A research-intensive Canadian university in Waterloo, Ontario, offering 100+ programs in engineering, robotics, data science and health, with a world-leading co-op education system.
The University of Waterloo is a research-intensive public university in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1957. Its main campus covers 404 hectares in uptown Waterloo, and the institution enrols more than 41,000 full and part-time students across more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. The faculty of engineering enrolled over 10,900 students in 2023, the largest engineering school in Canada.
Technical work and teaching span robotics, data science, biotechnology, health sciences, sustainability, psychology and engineering. The university's co-operative education system integrates classroom learning with paid work terms, giving students professional experience alongside their studies; it is described as a world-leading co-operative education program.
Waterloo has been ranked the most innovative university in Canada by Maclean's in 30 of the past 33 years. Research Infosource ranks it the top comprehensive research university in Canada, and Pitchbook ranks it the leading school for entrepreneurs in Canada. The institution identifies closely with entrepreneurship and research, and is known for producing graduates who go on to found companies.
