University of Waterloo

200 University Avenue West, Waterloo

#115 QS Global World Ranking
PublicStatus
Very HighResearch Output
34,556Total Students
1,930Faculty
9,400Int'l Students

About

The University of Waterloo offers more than 100 undergraduate programs in health, humanities and social sciences, business, engineering, the environment, mathematics, and science.

Waterloo has been ranked as Canada's most innovative university for the past 28 years and is consistently ranked as one of Canada's best overall universities. The university is home to the world's largest co-op (paid internship) program with 7,000 employers around the world hiring our students for 4-month paid work terms throughout their degree. We aim to be the world’s top university for creators, explorers and boundary-pushing thinkers. The best and brightest students, staff and faculty are drawn to Waterloo for our renowned academic programs, world-leading co-operative education, and teaching and research excellence.

Most innovative university in Canada for 28 consecutive years (Maclean's national newsmagazine university rankings 2020)
#2 in Canada for computer science and #2 in Canada for engineering (U.S. News and World Report Best Global Universities 2020)
#2 in Canada for social and economic impact based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2020)

About

The University of Waterloo offers more than 100 undergraduate programs in health, humanities and social sciences, business, engineering, the environment, mathematics, and science.

Most innovative university in Canada for 28 consecutive years (Maclean's national newsmagazine university rankings 2020)
#2 in Canada for computer science and #2 in Canada for engineering (U.S. News and World Report Best Global Universities 2020)
#2 in Canada for social and economic impact based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2020)

University highlights

2012
#191
2014
#180
2015
#169
2016
#152
2017
#=152
2018
#152
2019
#=163
2020
#=173
2021
#=166
2022
#=149
2023
#154
2024
#112
2025
#115

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Student & Staff

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Total students

34,556

PG students

13%

UG students

87%

International students

9,400

PG students

25%

UG students

75%

Total faculty staff

1,930

Int'l staff

562

Domestic staff

1368

Total students

34,556

PG students

13%

UG students

87%

International students

9,400

PG students

25%

UG students

75%

Total faculty staff

1,930

Domestic staff

1368

Int'l staff

562

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Scholarships

Offered

Yes

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