University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo
Seal of the University of Waterloo
Former names
Waterloo College Associate Faculties (1956–1959)[1]
MottoConcordia cum veritate (Latin)
Motto in English
In harmony with truth
TypePublic research university
Established1959 (1959)[2][a]
Academic affiliations
ACU, CARL, COU, CUSID, Fields Institute, Universities Canada, U15
EndowmentCA$492 million (2023)[3]
ChancellorJagdeep Singh Bachher[4]
PresidentVivek Goel CM
ProvostJames Rush
Academic staff
1,355[5]
Administrative staff
2,691[5]
Undergraduates34,204[6]
Postgraduates6,309[6]
Location
Waterloo
,
Ontario
,
Canada

43°28′8″N 80°32′24″W / 43.46889°N 80.54000°W / 43.46889; -80.54000
CampusUrban, 450 hectares (1,112 acres)[7][8]
Colours [9]
NicknameWarriors
Sporting affiliations
U SPORTS, OUA
MascotKing Warrior[10]
Websiteuwaterloo.ca

The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on 404 hectares (998 acres) of land adjacent to uptown Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also operates three satellite campuses and four affiliated university colleges.[11][12] The university offers academic programs administered by six faculties and thirteen faculty-based schools. Waterloo operates the largest post-secondary co-operative education program in the world, with over 20,000 undergraduate students enrolled in the university's co-op program.[13] Waterloo is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.[14]

The institution originates from the Waterloo College Associate Faculties, established on 4 April 1956; a semi-autonomous entity of Waterloo College, which was an affiliate of the University of Western Ontario.[15] This entity formally separated from Waterloo College and was incorporated as a university with the passage of the University of Waterloo Act by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1959.[2] It was established to fill the need to train engineers and technicians for Canada's growing postwar economy. It grew substantially over the next decade, adding a faculty of arts in 1960, and the College of Optometry of Ontario (now the School of Optometry and Vision Science), which moved from Toronto in 1967.[2]

The university is a co-educational institution, with approximately 36,000 undergraduate and 6,200 postgraduate students enrolled there in 2020.[5] Alumni and former students of the university can be found across Canada and in over 150 countries; with a number of award winners, government officials, and business leaders having been associated with Waterloo.[12] Waterloo's varsity teams, known as the Waterloo Warriors, compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the U Sports.

  1. ^ a b Scott 1967, p. 28.
  2. ^ a b c "History of the University of Waterloo". University of Waterloo. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Waterloo names triple alum Dr. Jagdeep Singh Bachher as chancellor". Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Financial Statements April 30, 2023" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Performance Indicators". University of Waterloo. 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Student Headcounts". 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. ^ "The Campus Today" (PDF). Campus Master Plan Update. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Plant Operations". University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  9. ^ "University Colours". University of Waterloo. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Mascot Request". University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Satellite campuses and locations". University of Waterloo. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  12. ^ a b "About UW". University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  13. ^ "The world's largest co-op program". Ontario Universities. Council of Ontario Universities. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  14. ^ "U15 Submission to the Expert Review Panel on Research and Development" (PDF). Review of Federal Support to R&D. 18 February 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  15. ^ Beaton, Belinda A. "University of Western Ontario". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 August 2019.


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