List of universities in Canada
Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial and territorial government charters, directed by First Nations bands,[a] or by federal legislation.[b] Most public universities in the country are members of Universities Canada. The title "university" is protected under federal regulation.[1]
As of 2023[update], there are over 100 universities in Canada, offering education in English and French.[2] Most French-speaking universities are located in Quebec, though several institutions outside the province are either francophone or bilingual. 1.8 million students are enrolled in university.[3] Programs are offered to graduating high school students through choice; however, students must maintain specific entering averages, which generally range from 65 to 85%, depending on criteria set by the chosen university. On campus residences are available at 95% of universities in Canada.[4]
List of public universities
There are many public universities in Canada that are authorized to issue degrees. Degrees from Affiliated institutions and seminaries are typically awarded by the affiliate's parent institution.
Name | Province | City | Lang. | Est. | Undergraduate students[5] | Graduate students[5] | Total full-time students[5] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
Alberta University of the Arts | Alberta | Calgary | English | 1926 | 0 | ||||
Acadia University | Nova Scotia | Wolfville
|
English | 1838 | 3,610 | 360 | 180 | 330 | 3,790 |
Algoma University | Ontario | Brampton
|
English | 2008 | 3,700 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 3,700 |
Athabasca University | Alberta | Athabasca, Calgary, Edmonton |
English | 1970 | 0 | 35,520 | 0 | 5,110 | 0 |
Bishop's University | Quebec | Sherbrooke | English | 1843 | 2,400 | 300 | 240 | 40 | 2,640 |
Brandon University | Manitoba | Brandon | English | 1899 | 2,220 | 370 | 210 | 180 | 2,430 |
Brock University | Ontario | St. Catharines, Hamilton |
English | 1964 | 15,600 | 2,300 | 1,500 | 220 | 17,100 |
Cape Breton University | Nova Scotia | Sydney | English | 1974 | 5,230 | 400 | 180 | 140 | 5,410 |
Capilano University | British Columbia | North Vancouver
|
English | 1968 | 0 | ||||
Carleton University | Ontario | Ottawa | English[c] | 1942 | 19,600 | 6,600 | 3,700 | 660 | 23,300 |
Concordia University
|
Quebec | Montreal | English | 1974 | 21,100 | 9,760 | 7,240 | 650 | 28,340 |
Dalhousie University | Nova Scotia | Halifax,
Truro |
English | 1818 | 14,710 | 330 | 1,580 | 780 | 16,290 |
Emily Carr University of Art and Design | British Columbia | Vancouver | English | 1925 | 1,670 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 1,670 |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University | British Columbia | Cloverdale
|
English | 1981 | 11,170 | 1,400 | 150 | 10 | 11,320 |
Lakehead University | Ontario | Thunder Bay, Orillia | English | 1965 | 5,700 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 10 | 7,100 |
MacEwan University | Alberta | Edmonton | English | 1971 | 12,740 | 1,950 | 0 | 0 | 12,740 |
Mount Royal University | Alberta | Calgary | English | 1910 | 10,620 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,620 |
University of Alberta | Alberta | Edmonton, Camrose, Calgary | Bilingual
|
1906 | 33,180 | 1,900 | 6,950 | 1,460 | 40,130 |
University of Calgary | Alberta | Calgary, Edmonton | English | 1966 | 27,050 | 1,280 | 6,990 | 1,010 | 34,040 |
University of Lethbridge | Alberta | Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary | English | 1967 | 6,900 | 630 | 580 | 160 | 7,480 |
Royal Roads University | British Columbia | Victoria | English | 1995 | 610 | 0 | 2,610 | 0 | 3,220 |
Simon Fraser University | British Columbia | Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver | English | 1965 | 13,200 | 12,490 | 3,930 | 760 | 17,130 |
Thompson Rivers University | British Columbia | Kamloops | English | 1970 | 7,690 | 700 | 750 | 45 | 8,440 |
University of British Columbia | British Columbia | Vancouver, Kelowna |
English | 1908 | 41,330 | 16,180 | 11,040 | 1,790 | 52,370 |
University of Victoria | British Columbia | Victoria | English | 1963 | 14,350 | 4,440 | 3,050 | 220 | 17,400 |
University of the Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Chilliwack,
Mission |
English | 1974 | 7,090 | 2,110 | 30 | 40 | 7,120 |
University of Northern British Columbia | British Columbia | Prince George | English | 1990 | 1,730 | 930 | 540 | 110 | 2,270 |
Vancouver Island University | British Columbia | Nanaimo, Duncan, Parksville, Powell River |
English | 1969 | 5,270 | 1,080 | 500 | 300 | 5,770 |
University College of the North | Manitoba | The Pas,
Thompson |
English | 1966 | 0 | ||||
University of Manitoba | Manitoba | Winnipeg | Bilingual | 1877 | 22,700 | 3,960 | 3,140 | 570 | 25,840 |
Université de Saint-Boniface | Manitoba | Winnipeg | French | 1818 | 700 | 120 | 0 | 110 | 700 |
University of Winnipeg | Manitoba | Winnipeg | English | 1871 | 8,540 | 1,750 | 170 | 90 | 8,710 |
Mount Allison University | New Brunswick | Sackville | English | 1839 | 2,300 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 2,310 |
St. Thomas University
|
New Brunswick | Fredericton | English | 1910 | 1,580 | 130 | 20 | 0 | 1,600 |
University of New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Fredericton, Saint John | English | 1785 | 7,350 | 610 | 1,500 | 570 | 8,850 |
Université de Moncton | New Brunswick | Moncton, Shippagan, Edmundston |
French | 1963 | 4,520 | 360 | 410 | 210 | 4,930 |
Memorial University of Newfoundland | Newfoundland
|
St. John's, Corner Brook, Harlow (United Kingdom) |
English | 1925 | 12,550 | 1,870 | 3,290 | 1,200 | 15,840 |
Mount Saint Vincent University | Nova Scotia | Halifax
|
English | 1873 | 2,300 | 520 | 240 | 820 | 2,540 |
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University
|
Nova Scotia | Halifax
|
English | 1887 | 670 | 110 | 50 | 10 | 720 |
Saint Francis Xavier University
|
Nova Scotia | Antigonish | English | 1853 | 3,980 | 660 | 110 | 690 | 4,090 |
Saint Mary's University
|
Nova Scotia | Halifax
|
English | 1802 | 5,130 | 510 | 660 | 130 | 5,790 |
Université Sainte-Anne | Nova Scotia | Pointe-de-l'Église
|
French | 1890 | 520 | 70 | 10 | 30 | 530 |
University of King's College | Nova Scotia | Halifax
|
English | 1789 | 840 | 40 | 90 | 0 | 930 |
Laurentian University | Ontario | Sudbury, Hearst, Kapuskasing, Timmins |
Bilingual | 1960 | 0 | ||||
McMaster University | Ontario | Hamilton | English | 1887 | 30,400 | 1,300 | 4,700 | 930 | 35,100 |
Nipissing University | Ontario | Brantford
|
English | 1992 | 3,600 | 1,400 | 170 | 0 | 3,770 |
Ontario College of Art and Design University
|
Ontario | Toronto | English | 1876 | 9,300 | 730 | 230 | 80 | 9,530 |
Queen's University at Kingston | Ontario | Kingston | English | 1841 | 23,600 | 3,600 | 5,600 | 1,000 | 29,200 |
Royal Military College of Canada | Ontario | Kingston | Bilingual | 1876 | 1,150 | 710 | 400 | 400 | 1,550 |
Toronto Metropolitan University | Ontario | Toronto | English | 1948 | 30,600 | 14,300 | 2,700 | 270 | 33,300 |
Trent University | Ontario | Peterborough, Oshawa | English | 1963 | 10,200 | 1,600 | 670 | 170 | 10,870 |
Université de Hearst | Ontario | Hearst, Timmins, Kapuskasing |
French | 1953 | 0 | ||||
Université de l'Ontario français | Ontario | Toronto | French | 2018 | 0 | ||||
Université de Sudbury | Ontario | Sudbury | French | 1913 | 0 | ||||
University of Guelph | Ontario | Guelph, Toronto, Ridgetown |
English | 1964 | 24,400 | 3,600 | 2,900 | 280 | 27,300 |
Ontario Tech University | Ontario | Oshawa | English | 2002 | 9,300 | 730 | 750 | 270 | 10,050 |
University of Ottawa | Ontario | Ottawa | Bilingual | 1848 | 34,300 | 5,900 | 7,100 | 1,500 | 41,400 |
University of Toronto | Ontario | Toronto, Mississauga |
English[d] | 1827 | 69,400 | 6,400 | 20,000 | 1,600 | 89,400 |
University of Waterloo | Ontario | Waterloo, Cambridge, Kitchener, Stratford |
English | 1957 | 34,700 | 1,300 | 4,800 | 1,400 | 39,500 |
University of Western Ontario | Ontario | London | English | 1878 | 0 | ||||
University of Windsor | Ontario | Windsor | English | 1857 | 10,200 | 1,600 | 5,800 | 10 | 16,000 |
Wilfrid Laurier University | Ontario | English | 1911 | 16,700 | 3,600 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 17,800 | |
York University | Ontario | Toronto | English[e] | 1959 | 41,000 | 5,700 | 4,600 | 1,500 | 45,600 |
University of Prince Edward Island | Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown | English | 1969 | 4,650 | 340 | 550 | 0 | 5,200 |
École de technologie supérieure[f] | Quebec | Montreal | French | 1974 | 4,340 | 1,590 | 2,390 | 520 | 6,730 |
École nationale d'administration publique[f] | Quebec | Quebec City, Montreal, Gatineau, Saguenay, Trois-Rivières |
French | 1969 | 810 | 1,190 | 810 | ||
Institut national de la recherche scientifique[f] | Quebec | Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, Varennes |
French | 1969 | 580 | 50 | 580 | ||
McGill University | Quebec | Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue
|
English | 1821 | 24,140 | 2,810 | 7,910 | 1,700 | 32,050 |
Université de Montréal | Quebec | Montreal | French | 1878 | 23,890 | 7,860 | 11,310 | 2,740 | 35,200 |
Université de Sherbrooke | Quebec | Sherbrooke | French | 1954 | 11,650 | 2,170 | 5,410 | 6,080 | 17,060 |
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue[f] | Quebec | Rouyn-Noranda, Mont-Laurier | French | 1970 | 1,030 | 3,350 | 350 | 520 | 1,380 |
Université du Québec en Outaouais[f] | Quebec | Saint-Jérôme
|
French | 1970 | 3,140 | 1,780 | 810 | 710 | 3,950 |
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi[f] | Quebec | Chicoutimi | French | 1969 | 3,540 | 1,080 | 1,340 | 430 | 4,880 |
Université du Québec à Montréal[f] | Quebec | Montreal | French | 1969 | 16,500 | 10,010 | 4,610 | 4,130 | 21,110 |
Université du Québec à Rimouski[f] | Quebec | Lévis
|
French | 1969 | 2,550 | 2,580 | 850 | 580 | 3,400 |
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières[f] | Quebec | Trois-Rivières | French | 1969 | 7,270 | 3,940 | 2,030 | 1,500 | 9,300 |
Université TÉLUQ[f][7] | Quebec | Quebec City | French | 1972 | 1,638[8] | 16,562 | 126[8] | 1,674[8] | 1,764[8] |
Université Laval | Quebec | Quebec City | French | 1663 | 22,060 | 11,370 | 9,290 | 4,970 | 31,350 |
University of Regina | Saskatchewan | Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current | English[g] | 1911 | 0 | ||||
University of Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon | English | 1907 | 17,260 | 1,560 | 3,040 | 530 | 20,300 |
Yukon University | Yukon | Whitehorse
|
English | 1983[h] | 0 |
List of private universities
The following is a list of private universities that are authorized to issue degrees by a provincial authority. The following list does not include satellite campuses and branches in Canada for universities based in the United States. All of them are English language institutions.
Name | City | Province | Est. | Students[5] | Faith-based | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Undergrad. | Graduate | Total | |||||
Ambrose University | Calgary | Alberta | 1921 | 920 | 0 | 920 | Yes |
Booth University College | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1982 | 250 | 0 | 250 | Yes |
Burman University | Lacombe | Alberta | 1907 | Yes | |||
Canadian Mennonite University[5] | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1999 | 1,235 | 64 | 1,299 | Yes |
Concordia University of Edmonton | Edmonton | Alberta | 1921 | 2,808 | 290 | 3,098 | No[i] |
Crandall University[9][needs update] | Moncton | New Brunswick | 1949 | 685 | 0 | 685 | Yes |
Kingswood University[10][needs update] | Sussex | New Brunswick | 1945 | 300 | 0 | 300 | Yes |
Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences | Port Alberni | British Columbia | 2007 | No | |||
Providence University College and Theological Seminary | Otterburne | Manitoba | 1925 | Yes | |||
Redeemer University | Hamilton | Ontario | 1982 | 787 | 0 | 787 | Yes |
St. Mary's University, Calgary
|
Calgary | Alberta | 1986 | 1,025 | 0 | 1,025 | Yes |
St. Stephen's University | St. Stephen | New Brunswick | 1975 | 0 | 104 | 104 | Yes |
The King's University
|
Edmonton | Alberta | 1979 | 819 | 40 | 859 | Yes |
Trinity Western University | Langley | British Columbia | 1962 | 3,364 | 1,402 | 4,766 | Yes |
Tyndale University | Toronto | Ontario | 1894 | 850 | 0 | 850 | Yes |
University Canada West[11][needs update] | Vancouver | British Columbia | 2005 | 350 | 0 | 350 | No |
University of Fredericton | Fredericton | New Brunswick | 2005 | No | |||
University of Niagara Falls Canada | Niagara Falls | English | 2024 | No | |||
Yorkville University | Fredericton, Toronto, Vancouver, Vaughan | British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario | 2003 | No |
See also
- U15 (universities)
- Higher education in Canada
- List of business schools in Canada
- List of Canadian universities by endowment
- List of colleges in Canada
- List of law schools in Canada
- List of universities and colleges by country
- Lists of universities and colleges
- List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning
- Rankings of universities in Canada
Notes
- University nuhelotʼįne thaiyotsʼį nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills, in St. Paul Alberta
- ^ Royal Military College of Canada
- affiliated institution of Carleton, Dominican University College, operates as a bilingual institution.[6]
- ^ The University of Toronto operates as an anglophone institution. However, a graduate school of the university, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, operates as a bilingual institution.[6]
- federated college of the university, Glendon College, operates as a bilingual institution.[6]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Part of the Université du Québec university system.
- ^ University of Regina operates as an anglophone institution. However, its institution La Cité is francophone.[6]
- ^ 2020 as University
- Lutheran Church-Canadauntil 2016, when the university ended its affiliation and became a secular institution.
Footnotes
- ^ "Canada Corporations Regulations". Justice Laws Website. Queen's Press in Right of Canada. 2017-06-16. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ^ "A List of Universities in Canada". CanadianVisa.org. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "University". Archived from the original on 2017-06-16.
- ^ "University Statistics". Archived from the original on 2014-07-13.
- ^ a b c d e "Enrolment by university". Universities Canada. 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Collèges et universités de langue française". ontario.ca (in French). Queen's Printer for Ontario. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Université du Québec | Nous sommes l'Université du Québec. Le réseau collaboratif francophone de 10 établissements reconnu pour son excellence, son accessibilité et son ouverture". reseau.uquebec.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ a b c d "Profil des étudiants | Université TÉLUQ - Formation à distance". Université TÉLUQ (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Atlantic Baptist University, Moncton, New Brunswick". Campus Starter. 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Bethany Bible College, Sussex, New Brunswick". Campus Starter. 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Growth on track as Victoria's University Canada West honours graduates at second Convocation". University Canada West. Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
References
- Drake, Miriam A. (2003). Encyclopedia of library and information science. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-3894-8.