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| # 68 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 49 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 4 of 101 | In Canada |
| # 1 of 12 | In Alberta |
| # 1 of 5 | In Edmonton |
| # 10 of 14,131 | For Petroleum Engineering |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
53%
Enrollment
31,185
Languages
French;English
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 53% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent; post secondary transcrits; English language proficiency |
| Academic Calendar | September to April (September - December; January-April); Spring and Summer sessions available |
| Enrollment | 31,185 |
We've calculated the 53% acceptance rate for University of Alberta 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.
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of Alberta.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
University of Alberta faculties and divisions
Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Alberta.
Campus : Augustana
Biology
Chemistry
Classical Languages
Computer Science
Development Studies
Economics
English
Environmental Studies
Fine Arts
French
Geography
German
Greek (Classical)
History
Latin
Management
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Music
Physical Therapy
Physics
Political Sciences
Psychology
Religion
Scandinavian Languages
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish
Sports
Theatre
Visual Arts
Campus : Saint-Jean
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Arts and Humanities
Biological and Life Sciences
Business Administration
Canadian Studies
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Economics
Education
Engineering
Environmental Studies
History
Literature
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Natural Sciences
Nursing
Physics
Political Sciences
Primary Education
Psychology
Secondary Education
Sociology
Soil Management
Teacher Training
College : St. Joseph's
Ethics
Philosophy
Religious Education
Theology
College : St. Stephen's
Art Therapy
Pastoral Studies
Psychology
Theology
Faculty : Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Agricultural Business
Agricultural Economics
Animal Husbandry
Ecology
Food Science
Food Technology
Forest Biology
Forest Economics
Forest Management
Horticulture
Natural Resources
Nutrition
Soil Science
Veterinary Science
Wildlife
Faculty : Arts
African Studies
Ancient Civilizations
Anthropology
Arabic
Art History
Arts and Humanities
Comparative Literature
Criminology
Cultural Studies
Danish
Design
East Asian Studies
Economics
English
Environmental Studies
Film
Fine Arts
Folklore
French
German
History
Hungarian
Indic Languages
Information Sciences
International Studies
Italian
Linguistics
Literature
Mathematics
Medieval Studies
Middle Eastern Studies
Modern Languages
Music
Music Theory and Composition
Musicology
Norwegian
Peace and Disarmament
Persian
Philosophy
Polish
Political Sciences
Portuguese
Psychology
Religious Studies
Russian
Singing
Slavic Languages
Sociology
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Technology
Theatre
Translation and Interpretation
Visual Arts
Women's Studies
Faculty : Education
Education
Educational Psychology
Educational Sciences
Natives Education
Physical Education
Primary Education
Secondary Education
Faculty : Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Petroleum and Gas Engineering
Faculty : Extension
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Administration
Adult Education
Business Administration
Chinese
Communication Studies
Continuing Education
English
Fine Arts
French
German
Government
Human Resources
Information Management
Information Technology
Insurance
Japanese
Management
Natural Resources
Occupational Health
Painting and Drawing
Spanish
Statistics
Writing
Faculty : Graduate Studies and Research
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture
Ancient Civilizations
Anthropology
Applied Linguistics
Arts and Humanities
Biochemistry
Biological and Life Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Business Administration
Canadian Studies
Cell Biology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Communication Studies
Comparative Law
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Cultural Studies
Dentistry
Design
Earth Sciences
East Asian Studies
Ecology
Economics
Education
Educational Psychology
Educational Sciences
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
English
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Studies
Fine Arts
Food Science
French
Genetics
German
Health Education
Health Sciences
History
Immunology
Information Sciences
Italian
Laboratory Techniques
Latin American Studies
Law
Library Science
Linguistics
Materials Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medicine
Microbiology
Modern Languages
Music
Natural Resources
Neurosciences
Nursing
Nutrition
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Occupational Therapy
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Pathology
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Physical Education
Physical Therapy
Physics
Physiology
Political Sciences
Primary Education
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Psychology
Public Health
Radiology
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Religious Studies
Russian
Secondary Education
Slavic Languages
Sociology
Spanish
Speech Therapy and Audiology
Statistics
Surgery
Technology
Telecommunications Engineering
Theatre
Translation and Interpretation
Faculty : Law
Law
Faculty : Medicine and Dentistry
Anaesthesiology
Biochemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Cell Biology
Dental Hygiene
Dentistry
Genetics
Immunology
Laboratory Techniques
Medicine
Microbiology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Public Health
Radiology
Surgery
Faculty : Native Studies
Native American Studies
Faculty : Nursing
Nursing
Faculty : Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacy
Faculty : Physical Education and Recreation
Physical Education
Physical Therapy
Sports
Tourism
Faculty : Rehabilitation Medicine
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Speech Therapy and Audiology
Faculty : Science
Biological and Life Sciences
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Mathematics
Psychology
Statistics
School : Business
Accountancy
Business Administration
Economics
Finance
Information Sciences
Law
Management
Marketing
Operations Research
Statistics
School : Library and Information Studies
Information Sciences
Library Science
School : Public Health
Behavioural Sciences
Epidemiology
Health Sciences
Occupational Health
Public Health
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 University of Alberta.
| 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Maîtrise/Master's Degree
Business Administration
Education
Engineering
Finance
Law
Library Science
Doctorat/Doctoral Degree
Biological and Life Sciences
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Education
Engineering
French
German
Italian
Law
Linguistics
Literature
Mathematics
Nursing
Physics
Psychology
Public Health
Romance Languages
Slavic Languages
Spanish
Translation and Interpretation
Research profile
University of Alberta is a world-class research university with 239,592 scientific papers published and 7,994,234 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Biochemistry, and Genetics.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Biology |
141,771
/ 5,536,998
|
|---|---|
| Chemistry |
112,893
/ 4,353,108
|
| Medicine |
111,651
/ 4,283,511
|
| Engineering |
102,256
/ 3,356,486
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
99,504
/ 3,138,465
|
| Physics |
97,542
/ 3,235,330
|
| Environmental Science |
93,882
/ 3,189,420
|
| Computer Science |
86,600
/ 3,002,332
|
| Biochemistry |
66,985
/ 2,927,786
|
| Genetics |
65,807
/ 2,738,071
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
63,273
/ 2,049,831
|
| Psychology |
59,431
/ 2,294,655
|
| Geology |
55,300
/ 1,988,200
|
| Organic chemistry |
54,197
/ 2,048,782
|
| Pathology |
48,732
/ 2,097,605
|
| Materials Science |
46,582
/ 1,541,301
|
| Mathematics |
46,321
/ 1,646,839
|
| Geography and Cartography |
46,162
/ 1,475,944
|
| Political Science |
45,793
/ 1,381,826
|
| Philosophy |
44,076
/ 1,246,268
|
| Law |
42,640
/ 1,322,086
|
| Ecology |
40,232
/ 1,563,062
|
| Sociology |
40,000
/ 1,315,746
|
| Statistics |
37,700
/ 1,423,724
|
| Paleontology |
36,904
/ 1,410,390
|
| Psychiatry |
32,841
/ 1,375,872
|
| Business |
31,719
/ 1,026,943
|
| Surgery |
31,293
/ 1,249,035
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
30,901
/ 922,532
|
| History |
30,166
/ 867,318
|
| Archaeology |
25,676
/ 824,255
|
| Economics |
24,928
/ 776,570
|
| Linguistics |
23,036
/ 687,758
|
| Optics |
22,933
/ 742,993
|
| Immunology |
20,388
/ 866,258
|
| Neuroscience |
20,283
/ 769,499
|
| Electrical Engineering |
19,412
/ 567,503
|
| Metallurgy |
19,339
/ 651,486
|
| Botany |
18,187
/ 637,482
|
| Public Health |
18,091
/ 741,075
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Cyril J. O'Donnell
1900-1976 (aged 76)
economist
Dr. Cyril O'Donnell was a professor and teacher of management at the University of California at Los Angeles. He consulted on operations management topics for corporations such as Hughes Aircraft, as well as the government of Jamaica. He was a co-author of the book Principles of Management with Harold Koontz which sold more than two million copies worldwide with translations...
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2. Linda Duncan
1949-. (aged 77)
environmental consultant
lawyer
law professor
politician
Linda Francis Duncan is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Edmonton Strathcona from 2008 until 2019. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Duncan was the only non-Conservative MP from Alberta from 2008 to 2015.
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3. Paul Hinman
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Paul Hinman is a Canadian politician and businessman who is currently the leader of the Wildrose Loyalty Coalition. He was the leader of the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta from 2020 to 2022, and was the leader of the Wildrose Alliance (2008–2009) and Alberta Alliance Party (2005–2008). He served two terms as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,...
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4. Niobe Thompson
anthropologist
documentary filmmaker
Niobe Thompson is a Canadian anthropologist and documentary film maker. The founder of Handful of Films, he produces and hosts one-off and series documentaries in partnership with CBC's science-and-nature program The Nature of Things. He has won three Canadian Screen Awards for "Best Science and Nature Documentary", his films have won 32 Alberta Film Awards, and he is a two-time...
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General Info & Contacts
Alternative names
UofA
Founded
1908
Motto
Quaecumque vera
Colors
green, gold
Academic calendar
September to April (September - December; January-April); Spring and Summer sessions available
Address
114 St. 89 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1 Canada
City Population
1,011,000
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