supported institution located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The University received its charter on June 5, 1967 on the occasion of the visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and the Honourable Angus Ogilvie.

It has a number of Faculties and Schools including School of Music, School of Health Studies, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science. Brandon University School of Music is one of Canada's finest, offering a wide variety of degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Brandon University is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). The university press, The Quill, is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP).

Brandon University’s SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) team has been placed third at the 2010 Students In Free Enterprise National Champion by national charitable organization Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and a 50 person judging panel comprised of top Canadian CEOs.

Ranking Profile:

- Ranked 57th in the country (Ranking Web of World Universities, January 2010).

- Rated 13th out of 22 institutions in the primarily undergraduate category according to the 2009 MacLean's rankings. Brandon University’s relatively strong showing was supported by having the best student to faculty ratio in the nation and the smallest average class sizes.

- 31st in the Gourman Report Ranking of Canadian Universities (1998).

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