Engineering Science at SFU: Admission Average
Simon Fraser University · Burnaby, BC
What average do you need for Engineering Science at SFU?
Engineering Science at Simon Fraser University typically admits students with averages in the high 80s, roughly 85–89%. It is the most competitive of the 16 SFU programs we track.
Interdisciplinary engineering with strong co-op placements.
How competitive is it?
Of the 2 universities we track that offer it, 1 asks for a higher average and none ask for a lower average.
As a rough guide, 89% or higher is above the typical range, 85% up to 89% is inside it, and 81% up to 85% is a reach. Cut-offs move every year, so apply to a mix of schools.
Ontario applicants are assessed on their top six Grade 12 U/M courses, including the program's prerequisites. Work out yours with the Best 6 calculator.
Engineering Science at other universities
- University of Toronto – mid-to-high 90s
Typical high school prerequisites
- English
- Advanced Functions
- Calculus & Vectors
- Physics
- Chemistry
First-year courses
- Multivariable Calculus
- Linear Algebra
- Classical Mechanics
- Electricity & Magnetism
- Programming
These are typical for Engineering Science programs across Canada. About the Engineering Science degree
After a Engineering Science degree
Engineering Science usually takes 4 years. Many graduates go on to graduate or professional school.
- Mechanical Engineer – $70,000 to $140,000
- Electrical Engineer – $75,000 to $155,000
- Aerospace Engineer – $75,000 to $175,000
- AI / Machine Learning Engineer – $95,000 to $200,000+
- EngSci at UofT is genuinely one of the hardest undergrad programs in North America - the first two years have very high failure rates.
- If you survive the first two years, the specialisations (Robotics, AI, Aerospace, Electrical, etc.) are world-class.
- Many EngSci graduates go directly to top PhD programs at MIT, Stanford, and other elite institutions.
Applying to SFU
Simon Fraser University sits atop Burnaby Mountain with a striking brutalist campus and breathtaking views. SFU is consistently ranked Canada's top comprehensive university by Maclean's. It is particularly well known for its co-op program and for strong programs in computing science, business (Beedie), criminology, and communications.
Simon Fraser University is in Burnaby, BC, was founded in 1965 and has about 35,000 students. Domestic tuition is about $6,500 a year and co-op is available.
Deadlines: direct application February 1 (most programs).
- SFU's co-op program is one of Canada's oldest and most respected - many students cite it as the main reason they chose SFU.
- The Burnaby Mountain location is stunning but isolated - most students have cars or rely on transit.
- SFU's semester system means a different academic calendar than most schools.
Other SFU programs
- Computing Science – high 80s
- Software Systems – high 80s
- Mechatronic Systems Eng. – high 80s
- Business (Beedie - BBA) – high 80s
- Accounting – high 80s
- Criminology – high 80s
- Psychology – high 80s
- Communications – mid-to-high 80s
- Economics – high 80s
- Political Science – mid-to-high 80s
- Actuarial Science – high 80s
- Biology – high 80s
- Chemistry – high 80s
- Health Sciences – high 80s
- Education (BEd) – mid 70s