University of Waterloo

The University of Waterloo offers more than 100 undergraduate programs in health, humanities and social sciences, business, engineering, the environment, mathematics, and science.

Waterloo has been ranked as Canada's most innovative university for the past 28 years and is consistently ranked as one of Canada's best overall universities. The university is home to the world's largest co-op (paid internship) program with 7,000 employers around the world hiring our students for 4-month paid work terms throughout their degree. We aim to be the world’s top university for creators, explorers and boundary-pushing thinkers. The best and brightest students, staff and faculty are drawn to Waterloo for our renowned academic programs, world-leading co-operative education, and teaching and research excellence.

• Most innovative university in Canada for 28 consecutive years (Maclean's national newsmagazine university rankings 2020)
• #2 in Canada for computer science and #2 in Canada for engineering (U.S. News and World Report Best Global Universities 2020)
• #2 in Canada for social and economic impact based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2020)