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

Source: University of Calgary (rounded preliminary fall enrolment 2017)

 

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

Accounting

Actuarial Science

Archaeology

Architecture

Art History

Astrophysics

Biochemistry

Bioinformatics

Biological Sciences

Biomechanics

Biomedical Sciences

Business Analytics

Canadian Studies

Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

Civil Engineering

Community Rehabilitation

Computer Science

Dance

Development Studies

Drama

Earth Science

East Asian Studies

Ecology

Economics

Education

Electrical Engineering

Energy Engineering

Energy Management

English

Environmental Design

Environmental Science

Film Studies

Finance

French

General Commerce

General Mathematics

Geography

Geology

Geomatics Engineering

Geophysics

German

Greek and Roman Studies

Health and Society

History

International Relations

Italian Studies

Kinesiology

Landscape Architecture

Latin American Studies

Law

Law and Society

Linguistics

Linguistics and Language

Marketing

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Medicine

Music (Bachelor of Arts)

Natural Sciences

Neuroscience

Nursing

Oil and Gas Engineering

Operations Management

Philosophy

Physics

Planning

Plant Biology

Political Science

Real Estate

Religious Studies

Russian

Social Work

Sociology

Software Engineering

Spanish

Supply Chain Management

Urban Studies

Veterinary Medicine

Visual Studies

Women’s Studies

Zoology

Garduate

Anthropology

MA

PhD

Archaeology

MA

PhD

Architecture
Art

MFA

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

MSc

PhD

Biological Sciences

MSc

PhD

Biomedical Engineering

MSc

PhD

Biomedical Technology

MBT

Bridge to Teaching
Built and Landscape Heritage
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences

MSc

PhD

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

MSc

PhD

Chemistry

MSc

PhD

Civil Engineering

MSc

PhD

Clinical Psychology

MSc

PhD

Communication and Media Studies

MA

PhD

Community Health Sciences

MSc

PhD

Community Medicine

MCM

Computational Media Design

MSc

PhD

Computer Science

MSc

PhD

Counselling Psychology

MC

MSc

PhD

Data Science and Analytics
Designing Smart and Secure Communities
Disability and Community Studies
Drama

MFA

Economics

MA

MA

PhD

Educational Research

EdD

MA

MSc

PhD

Electrical and Computer Engineering

MSc

PhD

English

MA

MA

PhD

Environmental Design

PhD

Gastrointestinal Sciences

MSc

PhD

Geography

MA

MSc

PhD

Geomatics Engineering

MSc

PhD

Geoscience

MSc

MSc

PhD

Greek and Roman Studies

MA

MA

PhD

History

MA

MA

PhD

Immunology

MSc

PhD

Kinesiology

MSc

PhD

Landscape Architecture

MLA

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

MA

MA

PhD

Law

LLM

LLM

Linguistics

MA

PhD

Management

DBA

MBA

MBA

PhD

Math and Statistics

MSc

MSc

PhD

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

MSc

PhD

Medical Science

MSc

PhD

Microbiology and Infectious Disease

MSc

PhD

Military, Security and Strategic Studies

MSS

MSS

PhD

Music

MA

PhD

Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law
Network and Software Security
Neuroscience

MSc

PhD

Nursing

MN

MN

PhD

Pathologists’ Assistant
Philosophy

MA

MA

PhD

Physics and Astronomy

MSc

MSc

PhD

Planning
Political Science

MA

PhD

Psychology

MSc

PhD

Public Policy

MPP

Radiation Oncology Physics
Religious Studies

MA

PhD

School and Applied Child Psychology

MEd

MSc

PhD

Social Work

MSW

MSW

PhD

Sociology

MA

PhD

Sustainable Energy Development

MSc

Veterinary Medicine

MSc

PhD

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.