RSAW by the Numbers
USask research, scholarly and artistic work (RSAW) is driving the discoveries, innovations and creative outputs the world needs.
Explore USask's 2025-26 research funding, patents, international contracts and more.
Funding
$272 million in RSAW revenue
Demonstrating sustained year-over-year funding strength.
$164 million in awarded RSAW
Marking sustained strength in federal tri-agency funding across the disciplines.
Innovation
28 new invention disclosures
From across numerous colleges and schools at USask, these disclosures represent the first time a researcher reports an invention to the OVPR.
186 active patent families
After first filing, a single patent expands into a larger family of patents as it is filed in multiple jurisdictions globally.
23 aspiring entrepreneurs in 11 ventures
Entrepreneurs and their ventures are supported by Opus - USask's pre-accelerator program.
323 active licenses under management
Legal agreements allow an outside party to use a USask invention.
Facilities and People
Four National Research Facilities
USask is home to several industry-leading research facilties, funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation's (CFI) Major Science Initiatives Fund (MSIF). These include:
16 Canada Research Chairs
These federally-funded positions attract the world's most accomplished and promising minds in engineering and natural sciences, health sciences, humanities and social sciences.
4,505 graduate students and 297 postdoctoral fellows
USask is proud to be home to an international community of postdoctoral scholars and growing numbers of graduate students, of which 34.5 per cent are international and 10 per cent self-declare as Indigenous.
International
31 inbound visiting delegations from 20 countries
Hosting international delegations at USask fosters opportunities for cross-border collaboration, research and education.
Over 250 international agreements with more than 200 entities in more than 55 countries
International agreements garner meaningful partnerships that accelerate USask's RSAW mission at home and around the world.
Rankings
Times Higher Education (THE) 2025 World University Rankings
USask was ranked in the 351-400 tier, maintaining the university’s best-ever placement in this ranking.
Times Higher Education (THE) 2026 Impact Rankings
USask was ranked in the 101-200 tier overall, and ranked in the global top 100 in SDG 14 – Life Below Water (66th).
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) 2026 World University Ranking
USask was ranked 378th in the world, maintaining a strong global placement in this ranking.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) 2026 Sustainability Rankings
USask was ranked 168st in the world in the sustainability rankings, placing the university firmly among the top-ranked universities globally.