University of British Columbia vs Simon Fraser University

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UBC and Simon Fraser both serve the Vancouver area but admit and bill differently. UBC, in Vancouver with a smaller Okanagan campus, is one of Canada's most selective public universities for international undergraduates and weighs secondary school grades in required courses alongside a personal profile; tuition runs CAD 48,780 to 67,237 a year. Simon Fraser, based in Burnaby, applies through the shared EducationPlannerBC service, names a Fall 2027 deadline of 31 January 2027, and bills tuition per unit, from roughly CAD 37,900 in its basic rate group up to about CAD 44,800 in the Beedie School of Business premium rate. Both ask for IELTS 6.5; TOEFL floors sit close, 90 at UBC against 88 at Simon Fraser. SFU's per unit billing and named deadline give a clearer early picture of both cost and timing than UBC's application, which does not name one fixed date here. A student wanting a lower published cost with a firm deadline may lean toward SFU. Check UBC's own page for its application timeline and the personal profile requirements it applies alongside grades.