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Simon Fraser University Acceptance Rate: What Official Data Shows
Over the past three years, SFU admitted Canadian high school students with grades from the low 80s in Arts to the high 80s and low 90s in Computing Science, and 5,063 new undergraduates started in Fall 2025. SFU publishes those grade ranges by program, and its Institutional Research and Planning office publishes how many new students arrive each term. It doesn't publish applications or offers, so there's no acceptance rate. Here's what the official figures show.
The short answer
- SFU admitted Canadian high school students with grades from the low 80s in Arts to the high 80s and low 90s in Computing Science over the past three years.
- 5,063 new undergraduates started at SFU in Fall 2025, against a Senate target of 4,858.
- Of those, 3,550 were domestic students admitted from secondary school and 215 were international students admitted from secondary school.
- SFU doesn't publish applications or offers, so there's no acceptance rate.
- SFU asks IB (the International Baccalaureate diploma) students for at least 26 points.
Reviewed October 1, 2026 · Every figure below comes from SFU's admissions pages or its Institutional Research and Planning reports, linked at the end
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SFU's admission grade ranges by program
SFU lists the grades of students it admitted from high school over the past three years. It calls them a guide: grades at or above a range don't guarantee an offer.
| Program | Canadian citizens and permanent residents | Students on a student visa |
|---|---|---|
| Computing Science | High 80s to low 90s | High 80s to low 90s |
| Software Systems | High 80s to low 90s | High 80s to low 90s |
| Engineering Science, Mechatronic Systems Engineering | Mid 80s | Mid 80s |
| Sustainable Energy Engineering | Mid 80s | High 80s |
| Arts and Social Sciences | Low 80s | Mid 80s |
| Accelerated Law (SFU-Exeter) | Mid 80s | Mid 80s |
| Beedie School of Business | Minimum grades in the 80s plus a supplemental application | Minimum grades in the 80s plus a supplemental application |
| Communication, Art and Technology | Low 80s | Mid 80s |
| Education | Mid 80s | High 80s |
| Environment | Low 80s | Low 80s |
| Health Sciences | Mid 80s | High 80s |
| Science | Mid 80s | High 80s |
SFU also asks International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma students for at least 26 points, and says the competitive level varies by program.
Source: SFU historical admission grade ranges. For Ontario course requirements, see the SFU admission requirements guide.
How many new students start at SFU
SFU's Institutional Research and Planning office counts new undergraduates each term by how they were admitted. Fall is the main high school intake.
| Fall term | All new undergraduates | From B.C. Grade 12 | From high schools outside B.C. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2022 | 5,304 | 3,427 | 391 |
| Fall 2023 | 5,259 | 3,425 | 439 |
| Fall 2024 | 4,888 | 3,186 | 344 |
| Fall 2025 | 5,063 | 3,515 | 250 |
SFU's Fall 2025 registration report sets these against its Senate target: 5,063 new students against a target of 4,858. Of them, 3,550 were domestic students admitted from secondary school and 215 were international students admitted from secondary school.
Sources: SFU table ST-11 (January 2026) and the Fall 2025 Registration Status Report, table 1.
Why SFU's numbers don't make an acceptance rate
An acceptance rate is offers divided by applicants, for the same group and year. SFU's public reports count students who arrived, not applications or offers. New students divided by anything else wouldn't tell you your chances.
The grade ranges are the better guide. If your average sits inside your program's range, you're in the band SFU has admitted from in recent years.
Official sources
Each figure on this page links back to the page or report it came from.
- SFU historical admission grade ranges
Admission grade ranges from the past three years for high school applicants by program, for Canadian citizens and permanent residents and for students on a student visa; IB minimum of 26 points.
- SFU admission requirements for Ontario high school students
The Grade 12 courses and English minimum SFU asks Ontario applicants for, by program.
- SFU Institutional Research and Planning: students
Index of SFU's public student reports, including new students by basis of admission and the registration status reports.
- SFU table ST-11: new undergraduate students by basis of admission (PDF)
New undergraduates by term and basis of admission, 2022/23 to 2025/26, including B.C. Grade 12 and non-B.C. high school entrants. Prepared January 26, 2026.
- SFU Registration Status Report, Fall 2025 (PDF)
Fall 2025 new students (5,063) against the Senate target (4,858), split by domestic and international and by basis of admission.
Frequently asked questions
Direct answers about SFU's admission ranges, how many students start, and why there's no official rate.
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