University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta Canada
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Institution Overview
Institution details and overview.
- About the Institution
The University of Calgary is a public research university in Calgary, Alberta. It describes itself as a major institution with 5 campuses, 14 faculties, and more than 34,000 students, and positions itself as a research- and innovation-focused university in Southern Alberta.
- Institution Type
Public research university.
- Establishment Year
- Established: 1966.
- Educational Focus
- Broad-based undergraduate and graduate education across 14 faculties and 250+ programs.
- Strong emphasis on:
- Engineering
- Science
- Health and medicine
- Business
- Arts and social sciences
- Experiential learning / work-integrated learning.
- Rankings
- Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2024: 151–200 globally and #6–8 in Canada.
- Highlights
- 38,000+ students
- 1,850 academic staff
- 4,500+ non-academic staff
- 230,000+ alumni.
- It has 5 campuses and 14 faculties