Quick Facts 2020
- 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 2020)
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Applications | 70,677 | 11,609 |
| Enrolments | 9,019 | 1,462 |
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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 (2019-2020) $ millions
| Scholarships and bursaries* | |
| Undergraduate | 45.5 |
| Graduate | 54.9 |
| Work-Study Program | 4.6 |
| * Includes internal and external sources of funding | |
Co-op Programs (Fall 2020)
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of programs | 94 | 23 |
| Enrollments | 8,167 | 230 |
| Placement rate | ||
| Employers (undergraduate and graduate) |
French Immersion Studies (Fall 2020)
| Number of programs | 115 |
| Enrolments | 2,313 |
Alumni (Fall 2020)
| Total number of alumni | 239,711 |
Enrolment (Fall 2020)
| By program and gender | Female | Male | Undetermined | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 21,904 | 14,577 | 968 | 37,449 |
| Master’s | 2,813 | 1,736 | 277 | 4,826 |
| Doctorate | 1,128 | 1010 | 86 | 2,224 |
| Other graduate | 114 | 65 | 15 | 194 |
| By language used | Headcount | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| English | 31,285 | 70 |
| French | 13,408 | 30 |
| By faculty | Undergraduate | Graduate | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts | 4,341 | 723 | 5,064 | 11.3 |
| Education | 1,641 | 1010 | 2,651 | 5.9 |
| Engineering | 4,620 | 1,644 | 6,264 | 14 |
| Health Sciences | 4,095 | 789 | 4,884 | 10.9 |
| Interfaculty Programs | 4 | 111 | 115 | 0.3 |
| Law | 1,829 | 0 | 1,829 | 4.1 |
| Management (Telfer) | 4,623 | 299 | 4,922 | 11 |
| Medicine | 1,896 | 539 | 2,435 | 5.4 |
| Not Applicable | 0 | 197 | 197 | 0.4 |
| Science | 4,995 | 630 | 5,625 | 12.6 |
| Social Sciences | 9,405 | 1,302 | 10,707 | 24 |
| Total | 37,449 | 7,244 | 44,693 | 100.0 |
Internationalization (Fall 2020)
| Headcount | % of total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 6,520 | 75.3 |
| Master’s and other graduate | 1,413 | 16.4 |
| Doctorates | 720 | 8.3 |
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 2020)
| Regular professors | |
|---|---|
| Full professors | 560 |
| Associate professors | 462 |
| Assistant professors | 201 |
| Total regular professors | 1,223 |
| Other professors* | 64 |
| Regular professors by gender 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Female | 499 |
| Male | 724 |
| Regular professors by faculty 2019 | |
|---|---|
| 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** | 2,843 |
| Adjunct professors | 435 |
| Part-time professors*** | 941 |
| Visiting- Teaching | 52 |
| Visiting- Research | 177 |
| Postdoctoral researchers | |
| Research fellows | 2 |
| Emeritus professors and librarians | 233 |
| Librarians and counsellors | 51 |
| * 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 2020)
| Regular staff | 1,981 |
| Women | |
| Men | |
| Term staff | 1,082 |
| Total | 3,063 |
Research
2020
| Total research revenues* | $ M |
| Research revenues by source | |
|---|---|
| Federal | 149 |
| Provincial | 56.6 |
| Industry/private sector | 45.8 |
| Other (e.g., foundations, not-for-profit) | 129 |
| Research awards by federal funding agencies** 2020 | |
|---|---|
| CIHR | 45.3 |
| NSERC26.1 | 30 |
| SSHRC | 19.5 |
| Total | 94.8 |
| *Includes funding from grants, donations and investment income ** Excludes funding for scholarships |
Research Rankings (2020)
| Ranking for total research funding | 9th |
| Ranking in research intensity | 7th |
| Ranking in publication intensity | 5th |
| Research intensity (per full-time faculty position) | $274 |
* RESEARCH Infosource Inc., 2020. Canada`s Top Research Universities Report, based on fiscal year data ending in April 2019
Research Chairs (allocated)
| Canada Research Chairs | 89 |
| University of Ottawa Research Chairs | 42 |
| Chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone | 10 |
| Endowed and Sponsored Research Chairs | 53 |
| University of Ottawa Senghor Chair | 1 |
| Distinguished Research Chairs | 4 |
| Canada 150 Research Chair | 1 |
Library Collections (Fall 2020)
| Print books* | 2,440,928 |
| E-books | 2,427,304 |
| Government Publications | 1,023,632 |
| E-journals | 76,414 |
| Micromaterials | 1,933,215 |
| Non-print (e.g., maps, videos, slides) | 754,642 |
| Article databases | 937 |
*Volume equivalent, including monographs, print journals, bound periodicals and government documents
** Includes aggregated e-journals
Student Experience
Fall 2020-2021
| % satisfied with their overall experience at uOttawa | 85% |
| % satisfied with the quality of teaching | 85% |
| % satisfied with their social experience | 77% |
| Participation rate in at least one experiential learning activity | 90% |
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 (2020)
| SOURCES OF FUNDING* | $ millions |
|---|---|
| Operating grants | 318,2 |
| Research grants and contracts | 329,6 |
| Tuition and other fees | 449,2 |
| Donations | 31,8 |
| Capital grants | -3,4 |
| Investment income | 42,5 |
| Student housing | 22,5 |
| Sale of services | 14,4 |
| Other | 149,4 |
| Total | 1,354.2 |
Expenditures (2019-2020)
| EXPENDITURES | % |
|---|---|
| Salaries and benefits | 65.3 |
| Scholarships and bursaries | 8 |
| Buildings and renovations | 2.1 |
| Furniture and equipment | 4.1 |
| Supplies | 4.7 |
| Maintenance and utilities | 4.9 |
| Other | 11 |
| Total | 100.0 |
| Endowment funds | $295,4 M |