University of Ottawa

For the university in Ottawa, Kansas, see Ottawa University.

University of Ottawa
Université d'Ottawa
Coat of arms
Latin: Universitas Ottaviensis[a]
Former names
College of Bytown (1848–1861)
College of Ottawa (1861–1866)
MottoDeus scientiarum Dominus est (Latin)
Motto in English
God is the master of the sciences[1]
TypePublic university
Established1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Academic affiliations
ACU, ACUFC, CARL, COU, CUSID, Fields Institute, IAU, Universities Canada, U15
EndowmentCA$321.3 million (2022) [2]
BudgetCA$1.456 billion (2023)[3]
ChancellorClaudette Commanda
PresidentJacques Frémont
ProvostJill Scott
Academic staff
2,911[4]
Administrative staff
2,839[4]
Students48,800[4]
Undergraduates39,770 [5]
Postgraduates8,600[6]
Location
Ottawa
,
Ontario
,
Canada

45°25′20″N 75°40′57″W / 45.4222°N 75.6824°W / 45.4222; -75.6824
CampusUrban, 42.5 hectares (105 acres)[4]
LanguageEnglish and French
ColoursGarnet and Grey[7]
NicknameGee-Gees
Sporting affiliations
U Sports, OUA, QSSF
Websitewww.uottawa.ca

The University of Ottawa (French: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 42.5 hectares (105 acres) directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottawa across the Rideau Canal in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood.

The University of Ottawa was first established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the first bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa, Joseph-Bruno Guigues.[8] Placed under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, it was renamed the College of Ottawa in 1861 and received university status five years later through a royal charter.[9] On 5 February 1889, the university was granted a pontifical charter by Pope Leo XIII, elevating the institution to a pontifical university.[10] The university was reorganized on July 1, 1965, as a corporation, independent from any outside body or religious organization. As a result, the civil and pontifical charters were kept by the newly created Saint Paul University, federated with the university. The remaining civil faculties were retained by the reorganized university.[9]

The University of Ottawa is the largest English-French bilingual university in the world.[11] The university offers a wide variety of academic programs, administered by ten faculties: Arts, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Science, Social Sciences, and the Telfer School of Management.[12] The University of Ottawa Library includes 12 branches, holding a collection of over 4.5 million titles.[13] The university is a member of the Canadian U15 group of research-intensive universities,[14] with a research income of CA$420 million in 2022.

The school is co-educational and enrols almost 40,000 undergraduate and over 6,000 post-graduate students. The school has enrolled 2,300 students into the French Immersion Studies program in fall 2022. The school has approximately 10,600 international students from 150 countries, accounting for 26 per cent of the student population.[5] The university has a network of more than 195,000 alumni. The university's athletic teams are known as the Gee-Gees and are members of U Sports.


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  2. ^ 2021-2022 REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL RESULTS (PDF) (compressed pdf). uOttawa. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "University of Ottawa Budget 2023-2024" (PDF). University of Ottawa. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Quick Facts 2016". University of Ottawa. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "2022 quick facts". About us. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Student Registrations by Level of Study, Attendance Status, Student's Gender Language in Use, Immigration Status, and Co-Op enrollment" (PDF). University of Ottawa. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "The official colours". University of Ottawa. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  8. ^ Keshen, Jeff; St-Onge, Nicole (2001). Ottawa - Making a Capital. University of Ottawa Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-7766-0521-6.
  9. ^ a b "About the History of the University of Ottawa". University of Ottawa. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  10. ^ "Saint Paul University History". Saint Paul University. 2012. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  11. ^ "Quick Facts 2016". Institutional Research and Planning. University of Ottawa. 2016. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Faculties and departments". University of Ottawa. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  13. ^ "University of Ottawa". Times Higher Education. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  14. ^ "U15 Submission to the Expert Review Panel on Research and Development" (PDF). Review of Federal Support to R&D. February 18, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.