Quick Facts 2019
- Largest bilingual (English-French) university in the world
- World’s first French immersion undergraduate program
- Among Canada’s top 10 research universities
- Located in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, within walking distance of Parliament Hill
- Our co-operative education program is amongst the top five in the country
Students
Admissions (Fall 2019)
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Applications | 69,359 | 10,666 |
| Enrolments | 8,983 | 1,564 |
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*Excludes undergraduate admissions to the Faculty of Medicine and transfers between direct-entry faculties. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. |
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Undergraduate academic Profile (Fall 2016)
| Admission average | 85.1% |
| % of students with an admission average of 85% or higher | 53.9% |
| *Students entering directly from an Ontario secondary school. Source: Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC) | |
Financial Aid To Students (2018-2019) $ millions
| Scholarships and bursaries* | |
| Undergraduate | 44.5 |
| Graduate | 34.5 |
| Work-Study Program | 4.9 |
| * Includes internal and external sources of funding | |
Co-op Programs (Fall 2019)
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of programs | 89 | 19 |
| Enrollments | 8,100 | 194 |
| Placement rate | ||
| Employers (undergraduate and graduate) |
French Immersion Studies (Fall 2019)
| Number of programs | 108 |
| Enrolments | 2,087 |
Alumni (Fall 2019)
| Total number of alumni | 232,253 |
Enrolment (Fall 2019)
| By program and gender | Female | Male | Undetermined | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 20,947 | 14,335 | 748 | 36,030 |
| Master’s | 2,673 | 1,863 | 290 | 4,826 |
| Doctorate | 1,096 | 960 | 51 | 2,107 |
| Other graduate | 147 | 105 | 14 | 266 |
| By language used | Headcount | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| English | 30,612 | 70.8 |
| French | 12,617 | 29.2 |
| By faculty | Undergraduate | Graduate | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts | 4,278 | 703 | 4,981 | 11.5 |
| Education | 1,515 | 898 | 2,413 | 5.6 |
| Engineering | 4,416 | 1,762 | 6,178 | 14.3 |
| Health Sciences | 3,877 | 748 | 4,625 | 10.7 |
| Interfaculty Programs | 29 | 142 | 171 | 0.4 |
| Law | 1,874 | 0 | 1,874 | 4.3 |
| Management (Telfer) | 4,402 | 329 | 4,731 | 10.9 |
| Medicine | 1,865 | 493 | 2,358 | 5.5 |
| Not Applicable | 0 | 195 | 195 | 0.5 |
| Science | 4,810 | 627 | 5,437 | 12.6 |
| Social Sciences | 8,964 | 1,302 | 10,266 | 23.7 |
| Total | 36,030 | 7,199 | 43,229 | 100.0 |
Internationalization (Fall 2019)
| Headcount | % of total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 6,037 | 72.5 |
| Master’s and other graduate | 1,680 | 20.2 |
| Doctorates | 615 | 7.4 |
Diplomas Conferred (in 2019)
| Doctorates | 267 |
| Master’s | 1,783 |
| Graduate certificates and diplomas | 58 |
| Bachelor’s | 7,098 |
| Undergraduate certificates | 17 |
| Total | 9,206 |
| Number of diplomas conferred to date | 275,875 |
Facilities (Fall 2018)
| Total hectares (including both campuses) | 44.3 | Number of research laboratories | 823 |
| Main buildings (excluding residences and small buildings) | 38 | Number of teaching laboratories | 263 |
| Number of residence | 31 | Number of classrooms/seminar rooms | 302 |
| Number of residence beds | 3,482 | Current replacement value of assets | $2.29B |
Staff
Academic Staff (Fall 2019)
| Regular professors | |
|---|---|
| Full professors | 536 |
| Associate professors | 474 |
| Assistant professors | 213 |
| Total regular professors | 1,223 |
| Other professors* | 67 |
| Regular professors by gender | |
|---|---|
| Female | 499 |
| Male | 724 |
| Regular professors by faculty | |
|---|---|
| Arts | 209 |
| Civil Law | 33 |
| Common Law | 75 |
| Education | 57 |
| Engineering | 132 |
| Health Sciences | 115 |
| Management (Telfer) | 78 |
| Medicine | 108 |
| Science | 149 |
| Social Sciences | 255 |
| Others (administrative positions) | 12 |
| Other professors | |
|---|---|
| Faculty in university-affiliated institutions** | 2,627 |
| Adjunct professors | 591 |
| Part-time professors*** | 895 |
| Visiting- Teaching | 98 |
| Visiting- Research | 154 |
| Postdoctoral researchers | 433 |
| Research fellows | 4 |
| Emeritus professors and librarians | 208 |
| Librarians and counsellors | 48 |
| * Includes lecturers, language teachers and teaching associates** Includes clinical professors and scientists in medicine and clinical professors in psychology. *** Includes part-time language teachers. |
Support Staff (Fall 2019)
| Regular staff | 1,907 |
| Women | 1,176 |
| Men | 731 |
| Term staff | 1,063 |
| Total | 2,970 |
Research
2019
| Total research revenues* | $ M |
| Research revenues by source | |
|---|---|
| Federal | 144.2 |
| Provincial | 29.2 |
| Industry/private sector | 42.3 |
| Other (e.g., foundations, not-for-profit) | 127.9 |
| Research awards by federal funding agencies** 2019 | |
|---|---|
| CIHR | 44.5 |
| NSERC26.1 | 26.1 |
| SSHRC | 12 |
| Total | 82.6 |
| *Includes funding from grants, donations and investment income ** Excludes funding for scholarships |
Research Rankings (2019)
| Ranking for total research funding | 9th |
| Ranking in research intensity | 8th |
| Ranking in publication intensity | 5th |
| Research intensity (per full-time faculty position) | $240 |
* RESEARCH Infosource Inc., 2018. Canada`s Top Research Universities Report, based on fiscal year data ending in April 2017
Research Chairs (allocated)
| Canada Research Chairs | 89 |
| University of Ottawa Research Chairs | 40 |
| Chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone | 9 |
| Endowed and Sponsored Research Chairs | 57 |
| University of Ottawa Senghor Chair | 1 |
| Distinguished Research Chairs | 4 |
| Canada 150 Research Chair | 1 |
Library Collections (April 2019)
| Print books* | 2,425,715 |
| E-books | 2,127,304 |
| Government Publications | 1,023,632 |
| E-journals | 76,414 |
| Micromaterials | 1,933,215 |
| Non-print (e.g., maps, videos, slides) | 754,642 |
| Article databases | 844 |
*Volume equivalent, including monographs, print journals, bound periodicals and government documents
** Includes aggregated e-journals
Student Experience
Fall 2019
| % satisfied with their overall experience at uOttawa | 83% |
| % satisfied with the quality of teaching | 83% |
| % satisfied with their social experience | 76% |
| Participation rate in at least one experiential learning activity | 90% |
| Students living in residence | 2,942 |
| International students living in residence | 1,130 |
Finances
Sources of Funding (2019)
| SOURCES OF FUNDING* | $ millions |
|---|---|
| Operating grants | 317,7 |
| Research grants and contracts | 285,7 |
| Tuition and other fees | 453,1 |
| Donations | 29,6 |
| Capital grants | 14 |
| Investment income | 76,4 |
| Student housing | 25,0 |
| Sale of services | 16,4 |
| Other | 132,1 |
| Total | 1,350.0 |
Expenditures (2018-2019)
| EXPENDITURES | % |
|---|---|
| Salaries and benefits | 63.9 |
| Scholarships and bursaries | 8.1 |
| Buildings and renovations | 2.3 |
| Furniture and equipment | 5 |
| Supplies | 5.2 |
| Maintenance and utilities | 5.1 |
| Other | 10.5 |
| Total | 100.0 |
| Endowment funds | $293,6 M |