St. Francis Xavier University offers BA/BS in Math & Statistics, a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics & Statistics programme in Antigonish, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,100 per year (CAD 10,340 per year for local students).
Math & Statistics at St. Francis Xavier University is a Bachelor of Science delivered in person through the Faculty of Science on the Antigonish, Nova Scotia campus. Students may choose to emphasize mathematics, statistics, or both fields within the program, beginning with first-year courses in differential and integral calculus alongside courses in the sciences and arts. Mathematics is approached as the study of structure, order, and relation through logical, quantitative reasoning, while statistics covers the collection and analysis of data, including estimation, hypothesis testing, and decision making. The department is characterized by small class sizes and close interaction between students and faculty. The program suits students drawn to quantitative reasoning who want the flexibility to focus on pure mathematics, applied statistics, or a combination of the two. Graduates go on to roles in education, insurance, banking, finance, pharmaceuticals, market research, and academia, with past employers including Statistics Canada, the Canada Revenue Agency, banks, insurance companies, and technology and retail firms, in positions spanning teaching, epidemiology, market research, and sports analysis.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Math & Statistics page states no program-specific admission requirements and defers to StFX's general admission requirements; it is pursued as the Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science major declared at the end of first year of the Bachelor of Science. For Nova Scotia applicants, the BSc requires English 12 or English 12: African Heritage, Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12, two of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Computer Science 12 or Computer Programming 12, Environmental Science 12 or Geology 12, or Physics 12, plus one further university-preparatory course. The university-wide minimum is an overall Grade 12 average of 70%, with no grade below 65% in each required subject. Applicants whose first language is not English must submit an approved test: IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 90 (no section below 20), Duolingo 115 (no subscore below 100), CAEL 70 (no band below 60), PTE Academic 60 (no score below 50), or MET 55.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to StFX: for September 2027 entry, applications open 15 September 2026 and the general deadline is 1 September 2027, though competitive programmes such as the 4-year BScN (3 March 2027) and Bachelor of Education (1 December 2026) close much earlier; January 2027 entry closes 9 December 2026 and May 2027 entry closes 12 April 2027. International applicants must apply by 30 May 2027 for September 2027 entry (late applications reviewed case-by-case depending on visa timing) and by 30 September 2026 for January 2027 entry, confirming by 30 October 2026. Admission is not open-ended rolling; each intake has a firm published deadline, though the general Fall deadline stays open until 1 September while seats in non-competitive programmes remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
