Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #2799 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #795 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #67 of 101 | In Canada |
| #10 of 16 | In British Columbia |
| #532 of 1,021 | For International Law |
Quick Review
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- www.kpu.ca
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 69%*
* 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 1,123 scientific papers with 11,625 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 5 |
| 1992 | 2 | 8 |
| 1993 | 6 | 6 |
| 1994 | 6 | 6 |
| 1995 | 5 | 5 |
| 1996 | 2 | 12 |
| 1997 | 5 | 23 |
| 1998 | 10 | 17 |
| 1999 | 3 | 20 |
| 2000 | 2 | 20 |
| 2001 | 6 | 19 |
| 2002 | 8 | 22 |
| 2003 | 1 | 34 |
| 2004 | 7 | 41 |
| 2005 | 14 | 46 |
| 2006 | 21 | 40 |
| 2007 | 20 | 79 |
| 2008 | 33 | 125 |
| 2009 | 35 | 140 |
| 2010 | 40 | 162 |
| 2011 | 50 | 219 |
| 2012 | 41 | 345 |
| 2013 | 50 | 473 |
| 2014 | 45 | 561 |
| 2015 | 50 | 646 |
| 2016 | 64 | 703 |
| 2017 | 105 | 734 |
| 2018 | 72 | 918 |
| 2019 | 84 | 921 |
| 2020 | 101 | 1165 |
| 2021 | 94 | 1352 |
| 2022 | 64 | 1238 |
| 2023 | 62 | 1313 |
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
- film actorscreenwritertelevision actoractorfilm producer
- Biography
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Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian and American actor, producer and businessman. He began his career starring in the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993), and had minor roles before landing the lead role on the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl between 1998 and 2001. Reynolds then starred in a range of films, including comedies such as National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The Proposal (2009). He also performed in dramatic roles in Buried (2010), Woman in Gold (2015), and Life (2017). He starred in action films such as Blade: Trinity (2004), Green Lantern (2011), 6 Underground (2019), Free Guy (2021), and The Adam Project (2022), and provided voice acting in the animated features The Croods film series (2013–2020), Turbo (2013), and Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019).
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Eliza Sam
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Eliza Sam is a Canadian actress based in Hong Kong, 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
- singerrecord produceractorcomposervoice actor
- 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 of Mobile Suit Gundam, Quatre Raberba Winner of Gundam Wing, Dearka Elsman of Gundam SEED, Auel Neider of Gundam SEED Destiny and Setsuna F. Seiei of 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 Ligwilda'xw Kwakwaka'wakw 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 Bennett-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 | 518,000 |