Quick Facts 2018
- 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 2016)
| Undergaduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Applications | 56,200 | 8,700 |
| Enrollments | 8,400 | 2,000 |
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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 2015)
| Admission average | 84.7% |
| % of students with an admission average of 85% or higher | 51.0% |
| *Students entering directly from an Ontario secondary school. Source: Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC) | |
Financial Aid To Students (2015-2016) $ millions
| Scholarships and bursaries* | |
| Undergraduate | 53.8 |
| Graduate | 43.2 |
| Teaching assistantships | 19.5 |
| Research assistantships | 5.8 |
| Work-Study Program | 6.6 |
| * Includes internal and external sources of funding | |
Co-op Programs (Fall 2016)
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of programs | 64 | 12 |
| Enrollments | 6,683 | 165 |
| Placement rate | 94.3% | 100% |
| Employers (undergraduate and graduate) | 1,993 |
French Immersion Studies (Fall 2016)
| Number of programs | 86 |
| Enrollments | 1,947 |
Interdisciplinary Programs (Fall 2015)
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of programs | 34 | 56 |
| Enrollments | 5,089 | 677 |
Alumni (Fall 2016)
| Total number of alumni | 203,344 |
Enrolment (Fall 2016)
| By program and gender | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 20,962 | 14,528 | 35,490 |
| Master’s | 2,346 | 1,878 | 4,244 |
| Doctorate | 987 | 945 | 1,932 |
| Other graduate | 143 | 91 | 234 |
| By language used | Headcount | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| English | 28,9906 | 69 |
| French | 12,974 | 31 |
| By faculty | Undergraduate | Graduate | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts | 4,699 | 721 | 5,420 | 12.9 |
| Education | 1,380 | 619 | 1,999 | 4.8 |
| Engineering | 4,054 | 1,422 | 5,476 | 13.1 |
| Health Sciences | 3,769 | 747 | 4,516 | 10.8 |
| Law | 1,950 | 226 | 2,176 | 5.2 |
| Management (Telfer) | 4,550 | 321 | 4,871 | 11.6 |
| Medicine | 1,783 | 476 | 2,259 | 5.4 |
| Science | 4,348 | 526 | 4,874 | 11.6 |
| Social Sciences | 8,957 | 1,332 | 10,289 | 24.6 |
| Total | 35,490 | 6,390 | 41,880 | 100.0 |
Internationalization (Fall 2016)
| Headcount | % of total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 3,909 | 70 |
| Master’s and other graduate | 1,238 | 22 |
| Doctorates | 436 | 8 |
| Students away on exchange (2015-2016) |
Diplomas Conferred (in 2015)
| Doctorates | 208 |
| Master’s | 1,815 |
| Graduate certificates and diplomas | 66 |
| Bachelor’s | 7,449 |
| Undergraduate certificates | 32 |
| Total | 9,570 |
| Number of diplomas conferred to date | 239,766 |
Facilities (Fall 2016)
| Total hectares (including both campuses) | 42.5 | Number of research laboratories | 837 |
| Main buildings (excluding residences and small buildings) | 37 | Number of teaching laboratories | 268 |
| Number of residence beds | 3,124 | Number of classrooms/seminar rooms | 271 |
| Current replacement value of assets | $2.03B |
Staff
Academic Staff (Fall 2016)
| Regular professors | |
|---|---|
| Full professors | 505 |
| Associate professors | 497 |
| Assistant professors | 248 |
| Other professors* | 193 |
| Total regular professors | 1,250 |
| Regular professors by gender | |
|---|---|
| Female | 499 |
| Male | 751 |
| Regular professors by faculty | |
|---|---|
| Arts | 234 |
| Civil Law | 33 |
| Common Law | 76 |
| Education | 60 |
| Engineering | 121 |
| Health Sciences | 115 |
| Management (Telfer) | 76 |
| Medicine | 108 |
| Science | 157 |
| Social Sciences | 270 |
| Other professors | |
|---|---|
| Faculty in university-affiliated institutions** | 2,184 |
| Adjunct professors (fall 2015) | 212 |
| Part-time professors*** | 896 |
| Visiting professors | 30 |
| Postdoctoral researchers | 391 |
| Research fellows | 29 |
| Emeritus professors and librarians (fall 2015) | 189 |
| Librarians and counsellors | 51 |
| Total academic staff on campus **** | 3,187 |
| * Includes lecturers, language teachers and teaching associates** Includes clinical professors and scientists in medicine and clinical professors in psychology. *** Includes part-time language teachers.****Excludes staff from affiliated institutions and emeritus. |
Support Staff (Fall 2016)
| Regular staff | 1,882 |
| Women | 1,164 |
| Men | 718 |
| Term staff | 1,161 |
| Total | 3,043 |
Research
2015-2016
| Total research revenues* | $ M |
| Research revenues by source | |
|---|---|
| Federal | 139.9 |
| Provincial | 33.4 |
| Industry/private sector | 41.8 |
| Other (e.g., foundations, not-for-profit) | 108.0 |
| Research awards by federal funding agencies** | |
|---|---|
| CIHR | 37.3 |
| NSERC | 23.3 |
| SSHRC | 9.1 |
| Total | 69.7 |
| *Includes funding from grants, donations and investment income ** Excludes funding for scholarships |
Research Rankings (2013-2014)
| Ranking for total research funding | 9th |
| Ranking in research intensity | 8th |
| Research intensity (per full-time faculty position) | $231.900 |
* RESEARCH Infosource Inc., 2014. Canada`s Top Research Universities Report, based on fiscal year data ending in April 2014
Research Chairs (allocated)
| Canada Research Chairs | 76 |
| University of Ottawa Research Chairs | 38 |
| Research Chairs in Canadian Francophonie | 9 |
| Endowed and Sponsored Research Chairs | 52 |
Library Collections (April 2016)
| Print books* | 2,379,493 |
| E-books | 1,329,102 |
| Print journals | 2,149 |
| E-journals | 114,299 |
| Micromaterials | 1,933,148 |
| Non-print (e.g., maps, videos, slides) | 772,232 |
| Article databases | 847 |
*Volume equivalent, including monographs, print journals, bound periodicals and government documents
** Includes aggregated e-journals
Student Experience
Fall 2016
| % satisfied with their overall experience at uOttawa | 84% |
| % satisfied with the quality of teaching | 83% |
| % satisfied with their social experience | 80% |
| Participation rate in at least one experiential learning activity | 91% |
| Students living in residence | |
| International students living in residence |
Finances
Sources of Funding (2015-2016)
| SOURCES OF FUNDING* | $ millions |
|---|---|
| Operating grants | 378,4 |
| Research grants and contracts | 275,2 |
| Tuition and other fees | 361,2 |
| Donations | 41,1 |
| Capital grants | 22,8 |
| Investment income | 3,8 |
| Student housing | 24,8 |
| Sale of services | 13,3 |
| Other | 55,2 |
| Total | 1,175.7 |
Expenditures (2015-2016)
| EXPENDITURES | % |
|---|---|
| Salaries and benefits | 56.8 |
| Scholarships and bursaries | 7.6 |
| Buildings and renovations | 11.0 |
| Furniture and equipment | 5.7 |
| Supplies | 4.6 |
| Maintenance and utilities | 4.7 |
| Other | 9.6 |
| Total | 100.0 |
| Endowment funds (April 2014) | $241.9 M |
Courses
| Discussion Group (DGD) | 12 |
| Laboratory | 127 |
| Lecture | 4416 |
| Research | 308 |
| Seminar | 575 |
| Work term | 268 |
| Theory and Laboratory | 52 |
| Tutorial | 63 |