Brandon University

About Brandon University

Founded in 1899 as Brandon College by Manitoba Baptists and receiving its independent university charter in 1967, Brandon University is a long-standing, community-focused public university situated in Brandon, Manitoba. Known across Canada for its intimate collegiate atmosphere, personalized faculty mentorship, and compact student-centered class sizes (with a student-to-faculty ratio of approximately 12:1), BU emphasizes experiential undergraduate learning, accessible higher education, and specialized professional healthcare and music tracks. Housing approximately 3,500 students from more than 40 countries across its Faculties of Arts, Science, Education, Health Studies, and the world-renowned School of Music, Brandon University is distinguished as the historic birthplace of Canadian psychiatric nursing education (the nation's first 4-year Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing). Offering some of the most budget-accessible tuition rates in Canada coupled with a peaceful, affordable mid-sized regional city setting in southwestern Manitoba, BU provides an optimal academic springboard with straightforward pathways to the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) and Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).