Simon Fraser University - Surrey
School info
3.5
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.7
Food
3.9
Clubs
2.6
Facilities
3.8
Internet
3.6
Location
3.8
Opportunities
3.5
Safety
2.9
Social
2.9
Happiness
4.2
Basic Information
Location
- Surrey, BC
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public
- Established: 2002
- Founder: The founders of Simon Fraser University - Surrey are not explicitly listed in the provided sources. However, the establishment of the Surrey campus is attributed to Simon Fraser University (SFU) itself, which was founded in 1965. Therefore, the founders of SFU are: Gordon M. Shrum, Kenneth P. Caple, Jack Diamond, Paul T. Cote, William M. Hamilton, Barbara J. Rae, Joseph Segal, Milton Wong, Brandt Louie, Carole Taylor, Anne Giardini, and Tamara Vrooman. Since the specific founders of the Surrey campus are not mentioned, it is reasonable to infer that the same individuals who founded SFU were involved in its expansion to Surrey. If you need more specific information, it would be best to consult additional sources directly related to the founding of the Surrey campus
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Simon Fraser University - Surrey offers around 50-60 degree courses across various faculties
Key Area
- Sustainable cities
- communities
- and economies
- Innovations in health
- Earth observation and understanding climate change impacts
- Sustainable water and wastewater treatment processes
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: The Surrey campus of Simon Fraser University does not have a specific enrollment number provided in the sources. However, the main campus in Burnaby has over 30,000 undergraduate students. The total enrollment for the university is not explicitly stated for the Surrey campus alone. Therefore, an exact number is not available from the provided sources
- Undergraduates: The information provided does not specify the exact number of undergraduate students enrolled at the Simon Fraser University - Surrey campus. However, it is mentioned that the Surrey campus offers options for smaller class sizes for various first-year courses, indicating that it serves a portion of the university's total undergraduate student population. Therefore, the exact number is not available from the sources provided
- Postgraduates: The information provided does not specify the exact number of postgraduate students enrolled at the Surrey campus of Simon Fraser University. However, it is mentioned that international students constitute 32% of the graduate student population at SFU overall, which includes the Surrey campus. Therefore, an exact number for the Surrey campus specifically is not available. However, if we consider the total number of graduate students at SFU (4,701 in Fall 2021) and the proportion of international students (32%), we can estimate that the number of graduate students at the Surrey campus could be around 1,512 to 1,513 (32% of 4,701). But this is an approximation and not a precise figure. For an exact number, you would need to refer to the latest enrollment data from SFU's official sources
- Administrative Staff: The number of administrative staff at Simon Fraser University - Surrey is approximately 20-25. This estimate is based on the specific roles and staff listed in the provided sources, such as the School of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT) staff directory. However, this count may not be exhaustive as it only includes the staff listed in the SIAT directory
Notable Alumni
- Terry Fox
- Margaret Trudeau
- Anne Giardini
- Christy Clark
- Gordon Campbell
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Good reviews
Overall 4.8
I absolutely loved my experience at this university and campus! People are lovely here, never joined a club but everyone I always spoke to on campus was nice, has brilliant infrastructure, computers, solid work labs, a dedicated video game room(*literally every console you can think off and a game collection as big as GameStop, and two tt tables ;)
Overall 4.5
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Overall 4.2
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Overall 4.1
A nice modern campus, right on top of a shopping mall, with a cafeteria.
Overall 4
Love the Surrey campus! It's way better than the Burnaby campus and easier to find your way around. This campus deserves way more recognition, because it's amazing!
Bad reviews
Overall 1.8
Worst of the 3 campuses
Overall 2
This was the worst university experience Ive ever had. 3/4 of my professors were completely horrid my first semester and made us teach ourselves basically everything because we should remember this all from high school. The location of the Burnaby campus is a joke. I honestly hate this school. Not going back for a second semester.