University Of New Brunswick

Written by Vishesh Chogtu

Published on Wed, February 26, 2020 11:18 AM • Updated on Fri, July 23, 2021 7:10 AM • 3 mins read

The University of New Brunswick is a public university in Canada. It is one of the oldest English universities in Canada and was established in the year 1785. It offers many different degrees from 14 faculties. It was Canada’s most entrepreneurial university in the year 2014 by the Start-up Canada Awards. According to U.S. News and World Report 2020, the university is ranked at #938 in the Best Global University Rankings.

Facts

Type of University	Public
Year of Establishment	1785
Type of Campus setting	Urban
Number of Campuses	2
Total Students	More than 10000
Total International Students	Approximately 800
Faculty to Student Ratio	1: 15
Total Undergraduate and Graduate Programs	75

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The University of New Brunswick Campus

The University of New Brunswick has 2 campuses. The campuses are in

Fredericton – This is the original campus and is the university’s campus since 1785. It is situated on the banks of Saint John River.
Saint John – It is situated on the Bay of Fundy and is in a neighborhood full of artistic, historic and entertaining community.

University of New Brunswick Courses and Programs

The University of New Brunswick has 14 faculties. The university provides many different programs under all the different faculties.

Some of the different faculties and their popular courses are:

Arts – Economics, History, Political Science
Business – Faculty of Business, Faculty of Management
Computer Science
Education
Engineering – Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Forestry
Kinesiology
Law
Leadership Studies
Nursing
Science – Mathematics and Statistics, Biology, Earth Sciences

University of New Brunswick Accommodation

The University of New Brunswick has on-campus housing facilities for students. It also helps in getting off-campus housing.

Mentioned below are details of on-campus housing at the Fredericton campus.

The university has 3 Men’s, 2 women’s and 8 co-ed housing facilities.
The rooms are furnished with desks, beds, and all other necessary furniture.
Laundry, study rooms etcetera facilities are also provided.
Students can select a homestay option and stay with Canadian families as per needs.
Students can rent an apartment off-campus.

University of New Brunswick Admission Requirements

The University of New Brunswick Admission Requirements for International students are:

Students need to prove English language proficiency. A score of 6.5 or above in IELTS accepted.
There are many other program-specific and region-specific requirements.
Students must apply for a visa on time.
Candidates must be able to produce all previously attended institutions transcripts.

University of New Brunswick Fees

The tuition fee for some faculties and additional International fees are mentioned below. Apart from these, other fees are added too. These are fees for undergraduate studies beginning in Fall 2019.

HI	Fredericton Fees	Saint John Fees
Arts	7126 $	7126 $
Business	8276 $	8276 $
Engineering	8411 $	8411 $
Integrated Studies ( BIS )	7126 $	–
Forestry	7474 $	–
Computer Science	8073 $	8073 $
International Differential Fees	9469 $	9469 $
International Health Insurance ( Emergency )	400 $	400 $

Scholarship and Finance Aid

The University of New Brunswick has many different scholarships for different students. They have scholarships for newcomers, continuing students etcetera. Some of the scholarships are mentioned below.

Schulich Leaders Scholarship – 2 new students get this scholarship every year. 100000 $ for an engineering student and 80000 $ for one student in some other science, technology or mathematics stream.
Beaverbrook Scholars Award – Through this scholarship, 3 students showing excellent academics, extracurricular and all-rounder qualities get awarded with 50000 $.
Leslie E. Bruce Environmental Scholarship – An award of 10000 $ is given to a student showing environmental responsibility.