Which is better – SFU or UBC?

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Though out of University of British Columbia and SFU, admission to UBC is more competitive. The University of British Columbia acceptance rate is around 53%, whereas, the acceptance rate for SFU is between 59% - 77%. A comparison between these universities is given below:

Particulars

SFU

UBC

Location

Burnaby, British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia

Shiksha Ranking (National)

#13

#2

Annual tuition fees

INR 3.8 L - 38.82 L

INR 5 L – INR 62.3 L

No. of courses offered

90+

300+

 

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