The table provides information on three Canadian universities, namely Brandon, Seaford and Harrison, with regard to staff qualifications, teaching quality and graduate outcomes. Specifically, it presents the proportions of lecturers holding PhDs and those receiving high ratings, alongside graduation and employment rates.
Overall, Seaford possessed the most academically qualified teaching staff, while Harrison excelled in both lecturer ratings and graduate employment. By contrast, Brandon achieved the highest graduation rate despite having the smallest proportion of PhD-qualified lecturers.
With respect to staff credentials, Seaford ranked first, with 50% of its lecturers holding doctoral degrees. Harrison followed at 42%, whereas the corresponding figure for Brandon was considerably lower, at just 30%. The pattern was somewhat different when lecturer ratings are considered. Harrison topped the table at 50%, marginally exceeding Seaford’s figure of 45%, while Brandon once again occupied the lowest position, at 40%.
Turning to student outcomes, Brandon emerged as the leading institution in terms of graduation rates, with four-fifths of its students completing their studies successfully. Harrison recorded a slightly lower figure of 78%, while Seaford lagged behind at 70%. However, this trend was reversed in graduate employment, where Harrison outperformed its counterparts, achieving a rate of 82%. The figures for Seaford and Brandon were notably lower, standing at 78% and 72% respectively.