Study Abroad

Lakehead Uni is famous for its UG teaching and personalized smaller class sizes. It has been ranked at #1 for UG Teaching as per Maclean's 2026 rankings. On top of this, Research Infosource has placed this university at #2 in peer category for 2025.

• Additionally, Lakehead Uni ranks among the Top 100 Universities addressing global challenges in Times Higher Education 2025 Impact Rankings
• Ranks #1 university with under 10,000 students in Canada and North America

If an Indian student is applying for the University of British Columbia admissions, they should use both its campuses (UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan) strategically.

Given below is the strategy, take a look -

• You should use the first choice for the programme of your choice at the main campus, which is the Vancouver campus (44%)
• Okanagan as the safety net (It has a higher acceptance rate at around 71%).

Vanderbilt University is one of the best universities in the USA for Indian students. Vanderbilt University offers programs at UG and PG levels for its international students. Vanderbilt University application fee for Indian students is listed below-

After 2 years of graduation, Lakehead University placement rate is 96.2%. In 2023-24, Lakehead Uni had the 7th the highest 7-year graduation rate among Ontario Universities. 

• After 6 months of graduation, the placement rate of this university is 87.8%
• The average salary of this university's graduates is CAD 60,600 after 2 years (Around INR 42 L)

The University of British Columbia goes beyond the academic profile of an applicant.

Hence, UBC breaks ties between the two high-scoring applicants by evaluating the non-academic achievements and personal qualities of the student. 

The given factors would be assessed if UBC wants to choose one - 

• Leadership demonstration
• Community involvement
• Resilience
• Clear sense of purpose

Indian students who have a valid study permit, can complete co-op work terms without an additional co-op work permit. There are other additional requirements that students have to meet for these co-op courses. A variety of course options are available for co-op education such as-

• Civil Engineering
• Accounting
• Finance
• Marketing
• Computer Science, etc. 

Co-op courses at Lakehead University Canada are offered in variety of study disciplines. At both the UG and PG study levels, this university offers co-op courses. Study areas for the cop-op courses are-

• B.Com in Finance, Marketing, Accounting, HR Management, etc. 
• BSc in CS
• BEng in Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Software, etc. 
• MSc in Physics
• MSc in CS
• MSc in Civil Engineering

In the 2026 Maclean's rankings, Lakehead University has been named Ontario's top primary university for UG Teaching. Lakehead Uni is counted among the top universities for its education, student outcomes, and research excellence. 

Vanderbilt University offers more than 100-degree programs at both UG and PG levels for its Indian students. The top programs opted by Vanderbilt University alumni are listed below-

• Economics
• Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Political Science and Government
• Computer Science

Lakehead University MSc in Biology course is 2 years. For admission to this course, the students must have a 4-year Bachelor's degree. This course is offered at Thunder Bay and Orillia campus. The documents required to apply to this course are-

• Transcripts
• CV
• English language proficiency results
• Any specific document required