Study permit holders
515
2025
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Saint Mary's University · 2025
Prepared September 24, 2026 1:04 PM
Report parameters
Year
2025
Institution
Saint Mary's University
Province or territory
Nova Scotia
Institution type
University
Analysis
Institution
Executive summary
Institution summary
Rank among comparable institutions
#3
Nova Scotia · University
Share of comparable total
13.0%
Saint Mary's University
Historical peak
1,170
2017
This report summarizes published study permit-holder data for Saint Mary's University in 2025, including historical context, peer rankings, suppression information, and annual trends.
Trend analysis
Annual study permit trend for Saint Mary's University
Annual published study permit-holder totals for Saint Mary's University.
Historical context
Historical performance
Peak year
2017
1,170 permit holders
Historical average
938
Complete years
Selected year
515
2025
Vs. historical average
-45.1%
Below average
Key insights
What the data shows
- 1 Below historical peak Saint Mary's University had 56.0% fewer published study permit holders in 2025 than at its historical peak in 2017.
- 2 Compared with historical average Saint Mary's University's 2025 published total is 45.1% below its historical average for complete years.
- 3 Rank among comparable institutions Saint Mary's University ranks #3 among universities in Nova Scotia for 2025.
- 4 Share of comparable total Saint Mary's University represents 13.0% of the published study permit-holder total among universities in Nova Scotia in 2025.
Study level comparison
Top institutions
| Rank | Institution | Study permit holders | Share | Suppressed records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Breton University | 1,390 | 35.2% | 0 |
| 2 | Dalhousie University | 1,385 | 35.1% | 0 |
| 3 | Saint Mary's University | 515 | 13.0% | 0 |
| 4 | Mount Saint Vincent University | 295 | 7.5% | 1 |
| 5 | Acadia University | 180 | 4.6% | 2 |
| 6 | St Francis Xavier University | 85 | 2.2% | 3 |
| 7 | Université Sainte-Anne | 60 | 1.5% | 5 |
| 8 | NSCAD University | 35 | 0.9% | 9 |
| 9 | University of Kings College | 5 | 0.1% | 9 |
| 10 | Atlantic School of Theology | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
Historical trend
Annual study permit trend for Saint Mary's University
| Year | Study permit holders | YoY change | Suppressed records | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,025 | — | 0 | Complete year |
| 2016 | 1,155 | +12.7% | 0 | Complete year |
| 2017 | 1,170 | +1.3% | 0 | Complete year |
| 2018 | 1,115 | -4.7% | 0 | Complete year |
| 2019 | 1,055 | -5.4% | 0 | Complete year |
| 2020 | 550 | -47.9% | 0 | Complete year |
| 2021 | 1,035 | +88.2% | 0 | Complete year |
| 2022 | 975 | -5.8% | 0 | Complete year |
| 2023 | 1,090 | +11.8% | 0 | Complete year |
| 2024 | 630 | -42.2% | 0 | Complete year |
| 2025 | 515 | -18.3% | 0 | Complete year |
Dataset information
About this report
Source, selection, coverage, and generation details for this analytical report.
- Dataset
- Study permit holders by designated learning institution and year
- Publisher
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Year
- 2025
- Institution
- Saint Mary's University
- Province or territory
- Nova Scotia
- Institution type
- University
- Analysis
- Institution
- Records included
- 0
- Report generated
- September 24, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
Methodology
How this report was prepared
This report uses published Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada study permit-holder data by designated learning institution and the year in which study permits became effective.
Historical totals, peer rankings, shares, annual changes, suppression counts, and analytical findings are derived from the same normalized records used by the interactive Study Permit Explorer.
Important note
Published totals may exclude suppressed values. Institution names are preserved from the official IRCC source and may identify campuses or locations separately.
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