List of universities in Canada facts for kids
Universities in Canada are special schools where you can continue your education after high school. They are set up and run by the governments of Canada's provinces and territories. Some are also guided by First Nations communities or by the national government. Most public universities in Canada are part of a group called Universities Canada, which helps them work together. The name "university" is protected by law, so only certain schools can use it.
As of 2023, Canada has more than 100 universities. You can study in either English or French. Most universities that teach in French are in Quebec. However, there are also several French-speaking or bilingual schools outside Quebec. About 1.8 million students attend university in Canada. To get into a university, you need to have good grades from high school. These grades usually need to be between 65% and 85%, depending on the university you choose. Many universities (about 95%) offer places for students to live right on campus.
Public Universities in Canada
There are many public universities in Canada that can give out degrees. Degrees from schools connected to a university, like certain colleges or seminaries, are usually given by the main university.
Here is a list of some of the public universities in Canada:
Name | Province | City | Language | Year Established | Full-time Undergraduate Students | Part-time Undergraduate Students | Full-time Graduate Students | Part-time Graduate Students | Total Full-time Students |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alberta University of the Arts | Alberta | Calgary | English | 1926 | |||||
Acadia University | Nova Scotia | Wolfville | English | 1838 | 3610 | 360 | 180 | 330 | 3790 |
Algoma University | Ontario | Sault Ste. Marie, Brampton |
English | 2008 | 3700 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 3700 |
Athabasca University | Alberta | Athabasca, Calgary, Edmonton |
English | 1970 | 0 | 35520 | 0 | 5110 | 0 |
Bishop's University | Quebec | Sherbrooke | English | 1843 | 2400 | 300 | 240 | 40 | 2640 |
Brandon University | Manitoba | Brandon | English | 1899 | 2220 | 370 | 210 | 180 | 2430 |
Brock University | Ontario | St. Catharines, Hamilton |
English | 1964 | 15600 | 2300 | 1500 | 220 | 17100 |
Cape Breton University | Nova Scotia | Sydney | English | 1974 | 5230 | 400 | 180 | 140 | 5410 |
Capilano University | British Columbia | North Vancouver | English | 1968 | |||||
Carleton University | Ontario | Ottawa | English | 1942 | 19600 | 6600 | 3700 | 660 | 23300 |
Concordia University | Quebec | Montreal | English | 1974 | 21100 | 9760 | 7240 | 650 | 28340 |
Dalhousie University | Nova Scotia | Halifax, Truro |
English | 1818 | 14710 | 330 | 1580 | 780 | 16290 |
Emily Carr University of Art and Design | British Columbia | Vancouver | English | 1925 | 1670 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 1670 |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University | British Columbia | Richmond, Surrey, Langley, Cloverdale | English | 1981 | 11170 | 1400 | 150 | 10 | 11320 |
Lakehead University | Ontario | Thunder Bay, Orillia | English | 1965 | 5700 | 1400 | 1400 | 10 | 7100 |
MacEwan University | Alberta | Edmonton | English | 1971 | 12740 | 1950 | 0 | 0 | 12740 |
Mount Royal University | Alberta | Calgary | English | 1910 | 10620 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 10620 |
University of Alberta | Alberta | Edmonton, Camrose, Calgary | Bilingual | 1906 | 33180 | 1900 | 6950 | 1460 | 40130 |
University of Calgary | Alberta | Calgary, Edmonton | English | 1966 | 27050 | 1280 | 6990 | 1010 | 34040 |
University of Lethbridge | Alberta | Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary | English | 1967 | 6900 | 630 | 580 | 160 | 7480 |
Royal Roads University | British Columbia | Victoria | English | 1995 | 610 | 0 | 2610 | 0 | 3220 |
Simon Fraser University | British Columbia | Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver | English | 1965 | 13200 | 12490 | 3930 | 760 | 17130 |
Thompson Rivers University | British Columbia | Kamloops | English | 1970 | 7690 | 700 | 750 | 45 | 8440 |
University of British Columbia | British Columbia | Vancouver, Kelowna |
English | 1908 | 41330 | 16180 | 11040 | 1790 | 52370 |
University of Victoria | British Columbia | Victoria | English | 1963 | 14350 | 4440 | 3050 | 220 | 17400 |
University of the Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission |
English | 1974 | 7090 | 2110 | 30 | 40 | 7120 |
University of Northern British Columbia | British Columbia | Prince George | English | 1990 | 1730 | 930 | 540 | 110 | 2270 |
Vancouver Island University | British Columbia | Nanaimo, Duncan, Parksville, Powell River |
English | 1969 | 5270 | 1080 | 500 | 300 | 5770 |
University College of the North | Manitoba | The Pas, Thompson |
English | 1966 | |||||
University of Manitoba | Manitoba | Winnipeg | Bilingual | 1877 | 22700 | 3960 | 3140 | 570 | 25840 |
Université de Saint-Boniface | Manitoba | Winnipeg | French | 1818 | 700 | 120 | 0 | 110 | 700 |
University of Winnipeg | Manitoba | Winnipeg | English | 1871 | 8540 | 1750 | 170 | 90 | 8710 |
Mount Allison University | New Brunswick | Sackville | English | 1839 | 2300 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 2310 |
St. Thomas University | New Brunswick | Fredericton | English | 1910 | 1580 | 130 | 20 | 0 | 1600 |
University of New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Fredericton, Saint John | English | 1785 | 7350 | 610 | 1500 | 570 | 8850 |
Université de Moncton | New Brunswick | Moncton, Shippagan, Edmundston |
French | 1963 | 4520 | 360 | 410 | 210 | 4930 |
Memorial University of Newfoundland | Newfoundland | St. John's, Corner Brook, Harlow (United Kingdom) |
English | 1925 | 12550 | 1870 | 3290 | 1200 | 15840 |
Mount Saint Vincent University | Nova Scotia | Halifax | English | 1873 | 2300 | 520 | 240 | 820 | 2540 |
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 | 3980 | 660 | 110 | 690 | 4090 |
Saint Mary's University | Nova Scotia | Halifax | English | 1802 | 5130 | 510 | 660 | 130 | 5790 |
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 | |||||
McMaster University | Ontario | Hamilton | English | 1887 | 30400 | 1300 | 4700 | 930 | 35100 |
Nipissing University | Ontario | North Bay, Bracebridge, Brantford |
English | 1992 | 3600 | 1400 | 170 | 0 | 3770 |
Ontario College of Art and Design University | Ontario | Toronto | English | 1876 | 9300 | 730 | 230 | 80 | 9530 |
Queen's University at Kingston | Ontario | Kingston | English | 1841 | 23600 | 3600 | 5600 | 1000 | 29200 |
Royal Military College of Canada | Ontario | Kingston | Bilingual | 1876 | 1150 | 710 | 400 | 400 | 1550 |
Toronto Metropolitan University | Ontario | Toronto | English | 1948 | 30600 | 14300 | 2700 | 270 | 33300 |
Trent University | Ontario | Peterborough, Oshawa | English | 1963 | 10200 | 1600 | 670 | 170 | 10870 |
Université de Hearst | Ontario | Hearst, Timmins, Kapuskasing |
French | 1953 | |||||
Université de l'Ontario français | Ontario | Toronto | French | 2018 | |||||
Université de Sudbury | Ontario | Sudbury | French | 1913 | |||||
University of Guelph | Ontario | Guelph, Toronto, Ridgetown |
English | 1964 | 24400 | 3600 | 2900 | 280 | 27300 |
Ontario Tech University | Ontario | Oshawa | English | 2002 | 9300 | 730 | 750 | 270 | 10050 |
University of Ottawa | Ontario | Ottawa | Bilingual | 1848 | 34300 | 5900 | 7100 | 1500 | 41400 |
University of Toronto | Ontario | Toronto, Mississauga |
English | 1827 | 69400 | 6400 | 20000 | 1600 | 89400 |
University of Waterloo | Ontario | Waterloo, Cambridge, Kitchener, Stratford |
English | 1957 | 34700 | 1300 | 4800 | 1400 | 39500 |
University of Western Ontario | Ontario | London | English | 1878 | |||||
University of Windsor | Ontario | Windsor | English | 1857 | 10200 | 1600 | 5800 | 10 | 16000 |
Wilfrid Laurier University | Ontario | Waterloo, Brantford, Toronto, Kitchener |
English | 1911 | 16700 | 3600 | 1100 | 1100 | 17800 |
York University | Ontario | Toronto | English | 1959 | 41000 | 5700 | 4600 | 1500 | 45600 |
University of Prince Edward Island | Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown | English | 1969 | 4650 | 340 | 550 | 0 | 5200 |
École de technologie supérieure | Quebec | Montreal | French | 1974 | 4340 | 1590 | 2390 | 520 | 6730 |
École nationale d'administration publique | Quebec | Quebec City, Montreal, Gatineau, Saguenay, Trois-Rivières |
French | 1969 | 810 | 1190 | 810 | ||
Institut national de la recherche scientifique | Quebec | Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, Varennes |
French | 1969 | 580 | 50 | 580 | ||
McGill University | Quebec | Montreal, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue | English | 1821 | 24140 | 2810 | 7910 | 1700 | 32050 |
Université de Montréal | Quebec | Montreal | French | 1878 | 23890 | 7860 | 11310 | 2740 | 35200 |
Université de Sherbrooke | Quebec | Sherbrooke | French | 1954 | 11650 | 2170 | 5410 | 6080 | 17060 |
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Quebec | Rouyn-Noranda, Mont-Laurier | French | 1970 | 1030 | 3350 | 350 | 520 | 1380 |
Université du Québec en Outaouais | Quebec | Gatineau, Saint-Jérôme |
French | 1970 | 3140 | 1780 | 810 | 710 | 3950 |
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | Quebec | Chicoutimi | French | 1969 | 3540 | 1080 | 1340 | 430 | 4880 |
Université du Québec à Montréal | Quebec | Montreal | French | 1969 | 16500 | 10010 | 4610 | 4130 | 21110 |
Université du Québec à Rimouski | Quebec | Rimouski, Lévis | French | 1969 | 2550 | 2580 | 850 | 580 | 3400 |
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Trois-Rivières | French | 1969 | 7270 | 3940 | 2030 | 1500 | 9300 |
Université TÉLUQ | Quebec | Quebec City | French | 1972 | 1638 | 16562 | 126 | 1674 | 1764 |
Université Laval | Quebec | Quebec City | French | 1663 | 22060 | 11370 | 9290 | 4970 | 31350 |
University of Regina | Saskatchewan | Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current | English | 1911 | |||||
University of Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon | English | 1907 | 17260 | 1560 | 3040 | 530 | 20300 |
Yukon University | Yukon | Whitehorse | English | 1983 |
Private Universities in Canada
Besides public universities, Canada also has private universities. These schools are allowed to give out degrees by the provincial governments. This list does not include schools from other countries that have branches in Canada. All of these private universities teach in English.
Here is a list of some private universities:
Name | City | Province | Year Established | Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students | Total Students | Faith-based |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1999 | 1235 | 64 | 1299 | Yes |
Concordia University of Edmonton | Edmonton | Alberta | 1921 | 2808 | 290 | 3098 | No |
Crandall University | Moncton | New Brunswick | 1949 | 685 | 0 | 685 | Yes |
Kingswood University | 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 | 1025 | 0 | 1025 | 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 | 3364 | 1402 | 4766 | Yes |
Tyndale University | Toronto | Ontario | 1894 | 850 | 0 | 850 | Yes |
University Canada West | 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