Wilfrid Laurier University: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #855 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #267 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #31 of 101 | In Canada |
| #13 of 24 | In Ontario |
| #2 of 2 | In Waterloo |
| #120 of 1,044 | For Social Work |
| Top50% | For 95 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 19,000
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- wlu.ca
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 67%*
* Wilfrid Laurier University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | September to August (September - December; January-April; May-August) |
| Enrollment | 19,000 |
| Full time employee | 700 |
| Student:staff ratio | 27:1 |
Publications & Citations
Wilfrid Laurier University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 80 | 315 |
| 1992 | 106 | 432 |
| 1993 | 112 | 474 |
| 1994 | 140 | 646 |
| 1995 | 132 | 706 |
| 1996 | 128 | 824 |
| 1997 | 140 | 870 |
| 1998 | 143 | 1162 |
| 1999 | 158 | 1394 |
| 2000 | 186 | 1573 |
| 2001 | 177 | 2034 |
| 2002 | 195 | 2487 |
| 2003 | 239 | 3023 |
| 2004 | 276 | 3770 |
| 2005 | 332 | 5225 |
| 2006 | 376 | 6296 |
| 2007 | 398 | 7724 |
| 2008 | 481 | 9744 |
| 2009 | 529 | 11418 |
| 2010 | 521 | 13889 |
| 2011 | 566 | 16006 |
| 2012 | 503 | 18000 |
| 2013 | 567 | 20348 |
| 2014 | 690 | 23276 |
| 2015 | 774 | 23956 |
| 2016 | 723 | 23004 |
| 2017 | 600 | 23477 |
| 2018 | 702 | 23536 |
| 2019 | 688 | 27299 |
| 2020 | 743 | 31889 |
| 2021 | 705 | 36870 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Local students | $6,250 | $6,250 |
| International students | $13,750 | $8,750 |
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | + | + |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | + | + |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | + | – | – |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | IT | – | – | – | – |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | + | + |
Wilfrid Laurier University alumni
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Keegan Connor Tracy
- Occupations
- voice actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
-
Keegan Connor Tracy is a Canadian actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Audrey Malone in the Showtime comedy-drama series Beggars and Choosers (1999–2000), the Blue Fairy in the ABC fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–18), Miss Blaire Watson in the A&E drama series Bates Motel (2013–16), and Professor Lipson in the Syfy fantasy series The Magicians (2016–2020). Tracy's other notable work includes roles on the television series Jake 2.0, The 4400, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, Psych, and Battlestar Galactica.
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John Morris
- Occupations
- curler
- Biography
-
John C. Morris is a Canadian curler, and two-time Olympic gold medallist from Canmore, Alberta. Morris played third for the Kevin Martin team until April 24, 2013. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom. Morris grew up in Gloucester, Ontario (now part of Ottawa) and at the age of five began curling at the Navy Curling Club.
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Shad
- Occupations
- rappersinger
- Biography
-
Shadrach Kabango, better known as Shad or Shad K, is a Canadian rapper and broadcaster. He has released six studio albums since 2005. Four of his albums have been shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, and he won a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 2011. In 2013, CBC Music named Shad the second-greatest Canadian rapper of all time. Shad hosted Q on CBC Radio One from 2015 to 2016 and hosts the International Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary series Hip-Hop Evolution (2016–present) on HBO Canada and Netflix.
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Rod Phillips
- Enrolled in Wilfrid Laurier University
- 1988-1992 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- businesspersonbusiness executivepolitician
- Biography
-
Rod Phillips is a Canadian businessman and former politician who sat as the member of Provincial Parliament for of Ajax from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, Phillips served as Ontario's minister of the environment, conservation and parks from 2018 to 2019, minister of finance from 2019 to 2020, and minister of long-term care from 2021 to 2022.
General info
| Alternative names | WLU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1911 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities of Ontario |
| Motto | Veritas Omnia Vincit Truth conquers all |
| Colors | purple, gold |
| Academic structure | Faculty of Arts Faculty of Science Faculty of Education Faculty of Music Faculty of Social Work Faculty of International Affairs Faculty of Business and Economics |
| Affiliations and memberships | Universities Canada (UC) Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate (CUSID) Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Canadian University Press (CUP) International Association of Universities (IAU) |
Location and Contacts
| Address | 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5 Canada |
|---|---|
| City population | 105,000 |
| Phone | +1 (519) 884 1970 Ext 3385 |
| Fax | +1 (519) 747 2106 |