Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #2851 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #800 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #68 of 101 | In Canada |
| #11 of 16 | In British Columbia |
| #580 of 1,025 | For International Law |
Quick Review
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- www.kpu.ca
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 68%*
* Kwantlen Polytechnic University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | September to August (September - December; January-April; May-August) |
Research profile
Kwantlen Polytechnic University has published 1,275 scientific papers with 17,520 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology, Environmental Science, Biology, Computer Science, and Medicine.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6 | 6 |
| 1994 | 6 | 5 |
| 1995 | 7 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 7 |
| 1997 | 5 | 18 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 |
| 1999 | 4 | 16 |
| 2000 | 2 | 14 |
| 2001 | 6 | 52 |
| 2002 | 8 | 17 |
| 2003 | 1 | 40 |
| 2004 | 9 | 39 |
| 2005 | 14 | 50 |
| 2006 | 24 | 39 |
| 2007 | 18 | 83 |
| 2008 | 33 | 122 |
| 2009 | 35 | 140 |
| 2010 | 42 | 179 |
| 2011 | 53 | 242 |
| 2012 | 41 | 418 |
| 2013 | 57 | 536 |
| 2014 | 47 | 636 |
| 2015 | 57 | 740 |
| 2016 | 85 | 809 |
| 2017 | 93 | 833 |
| 2018 | 75 | 1074 |
| 2019 | 79 | 1152 |
| 2020 | 101 | 1514 |
| 2021 | 99 | 1739 |
| 2022 | 75 | 1733 |
| 2023 | 68 | 1887 |
| 2024 | 67 | 1863 |
| 2025 | 40 | 1771 |
Tuition
| Local studetns | Open admission and selective entry Programmes, Tuition 121.15 per credit for Canadian students and 450.00 per credit for international students; Fixed term and full-time continuous intake programmes, 105.50 per week for Canadian students and 450.00 per week for International students; For other programmes, 121.15-181.66 per credit for Canadian students and 450.00 per credit for International students (CAD) |
|---|
Kwantlen Polytechnic University has financial aid programs.
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Biology | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Business | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Chemistry | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Computer Science | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Economics | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Engineering | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Environmental Science | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Mathematics | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Medicine | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Physics | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Psychology | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accountancy, Biology, Business Administration, Design, English, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Health Sciences, History, Information Technology, Journalism, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Music, Nursing, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Sociology |
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Notable alumni
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Ryan Reynolds
- Occupations
- television actoractorvoice actorfilm screenwriterfilm producer
- Biography
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Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur and film producer. Known for starring in comedic and superhero films, he was the world's second-highest-paid actor in 2020 and 2024. Reynolds has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His films as a leading actor have grossed $6.6 billion worldwide.
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Eliza Sam
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Eliza Sam Lai-Heung is a Hong Kong actress, formerly under contract in TVB. She won the Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant in 2009, and went on to win the 2010 Miss Chinese International Pageant.
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Brad Swaile
- Occupations
- singervoice actorcomposeractorrecord producer
- Biography
-
Bradley Swaile is a Canadian voice actor. His major roles include Light Yagami in Death Note, Rock in Black Lagoon, Kicker Jones in Transformers: Energon, and Nightcrawler in X-Men: Evolution. In the 1990s, he voiced Mousse in Ranma ½ and Teen Gohan in the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z. He has also voiced multiple roles in the Mobile Suit Gundam series, including Amuro Ray in Mobile Suit Gundam, Quatre Raberba Winner in Gundam Wing, Dearka Elsman in Gundam SEED, Auel Neider in Gundam SEED Destiny and Setsuna F. Seiei in Gundam 00. In video games, he voices Jin Kazama in Street Fighter X Tekken.
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Sonny Assu
- Occupations
- artist
- Biography
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Sonny Assu is a Canadian contemporary artist. Assu's paintings, sculptures, prints, installations, and interventions are all infused with his wry humour which is a tool to open the conversation around his themes of predilections: consumerism, colonization and imperialism.
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Hawley Bennett-Awad
- Occupations
- event rider
- Biography
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Hawley Awad is a Canadian Equestrian Team athlete who competed for Canada at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics in eventing. She was also on the eventing team that won a team silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University faculties and divisions
| Faculty : Academic and Career Advancement | Adult Education, Child Care and Development, Communication Studies, English |
|---|---|
| Faculty : Arts | Anthropology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Ceramic Art, Chinese, Criminology, English, Fine Arts, French, Geography, German, History, Indic Languages, Japanese, Journalism, Linguistics, Mathematics, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Music, Musical Instruments, Painting and Drawing, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Sculpture, Singing, Sociology, Spanish, Special Education, Visual Arts, Writing |
| Faculty : Health | Gerontology, Health Sciences, Nursing, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Special Education |
| Faculty : Science and Horticulture | Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology |
| Faculty : Trades and Technology | Automotive Engineering, Building Technologies, Electrical Engineering, Maintenance Technology, Metal Techniques, Technology |
| School : Business | Accountancy, Administration, Business Administration, Business Computing, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Economics, Human Resources, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Law, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public Relations |
| School : Design | Design, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design |
General information
| Alternative names | KPU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Accreditation | Government of British Columbia |
| Motto | Where Thought Meets Action |
| Colors | red, white |
Location and contacts
| Address | 12666 - 72nd Avenue Surrey, British Columbia, V3W 2M8 Canada |
|---|---|
| City population | 568,000 |