Rascasse Audience Intelligence

University Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about University in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. University has an estimated audience of 5,443,602 people in Canada.

The average University fan in Canada is 38.7 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in New Brunswick.

The audience is concentrated in New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec.

Top brand affinities include College, Academic degree, Continuing education, with strongest over-indexing on College (1.57× the country average).

Demographically, the University audience skews balanced with an average age of 38.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Convenience Orientation, Need for Security.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical University fan in Canada is balanced, around 38.7 years old, with strong Convenience Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for College.

Category: Business & Career · Type: Touchpoint

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the University profile in Canada.

Audience size
5.4M
in Canada
Gender
54.7%
45.3% male
Age
38.7
average years
Country rank
#435
Touchpoint in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of University fans

54.7% are female, 45.3% are male, average age 38.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

54.7%
Female
45.3%
Male
Demographic split for University audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female54.7%
Male45.3%
Average age38.7
Estimated audience size5,443,602
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.7
average years
Age distribution of the University audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1922%
20-2919%
30-3919%
40-4920%
50+20%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.1%

of the worldwide University audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for University
CountryShare
United States18.8%
Brazil5.6%
Italy4.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the University audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

University fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01New Brunswick~700K8.05×
02Nova Scotia~60K0.37×
03Prince Edward Island~10K0.36×
04British Columbia~200K0.30×
05Ontario~700K0.29×
06Newfoundland and Labrador~20K0.27×
07Quebec~300K0.22×
08Alberta~100K0.22×
09Manitoba~50K0.22×
10Saskatchewan~40K0.22×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the University audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for University audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01CEGEPBusiness & Career1.89×
02Liberal arts collegeArts & Culture1.84×
03North IndiaTravel & Leisure1.76×
04Online degreeBusiness & Career1.74×
05States and union territories of IndiaTravel & Leisure1.73×
06Community collegeBusiness & Career1.72×
07Vocational schoolBusiness & Career1.70×
08I Know What You Did Last SummerMovies & TV1.64×
09Academic degreeBusiness & Career1.63×
10University of British ColumbiaBusiness & Career1.63×
11Université de MontréalBusiness & Career1.62×
12University of OxfordBusiness & Career1.61×
13University of AlbertaBusiness & Career1.61×
14CollegeBusiness & Career1.57×
15DiplomaBusiness & Career1.54×
16Associate degreeBusiness & Career1.53×
17Continuing educationBusiness & Career1.52×
18Business educationBusiness & Career1.52×
19Punjab, PakistanTravel & Leisure1.51×
20McMaster UniversityBusiness & Career1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the University audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by University audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.78×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.21×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.14×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by University audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.79×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.90×
TravellingTHRILL0.93×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does University have in Canada?

University has an estimated audience of 5,443,602 people in Canada, concentrated in New Brunswick and Ontario.

02

What is the gender split and age of University fans?

54.7% of University fans are female, 45.3% are male, with an average age of 38.7 years.

03

Which brands do University fans like most?

University fans show strongest brand affinity for College (1.57×), Academic degree (1.63×), and Continuing education (1.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do University fans live in Canada?

University fans in Canada are most concentrated in New Brunswick (reach ~700K), Ontario (reach ~700K), and Quebec (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do University fans also like?

Beyond University itself, the audience over-indexes on Academic degree (1.63×), Continuing education (1.52×), Diploma (1.54×), and Liberal arts college (1.84×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for University. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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