Brandon University
12%
Intl. students
$12,000
Tuition/yr
2,980
Enrollment
11:1
Student:Faculty
About Brandon University
Brandon University is a public liberal arts university in Brandon, Manitoba, founded in 1899, with ~3,000 students and a 11:1 student-faculty ratio.
Brandon University is a public, non-denominational liberal arts and sciences institution located in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada's eighth-largest city. Founded in 1899 as Brandon College and chartered as a university in 1967, it enrolls approximately 2,980 students across undergraduate and graduate programs, with roughly 12% international students.
The university operates six academic divisions: Arts, Science, Education, Health Studies, Graduate Studies, and the School of Music. Its School of Music, established in 1906, is one of its most distinctive offerings, providing degrees in performance, education, composition, and jazz. Other notable programs include Psychiatric Nursing (one of few Canadian universities offering this degree), Indigenous and First Nations counselling, and rural development studies through the Rural Development Institute.
Brandon's campus is situated in the city of Brandon, approximately 200 km west of Winnipeg, offering an affordable mid-sized city environment. With a student-faculty ratio of 11:1 and 60% of classes having fewer than 20 students, the university emphasizes direct faculty access and individualized learning over large lecture hall formats.
For Nepali students
- Brandon University's annual international undergraduate tuition ranges approximately CAD 15,000–17,000 depending on faculty (compared to CAD 30,000+ at larger Canadian universities), making it one of the more affordable DLI-listed institutions in Canada that qualifies graduates for the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP), letting Nepali graduates work in Canada for up to three years after completing their degree.
- Programs in Education, Health Studies (including Psychiatric Nursing), and Rural Development have practical demand in Manitoba's labour market; Manitoba also runs the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), offering a relatively accessible pathway to permanent residency for graduates who work in the province.
- Brandon University offers entrance scholarships for international students based on academic merit, with awards ranging from CAD 800 to CAD 2,000; while modest, these partially offset costs for high-achieving Nepali applicants entering from SLC/+2 with strong grades.
- The university's small class sizes and stated commitment to international student support through its Office of International Activities make the academic transition more manageable for Nepali students who may be studying abroad for the first time.
Admission requirements — Nepali equivalents
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