List of universities in Canada facts for kids
This is a list of universities in Canada.
List of public universities
Name | City | Province | Language | Est. | Under-graduates | Post-graduates | Total students | Notes |
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Athabasca University | Athabasca, Calgary, Edmonton | Alberta | English | 1970 | 36,240 | 3,460 | 39,700 | |
MacEwan University | Edmonton | Alberta | English | 1971 | 18,897 | 0 | 18,897 | |
Mount Royal University | Calgary | Alberta | English | 1910 | 24,768 | 0 | 24,768 | |
University of Alberta | Edmonton, Camrose, Calgary | Alberta | Bilingual | 1906 | 31,904 | 7,598 | 39,502 | |
University of Calgary | Calgary, Edmonton | Alberta | English | 1966 | 23,320 | 6,540 | 29,860 | |
University of Lethbridge | Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary | Alberta | English | 1967 | 7,930 | 300 | 8,230 | $52m e. |
Capilano University | North Vancouver | British Columbia | English | 1968 | 7,500 | 0 | 7,500 | |
Emily Carr University of Art and Design | Vancouver | British Columbia | English | 1925 | 1,870 | 28 | 1,898 | |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Richmond, Surrey, Langley, and Cloverdale | British Columbia | English | 1981 | 16,811 | 0 | 16,811 | |
Royal Roads University | Victoria | British Columbia | English | 1995 | 887 | 3,385 | 4,272 | |
Simon Fraser University | Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver | British Columbia | English | 1965 | 29,697 | 5,507 | 35,204 | |
Thompson Rivers University | Kamloops | British Columbia | English | 1970 | 13,072 | 100 | 13,172 | |
University of British Columbia | Vancouver, Kelowna | British Columbia | English | 1908 | 41,700 | 8,630 | 50,330 | |
University of Victoria | Victoria | British Columbia | English | 1963 | 18,863 | 3,542 | 22,405 | |
University of the Fraser Valley | Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Mission | British Columbia | English | 1974 | 8,124 | 40 | 8,164 | |
University of Northern British Columbia | Prince George | British Columbia | English | 1990 | 3,068 | 490 | 3,558 | |
Vancouver Island University | Nanaimo, Duncan, Parksville, Powell River | British Columbia | English | 1969 | 6,116 | 163 | 6,279 | |
Brandon University | Brandon | Manitoba | English | 1899 | 3,140 | 120 | 3,260 | |
University College of the North | The Pas, Thompson | Manitoba | English | 1966 | 2,400 | 0 | 2,400 | |
University of Manitoba | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Bilingual | 1877 | 23,640 | 3,160 | 26,800 | |
University of Winnipeg | Winnipeg | Manitoba | English | 1871 | 9,394 | 453 | 9,847 | |
Université de Saint-Boniface | Winnipeg | Manitoba | French | 1818 | 930 | 54 | 984 | |
Mount Allison University | Sackville | New Brunswick | English | 1839 | 2,678 | 16 | 2,694 | |
St. Thomas University | Fredericton | New Brunswick | English | 1910 | 2,494 | 0 | 2,494 | |
University of New Brunswick | Fredericton, Saint John | New Brunswick | English | 1785 | 9,061 | 1,577 | 10,638 | |
Université de Moncton | Moncton, Shippagan, Edmundston | New Brunswick | French | 1963 | 5,281 | 683 | 5,964 | |
Memorial University of Newfoundland | St. John's, Corner Brook, Harlow, UK | Newfoundland and Labrador | English | 1925 | 15,418 | 3,495 | 18,913 | |
Acadia University | Wolfville | Nova Scotia | English | 1838 | 3,607 | 647 | 4,254 | |
Cape Breton University | Sydney | Nova Scotia | English | 1974 | 3,140 | 204 | 3,334 | |
Dalhousie University | Halifax, Truro | Nova Scotia | English | 1818 | 14,423 | 3,931 | 18,354 | |
University of King's College | Halifax | Nova Scotia | English | 1789 | 1,180 | 10 | 1,190 | |
Mount Saint Vincent University | Halifax | Nova Scotia | English | 1873 | 2,923 | 1,036 | 3,959 | |
NSCAD University | Halifax | Nova Scotia | English | 1887 | 942 | 29 | 971 | |
Saint Francis Xavier University | Antigonish | Nova Scotia | English | 1853 | 4,815 | 343 | 5,158 | |
Saint Mary's University | Halifax | Nova Scotia | English | 1802 | 6,904 | 682 | 7,586 | |
Université Sainte-Anne | Pointe-de-l'Église | Nova Scotia | French | 1890 | 435 | 20 | 455 | |
Algoma University | Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario | English | 2008 | 1,150 | 0 | 1,150 | |
Brock University | St. Catharines, Hamilton | Ontario | English | 1964 | 15,747 | 1,259 | 17,006 | |
Carleton University | Ottawa | Ontario | English | 1942 | 20,950 | 3,300 | 24,250 | |
Dominican University College | Ottawa | Ontario | Bilingual | 1900 | 190 | 54 | 244 | |
Lakehead University | Thunder Bay, Orillia | Ontario | English | 1965 | 7,300 | 750 | 8,050 | |
Laurentian University | Sudbury, Barrie, Hearst, Kapuskasing, Timmins | Ontario | Bilingual | 1960 | 8,200 | 600 | 8,800 | |
McMaster University | Hamilton | Ontario | English | 1887 | 22,940 | 3,130 | 26,070 | |
Nipissing University | North Bay, Bracebridge, Brantford | Ontario | English | 1909 | 6,300 | 400 | 6,700 | |
OCAD University | Toronto | Ontario | English | 1876 | 3,450 | 0 | 3,450 | |
Queen's University | Kingston | Ontario | English | 1841 | 16,700 | 3,850 | 20,550 | |
Saint Paul University | Ottawa | Ontario | Bilingual | 1965 | 430 | 350 | 780 | |
Royal Military College of Canada | Kingston | Ontario | Bilingual | 1876 | 1,040 | 660 | 1,700 | |
Ryerson University | Toronto | Ontario | English | 1948 | 36,200 | 2,360 | 38,560 | |
Trent University | Peterborough, Oshawa | Ontario | English | 1963 | 7,700 | 360 | 8,060 | |
University of Guelph | Guelph, Toronto, Alfred, Ridgetown, Kemptville | Ontario | English | 1964 | 19,800 | 2,280 | 22,080 | |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology | Oshawa | Ontario | English | 2002 | 9,441 | 672 | 10,000 | |
University of Ottawa | Ottawa | Ontario | Bilingual | 1848 | 36,042 | 6,545 | 42,587 | |
University of Toronto | Toronto (St. George), Scarborough, Mississauga | Ontario | English | 1827 | 60,660 | 14,100 | 74,760 | |
Huron University College | London | Ontario | English | 1863 | 1,200 | 100 | 1,300 | |
University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Cambridge, Kitchener, Stratford | Ontario | English | 1957 | 30,000 | 5,100 | 35,100 | |
University of Western Ontario | London | Ontario | English | 1878 | 29,500 | 4,600 | 34,100 | |
University of Windsor | Windsor | Ontario | English | 1857 | 14,700 | 1,480 | 16,180 | |
Wilfrid Laurier University | Waterloo, Brantford, Toronto, Kitchener | Ontario | English | 1911 | 18,500 | 1,610 | 20,000 | |
York University | Toronto | Ontario | Bilingual | 1959 | 46,640 | 5,650 | 52,290 | |
University of Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown | Prince Edward Island | English | 1969 | 4,251 | 304 | 4,555 | |
Bishop's University | Sherbrooke | Quebec | English | 1843 | 2,442 | 20 | 2,260 | |
Concordia University | Montreal | Quebec | English | 1974 | 32,347 | 6,462 | 43,944 | |
École de technologie supérieure | Montreal | Quebec | French | 1974 | 7,480 | 3,180 | 10,600 | |
École nationale d'administration publique | Quebec City, Montreal, Gatineau, Saguenay, Trois-Rivières | Quebec | French | 1969 | 0 | 1,880 | 1,880 | |
École Polytechnique de Montréal | Montreal | Quebec | French | 1873 | 4,060 | 1,490 | 5,550 | |
HEC Montréal | Montreal | Quebec | Bilingual | 1907 | 9,390 | 2,590 | 11,980 | |
Institut national de la recherche scientifique | Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, Varennes | Quebec | French | 1969 | 0 | 480 | 480 | |
McGill University | Montreal, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue | Quebec | English | 1821 | 23,758 | 8,756 | 32,514 | |
Université de Montréal | Montreal | Quebec | French | 1878 | 41,055 | 14,485 | 55,540 | |
Université de Sherbrooke | Sherbrooke | Quebec | French | 1954 | 13,490 | 6,010 | 19,500 | |
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Rouyn-Noranda, Mont-Laurier | Quebec | French | 1970 | 2,260 | 390 | 2,650 | |
Université du Québec en Outaouais | Gatineau, Saint-Jérôme | Quebec | French | 1970 | 4,360 | 1,090 | 5,450 | |
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | Chicoutimi | Quebec | French | 1969 | 5,140 | 1,030 | 6,170 | |
Université du Québec à Montréal | Montreal | Quebec | French | 1969 | 33,100 | 6,570 | 41,670 | |
Université du Québec à Rimouski | Rimouski and Lévis | Quebec | French | 1969 | 4,620 | 810 | 5,430 | |
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | French | 1969 | 9,160 | 1,450 | 10,610 | |
Université Laval | Quebec City | Quebec | French | 1663 | 27,530 | 10,270 | 37,800 | |
First Nations University of Canada | Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert | Saskatchewan | English | 1976 | 840 | 0 | 840 | |
University of Regina | Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current | Saskatchewan | Bilingual | 1911 | 10,690 | 1,480 | 12,170 | |
University of Saskatchewan | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | English | 1907 | 16,430 | 2,190 | 18,620 |
List of private universities
Name | City | Province | Language | Established | Undergraduates | Post-graduates | Total students | Notes |
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Fairleigh Dickinson University (branch) | Vancouver | British Columbia | English | 2007 | 78 | 50 | 78 | |
New York Institute of Technology (branch) | Vancouver | British Columbia | English | 2007 | 70 | 40 | 70 | |
Quest University | Squamish | British Columbia | English | 2007 | 700 | 0 | 700 | |
Niagara University (branch) | Vaughan | Ontario | English | 2019 | ||||
Trinity Western University | Langley | British Columbia | English | 1962 | 2,130 | 730 | 2,860 | |
University Canada West | Victoria | British Columbia | English | 2005 | 350 | 0 | 350 | |
Booth University College | Winnipeg | Manitoba | English | 1982 | 250 | 0 | 250 | |
Canadian Mennonite University | Winnipeg | Manitoba | English | 1944 | 600 | 0 | 600 | |
Kingswood University | Sussex | New Brunswick | English | 1945 | 300 | 0 | 300 | |
Crandall University | Moncton | New Brunswick | English | 1949 | 685 | 0 | 685 | |
St. Stephen's University | St. Stephen | New Brunswick | English | 1975 | 100 | 0 | 100 | |
University of Fredericton | Fredericton | New Brunswick | English | 2005 | ||||
Atlantic School of Theology | Halifax | Nova Scotia | English | 1971 | 0 | 124 | 124 | |
Tyndale University College | Toronto | Ontario | English | 1982 | 850 | 0 | 850 | |
Redeemer University College | Ancaster | Ontario | English | 1982 | 955 | 0 | 955 | |
The King's University | Edmonton | Alberta | English | 1979 | 790 | 0 | 790 |
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