List of universities in Canada

This is a list of universities in Canada.

List of public universities

Name	City	Province	Language	Est.	Under-graduates	Post-graduates	Total students	Notes
Athabasca University	Athabasca, Calgary, Edmonton	Alberta	English	1970	36,240	3,460	39,700	[1]
MacEwan University	Edmonton	Alberta	English	1971	18,897	0	18,897	[2]
Mount Royal University	Calgary	Alberta	English	1910	24,768	0	24,768	[3]
University of Alberta	Edmonton, Camrose, Calgary	Alberta	Bilingual	1906	31,904	7,598	39,502	[4]
University of Calgary	Calgary, Edmonton	Alberta	English	1966	23,320	6,540	29,860	[5]
University of Lethbridge	Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary	Alberta	English	1967	7,930	300	8,230	$52m e. [6]
Capilano University	North Vancouver	British Columbia	English	1968	7,500	0	7,500	[7]
Emily Carr University of Art and Design	Vancouver	British Columbia	English	1925	1,870	28	1,898	[8]
Kwantlen Polytechnic University	Richmond, Surrey, Langley, and Cloverdale	British Columbia	English	1981	16,811	0	16,811	[9]
Royal Roads University	Victoria	British Columbia	English	1995	887	3,385	4,272	[10]
Simon Fraser University	Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver	British Columbia	English	1965	29,697	5,507	35,204	[11]
Thompson Rivers University	Kamloops	British Columbia	English	1970	13,072	100	13,172	[12]
University of British Columbia	Vancouver, Kelowna	British Columbia	English	1908	41,700	8,630	50,330	[13]
University of Victoria	Victoria	British Columbia	English	1963	18,863	3,542	22,405	[14]
University of the Fraser Valley	Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Mission	British Columbia	English	1974	8,124	40	8,164	[15]
University of Northern British Columbia	Prince George	British Columbia	English	1990	3,068	490	3,558	[16]
Vancouver Island University	Nanaimo, Duncan, Parksville, Powell River	British Columbia	English	1969	6,116	163	6,279	[17]
Brandon University	Brandon	Manitoba	English	1899	3,140	120	3,260	[18]
University College of the North	The Pas, Thompson	Manitoba	English	1966	2,400	0	2,400	[19]
University of Manitoba	Winnipeg	Manitoba	Bilingual	1877	23,640	3,160	26,800	[20]
University of Winnipeg	Winnipeg	Manitoba	English	1871	9,394	453	9,847	[21]
Université de Saint-Boniface	Winnipeg	Manitoba	French	1818	930	54	984	[22]
Mount Allison University	Sackville	New Brunswick	English	1839	2,678	16	2,694	[23]
St. Thomas University	Fredericton	New Brunswick	English	1910	2,494	0	2,494	[23]
University of New Brunswick	Fredericton, Saint John	New Brunswick	English	1785	9,061	1,577	10,638	[23]
Université de Moncton	Moncton, Shippagan, Edmundston	New Brunswick	French	1963	5,281	683	5,964	[23]
Memorial University of Newfoundland	St. John's, Corner Brook, Harlow, UK	Newfoundland and Labrador	English	1925	15,418	3,495	18,913	[23]
Acadia University	Wolfville	Nova Scotia	English	1838	3,607	647	4,254	[23]
Cape Breton University	Sydney	Nova Scotia	English	1974	3,140	204	3,334	[23]
Dalhousie University	Halifax, Truro	Nova Scotia	English	1818	14,423	3,931	18,354	[23]
University of King's College	Halifax	Nova Scotia	English	1789	1,180	10	1,190	[23]
Mount Saint Vincent University	Halifax	Nova Scotia	English	1873	2,923	1,036	3,959	[23]
NSCAD University	Halifax	Nova Scotia	English	1887	942	29	971	[23]
Saint Francis Xavier University	Antigonish	Nova Scotia	English	1853	4,815	343	5,158	[23]
Saint Mary's University	Halifax	Nova Scotia	English	1802	6,904	682	7,586	[23]
Université Sainte-Anne	Pointe-de-l'Église	Nova Scotia	French	1890	435	20	455	[23]
Algoma University	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	English	2008	1,150	0	1,150	[24]
Brock University	St. Catharines, Hamilton	Ontario	English	1964	15,747	1,259	17,006	[25]
Carleton University	Ottawa	Ontario	English	1942	20,950	3,300	24,250	[26]
Dominican University College	Ottawa	Ontario	Bilingual	1900	190	54	244	[27]
Lakehead University	Thunder Bay, Orillia	Ontario	English	1965	7,300	750	8,050	[28]
Laurentian University	Sudbury, Barrie, Hearst, Kapuskasing, Timmins	Ontario	Bilingual	1960	8,200	600	8,800	[29]
McMaster University	Hamilton	Ontario	English	1887	22,940	3,130	26,070	[30]
Nipissing University	North Bay, Bracebridge, Brantford	Ontario	English	1909	6,300	400	6,700	[31]
OCAD University	Toronto	Ontario	English	1876	3,450	0	3,450	[32]
Queen's University	Kingston	Ontario	English	1841	16,700	3,850	20,550	[33]
Saint Paul University	Ottawa	Ontario	Bilingual	1965	430	350	780	[34]
Royal Military College of Canada	Kingston	Ontario	Bilingual	1876	1,040	660	1,700	[35]
Toronto Metropolitan University	Toronto	Ontario	English	1948	36,200	2,360	38,560	[36]
Trent University	Peterborough, Oshawa	Ontario	English	1963	7,700	360	8,060	[37]
University of Guelph	Guelph, Toronto, Alfred, Ridgetown, Kemptville	Ontario	English	1964	19,800	2,280	22,080	[38]
University of Ontario Institute of Technology	Oshawa	Ontario	English	2002	9,441	672	10,000	[39]
University of Ottawa	Ottawa	Ontario	Bilingual	1848	36,042	6,545	42,587	[40]
University of Toronto	Toronto (St. George), Scarborough, Mississauga	Ontario	English	1827	60,660	14,100	74,760	[41]
Huron University College	London	Ontario	English	1863	1,200	100	1,300	[42]
University of Waterloo	Waterloo, Cambridge, Kitchener, Stratford	Ontario	English	1957	30,000	5,100	35,100	[43]
University of Western Ontario	London	Ontario	English	1878	29,500	4,600	34,100	[44]
University of Windsor	Windsor	Ontario	English	1857	14,700	1,480	16,180	[45]
Wilfrid Laurier University	Waterloo, Brantford, Toronto, Kitchener	Ontario	English	1911	18,500	1,610	20,000	[46]
York University	Toronto	Ontario	Bilingual	1959	46,640	5,650	52,290	[47]
University of Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	English	1969	4,251	304	4,555	[23]
Bishop's University	Sherbrooke	Quebec	English	1843	2,442	20	2,260	[48]
Concordia University	Montreal	Quebec	English	1974	32,347	6,462	43,944	[49]
École de technologie supérieure	Montreal	Quebec	French	1974	7,480	3,180	10,600	[50]
École nationale d'administration publique	Quebec City, Montreal, Gatineau, Saguenay, Trois-Rivières	Quebec	French	1969	0	1,880	1,880	[51]
École Polytechnique de Montréal	Montreal	Quebec	French	1873	4,060	1,490	5,550	[52]
HEC Montréal	Montreal	Quebec	Bilingual	1907	9,390	2,590	11,980	[53]
Institut national de la recherche scientifique	Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, Varennes	Quebec	French	1969	0	480	480	[54]
McGill University	Montreal, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue	Quebec	English	1821	23,758	8,756	32,514	[55]
Université de Montréal	Montreal	Quebec	French	1878	41,055	14,485	55,540	[56]
Université de Sherbrooke	Sherbrooke	Quebec	French	1954	13,490	6,010	19,500	[57]
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue	Rouyn-Noranda, Mont-Laurier	Quebec	French	1970	2,260	390	2,650	[58]
Université du Québec en Outaouais	Gatineau, Saint-Jérôme	Quebec	French	1970	4,360	1,090	5,450	[59]
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	Chicoutimi	Quebec	French	1969	5,140	1,030	6,170	[60]
Université du Québec à Montréal	Montreal	Quebec	French	1969	33,100	6,570	41,670	[61]
Université du Québec à Rimouski	Rimouski and Lévis	Quebec	French	1969	4,620	810	5,430	[62]
Université du Québec: TÉLUQ	Quebec City	Quebec	French	1972	18,200	1,800	20,000	[63]
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	French	1969	9,160	1,450	10,610	[64]
Université Laval	Quebec City	Quebec	French	1663	27,530	10,270	37,800	[65]
First Nations University of Canada	Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	English	1976	840	0	840	[66]
University of Regina	Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current	Saskatchewan	Bilingual	1911	10,690	1,480	12,170	[67]
University of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	English	1907	16,430	2,190	18,620	[68]

List of private universities

Name	City	Province	Language	Established	Undergraduates	Post-graduates	Total students	Notes
Fairleigh Dickinson University (branch)	Vancouver	British Columbia	English	2007	78^[not in the source given]	50	78^[not in the source given]	[69]
New York Institute of Technology (branch)	Vancouver	British Columbia	English	2007	70^[not in the source given]	40	70^[not in the source given]	[70]
Quest University	Squamish	British Columbia	English	2007	700	0	700	[71]
Niagara University (branch)	Vaughan	Ontario	English	2019				[72]
Trinity Western University	Langley	British Columbia	English	1962	2,130	730	2,860	[73]
University Canada West	Victoria	British Columbia	English	2005	350^[needs update]	0	350^[needs update]	[74]
Booth University College	Winnipeg	Manitoba	English	1982	250	0	250	[75]
Canadian Mennonite University	Winnipeg	Manitoba	English	1944	600	0	600	[19]
Kingswood University	Sussex	New Brunswick	English	1945	300	0	300	[76]^[needs update]
Crandall University	Moncton	New Brunswick	English	1949	685	0	685	[77]^[needs update]
St. Stephen's University	St. Stephen	New Brunswick	English	1975	100	0	100	[78]^[needs update]
University of Fredericton	Fredericton	New Brunswick	English	2005				[23]^[needs update]
Atlantic School of Theology	Halifax	Nova Scotia	English	1971	0	124	124	[23]
Tyndale University College	Toronto	Ontario	English	1982	850	0	850	[79]
Redeemer University College	Ancaster	Ontario	English	1982	955	0	955
The King's University	Edmonton	Alberta	English	1979	790	0	790	[80]

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