#1
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Nursing (BScN)
Avg admit
90%required
Acceptance
25%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
Most Competitive Programs in Nova Scotia (2026)
Find the most competitive university programs in Nova Scotia. See required grades, acceptance rates, and admission statistics.
77 programs
77 programs
#2
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Health Sciences (Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound) (BHSc)
Avg admit
88%required
Acceptance
30%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#3
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Health Sciences (Nuclear Medicine Technology) (BHSc)
Avg admit
88%required
Acceptance
30%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#4
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Health Sciences (Radiological Technology) (BHSc)
Avg admit
88%required
Acceptance
30%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#5
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Health Sciences (Respiratory Therapy) (BHSc)
Avg admit
88%required
Acceptance
30%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#6
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Medical Sciences (BSc)
Avg admit
88%required
Acceptance
30%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#7
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Neuroscience (BSc/BA)
Avg admit
86%required
Acceptance
35%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#8
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Commerce (BComm)
Avg admit
85%required
Acceptance
40%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#9
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Finance (BComm)
Avg admit
85%required
Acceptance
40%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#10
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
International Business (BComm)
Avg admit
85%required
Acceptance
40%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#11
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Managing People & Organizations (BComm)
Avg admit
85%required
Acceptance
40%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#12
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Marketing (BComm)
Avg admit
85%required
Acceptance
40%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#13
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Supply Chain and Logistics Management (BComm)
Avg admit
85%required
Acceptance
40%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#14
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Architecture (BEDS)
Avg admit
84%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#15
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Computer Science (BCS)
Avg admit
84%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#16
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Biochemistry (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#17
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Biology (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#18
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Chemistry (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#19
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Environmental Science (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#20
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Integrated Science (BSc) Direct Entry
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#21
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Kinesiology (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#22
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Marine Biology (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#23
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Mathematics (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#24
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Microbiology and Immunology (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#25
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Ocean Sciences (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#26
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Physics and Atmospheric Science (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#27
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Psychology (BA/BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#28
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Science (BSc) General Entry
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#29
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Statistics (BSc)
Avg admit
83%required
Acceptance
45%
Competitiveness
Moderate
Moderate competition
#30
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Accounting (BComm)
Avg admit
82%required
Acceptance
50%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#31
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Actuarial Science (BSc)
Avg admit
82%required
Acceptance
50%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#32
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Chemical Engineering (BEng)
Avg admit
82%required
Acceptance
50%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#33
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Civil Engineering (BEng)
Avg admit
82%required
Acceptance
50%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#34
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Earth Sciences (BSc)
Avg admit
82%required
Acceptance
50%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#35
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Electrical Engineering (BEng)
Avg admit
82%required
Acceptance
50%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#36
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Engineering (BEng) Common First Year
Avg admit
82%required
Acceptance
50%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#37
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Environmental Engineering (BEng)
Avg admit
82%required
Acceptance
50%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#38
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Industrial Engineering (BEng)
Avg admit
82%required
Acceptance
50%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#39
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Mechanical Engineering (BEng)
Avg admit
82%required
Acceptance
50%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#40
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Applied Computer Science (BACS)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#41
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Community Design (BCD)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#42
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Entrepreneurship & Innovation (BMgmt)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#43
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Environment, Sustainability, and Society (BA/BSc/BMgmt)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#44
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Health Promotion (BHP)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#45
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Leadership and Organization (BMgmt)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#46
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Management (BMgmt) General Entry
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#47
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Managing Data and Information (BMgmt)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#48
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Public Sector Management (BMgmt)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#49
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Recreation Management (BSc/BMgmt)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#50
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Social Work (BSW)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#51
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Therapeutic Recreation (BScR-TR)
Avg admit
80%required
Acceptance
60%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#52
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Arts (BA) General Entry
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#53
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Black and African Diaspora Studies (BA/BSc)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#54
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Canadian Studies (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#55
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Cinema and Media Studies (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#56
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Classics (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#57
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Contemporary Studies (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#58
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Creative Writing (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#59
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Early Modern Studies (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#60
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Economics (BSc)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#61
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
English (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#62
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
European Studies (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#63
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
French (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#64
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Gender and Women’s Studies (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#65
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
German (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#66
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
History (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#67
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
History of Science and Technology (BA/BSc)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#68
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
International Development Studies (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#69
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Law, Justice, and Society (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#70
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Music (BMus/BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#71
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Philosophy (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#72
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Political Science (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#73
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Religious Studies (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#74
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Russian Studies (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#75
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Sociology and Social Anthropology (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#76
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Spanish and Latin American Studies (BA)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition
#77
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax
Theatre (BA) (Includes Acting, Costume, Design, Technical, and Studies streams)
Avg admit
78%required
Acceptance
65%
Competitiveness
Low
Low competition