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#340 of 14,131 In the World
#143 of 2,597 In North America
#20 of 101 In Canada
#9 of 24 In Ontario
#2 of 3 In Ottawa
#47 of 1,005 For International Relations and Diplomacy
Top100 For 11 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Website
carleton.ca
Languages
English

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate17%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent
Academic CalendarSeptember to May (September - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (May-August)
Enrollment9,109
Full time employee841
Student:staff ratio11:1

We've calculated the 17% acceptance rate for Carleton University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

Carleton University is a world-class research university with 67,523 scientific papers published and 1,575,864 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Political Science, and Philosophy.

Publications
67,523
Citations
1,575,864

Carleton University majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
34,970 / 769,528
Engineering
34,122 / 812,909
Computer Science
32,670 / 771,939
Environmental Science
29,562 / 808,423
Physics
29,247 / 749,653
Biology
27,426 / 821,457
Chemistry
22,677 / 637,375
Quantum and Particle physics
20,007 / 535,950
Political Science
19,254 / 381,653
Philosophy
17,721 / 327,981
Law
17,375 / 363,224
Geography and Cartography
16,732 / 413,525
Medicine
16,722 / 540,285
Mathematics
16,051 / 400,540
Geology
15,637 / 474,836
Sociology
14,593 / 340,232
Psychology
13,691 / 385,509
Business
13,664 / 294,961
Ecology
13,573 / 434,868
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
13,203 / 270,630
History
12,511 / 256,827
Materials Science
11,900 / 315,449
Statistics
11,865 / 304,249
Paleontology
10,375 / 357,932
Archaeology
10,117 / 243,716
Organic Chemistry
9,813 / 266,162
Economics
9,414 / 193,114
Telecommunications
9,399 / 226,115
Electrical Engineering
9,324 / 204,020
Genetics
8,788 / 234,156
Biochemistry
8,756 / 247,300
Linguistics
8,303 / 154,911
Computer Networking
8,093 / 181,200
Art & Design
7,922 / 130,261
Optical Engineering
7,673 / 197,771
Management
6,977 / 164,712
Machine Learning
6,068 / 138,544
Mechanical Engineering
5,777 / 107,189
Social Psychology
5,424 / 160,829
Psychiatry
5,193 / 181,763

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 551 5166
1993 540 5206
1994 665 5446
1995 630 6224
1996 680 6988
1997 607 7538
1998 636 8500
1999 701 9015
2000 634 10177
2001 703 11229
2002 1373 16775
2003 1102 17436
2004 1159 18046
2005 1518 21505
2006 1770 25272
2007 1741 27370
2008 1611 30968
2009 1799 35216
2010 1941 39802
2011 2066 43832
2012 2375 51350
2013 2371 59078
2014 2485 63836
2015 2505 67180
2016 2875 71888
2017 2695 73815
2018 2819 82952
2019 2902 95487
2020 3312 111389
2021 3453 124875
2022 3532 119682
2023 3576 124819
2024 2585 117453
Academic rankings

Tuition

Local studetns Undegraduate, 5967.35-8,509.35. Graduate, 2,303.16-3,912.16 per term (CAD)

Carleton University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Carleton University.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine No No No
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Doctorat/Doctoral Degree Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Ethics, Geography, International Business, Law, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology

Carleton University alumni

  1. Dan Aykroyd

    Dan Aykroyd
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1952-.. (age 73)
    Enrolled in Carleton University
    In 1969 studied sociology and criminology
    Occupations
    film actorscreenwriteractorfilm producercomedian
    Biography

    Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM OOnt is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.

  2. Norm Macdonald

    Norm Macdonald
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1959-2021 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    film actorscreenwritertelevision actortelevision presentertelevision producer
    Biography

    Norman Gene Macdonald was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer whose style was characterized by deadpan delivery, eccentric understatement, and the use of folksy, old-fashioned turns of phrase. He appeared in many films and was a regular guest on late-night talk shows, where he became known for his chaotic, yet understated style of comedy. Many critics and fellow comedians praised his frequent appearances on talk shows, while late-night host David Letterman regarded him as "the best" of stand-up comedians.

  3. Gavin McInnes

    Gavin McInnes
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1970-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    columnistscreenwriteractorfilm producercomedian
    Biography

    Gavin Miles McInnes is a Canadian writer, podcaster, far-right commentator and founder of the Proud Boys. He is the host of Get Off My Lawn with Gavin McInnes on his website Censored.TV. He co-founded Vice magazine in 1996 at the age of 26 and relocated to the United States in 2001. In 2016 he founded the Proud Boys, an American far-right militant organization which was designated a terrorist group in Canada and New Zealand after he left the group. McInnes has been described as promoting violence against political opponents but has argued that he has only supported political violence in self-defense and that he is not far-right or a supporter of fascism, instead identifying as "a fiscal conservative and libertarian".

  4. Rob Ford

    Rob Ford
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1969-2016 (aged 47)
    Enrolled in Carleton University
    Studied political science
    Occupations
    businesspersonpolitician
    Biography

    Robert Bruce Ford was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. He was first elected to Toronto City Council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat twice.

All 100 notable alumni

Carleton University faculties and divisions

Centre : Conflict Education and Research Peace and Disarmament
Centre : European Studies European Studies
Centre : Indigenous Research, Culture, Language and Education Indigenous Studies
Centre : Intelligence and Security Studies Protective Services
Centre : International Migration and Settlement Studies Demography and Population
Centre : Public History History
Centre : Research and Education on Women and Work Education
Centre : Security and Defence Studies Military Science
Centre : Social and Cultural Analysis Cultural Studies, Social Studies
Centre : Study of Stress Processes and Stress Management Health Sciences
Centre : Trade Policy and Law Law
Centre : Transnational Cultural Analysis Cultural Studies
Centre : Values and Ethics Ethics
Faculty : Arts and Social Sciences African Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Canadian Studies, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Classical Languages, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Education, English, Environmental Studies, Film, Folklore, Foreign Languages Education, French, Gender Studies, Geography, German, Greek (Classical), Hebrew, History, Human Rights, Italian, Japanese, Jazz and Popular Music, Latin, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Music, Natives Education, Philosophy, Portuguese, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Social Problems, Sociology, Spanish, Surveying and Mapping, Women's Studies
Faculty : Engineering and Design Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Design, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Design, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Town Planning
Faculty : Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Art History, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Canadian Studies, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Film, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Health Administration, History, Industrial Design, International Studies, Journalism, Law, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Music, Neurosciences, Peace and Disarmament, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Religion, Russian, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Welfare and Protective Services, Women's Studies
Faculty : Public Affairs Asian Studies, Communication Studies, Criminal Law, Criminology, Economics, European Studies, Journalism, Law, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Russian, Social Work
Faculty : Science Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Business Computing, Chemistry, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Health Sciences, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Physics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Technology
Research Division : Broadband Communications and Wireless Systems Telecommunications Engineering
Research Division : Carleton Immersive Media Studio Media Studies
Research Division : Geomatics and Cartographic Surveying and Mapping
Research Division : Sustainable Energy Energy Engineering
Research Division : Technology Innovation Technology
School : Business Accountancy, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Engineering Management, Finance, Information Sciences, International Business, Management, Marketing

General information

Alternative names CU
Founded 1942
Motto Ours the Task Eternal
Colors red, black

Location and contacts

Address 1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6
Canada
City population 1,017,000

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