University of Alberta
University of Alberta, 116 Street and 85 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta Canada
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- Student Life
- Available Courses
Institution Overview
Institution details and overview.
- About the Institution
The University of Alberta is a public research university in Edmonton, Alberta. It is one of Canada’s leading universities and is widely recognized for research strength, professional education, and large-scale student opportunities across multiple campuses.
- Institution Type
Public university / public research university
- Establishment Year
- Founded:1908
- Legal basis established: The act to establish and incorporate the university received Royal Assent in 1906.
- Educational Focus
- Engineering
- Science
- Health and medical research
- Business
- Agriculture, life and environmental sciences
- Arts, humanities, and social sciences
- Rankings
- QS World University Rankings 2026: #=94 globally.
- Top 4 Canadian university and one of the Top 100 in the world.
- U of A’s 2024–25 annual reporting states:
- 58th in QS Sustainability Rankings
- 6th in the world and top in North America in the THE Impact Rankings.
- Highlights
- Multi-campus university based in Edmonton with major academic and research infrastructure.
- The international viewbook states the campus has 150 buildings occupying over 50 city blocks.
- The university’s research annual report lists $597 million total research revenue and $68 million industry-sponsored research revenue.