The University of Calgary is a comprehensive research university with four campuses across the Calgary, Alberta region and the fifth location in Doha, Qatar. UCalgary enrols around 34,000 students in undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Two-thirds of the university’s 173,000 alumni live and work in the Calgary area.
The creation and transfer of knowledge at UCalgary contribute every day to Canada’s global competitive advantage and addresses society’s most persistent challenges. The university has a clear strategic direction to become one of Canada’s top five research universities; where research and innovative teaching go hand in hand and where the university fully engages the communities it serves and leads.
In 2017, UCalgary was ranked as one of the top 200 universities in the world by Academic Ranking of World Universities, Center for World University Rankings and Times Higher Education World University Rankings.UCalgary has 14 faculties offering more than 250 academic programs. In addition to the faculties of Arts, Science, Kinesiology, and Graduate Studies, professional schools include the Haskayne School of Business, the Schulich School of Engineering, the Cumming School of Medicine, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Environmental Design, the Werklund School of Education, the Faculty of Social Work, the Faculty of Nursing and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
UCalgary encourages multidisciplinary programs as well as international study, volunteer, work, and research programs that provide global context while promoting diversity and excellence in learning. An innovative Co-Curricular Record recognizes students’ community, leadership and volunteer activities outside the classroom.
The university has the critical mass of research expertise in six thematic areas: energy innovations; brain and mental health; biomedical engineering; infections, inflammations and chronic diseases; new Earth-space technologies; and human dynamics in a changing world. The university houses 76 Canada Research Chairs and more than 50 research institutes and centres.
STUDENT ENROLMENT
Full-time (undergraduates)
24,060
Full-time (graduates)
6,840
Part-time (undergraduates)
1,460
Part-time (graduates)
350
TUITION FEES
CANADIAN STUDENTS
Undergraduate tuition fees:
$5,386
Graduate tuition fees:
$1,627 – $7,148
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Undergraduate tuition fees:
$18,338
Graduate tuition fees:
$3,693 – $16,226
RESIDENCE
Source: Statistics Canada. Fees for general programs in arts and humanities (2016-17).
Academic Programs
Undergraduate
Garduate
Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.