Cape Breton University

Cape Breton University also known as CBU is the only post-secondary degree-granting institution on Cape Breton Island in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. The University was first established in 1951 as Xavier Junior College and offers various programs covering subject areas in engineering, biology, ethnomusicology, marketing, nursing, and education. As a public University, CBU has the lowest tuition and fees of any university in the district.

Cape Breton University is ranked 67 in the country rank and 2906 in the world rank UniRanking. In the Ranking Web of Universities CBU was ranked 62 by country and 2713 in the world rank. CBU is a full member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC), the Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU), and the Associate Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).