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| # 315 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 137 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 19 of 101 | In Canada |
| # 8 of 1 | In Guelph |
| # 2 of 2,326 | For Animal Science |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
68%
Enrollment
4,336
Languages
English
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 68% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent |
| Academic Calendar | September - December; January-April; May-August |
| Enrollment | 4,336 |
We've calculated the 68% acceptance rate for University of Guelph 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 Guelph.
| 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 Guelph faculties and divisions
Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Guelph.
Centre : Advanced Analysis
Biological and Life Sciences
Physics
Centre : Agri-Technology Commercialization
Agricultural Engineering
Energy Engineering
Waste Management
Centre : Agricultural Renewable Energy and Sustainability
Agricultural Engineering
Energy Engineering
Centre : Aquaculture
Aquaculture
Centre : Arthritis Network Core Facility
Rheumatology
Centre : Bioproducts Discovery and Development
Biological and Life Sciences
Centre : Co-operative Wildlife Health
Wildlife
Centre : Couple and Family Therapy
Social Problems
Centre : Electrochemical Technology
Chemical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Centre : Food Safety Network
Food Technology
Safety Engineering
Centre : Food Technology
Food Technology
Centre : Genetic Improvement of Livestock
Animal Husbandry
Genetics
Centre : Genomics Facility/Advanced Analysis
Genetics
Centre : Health and Performance
Health Sciences
Sports Medicine
Centre : Land and Water Stewardship
Soil Management
Water Management
Centre : Landscape Architecture Community Outreach
Landscape Architecture
Centre : Language and Literacy Research Network
Education
Centre : Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems
Information Technology
Mathematics
Centre : Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Nuclear Physics
Centre : Nutrition Modelling
Nutrition
Centre : Organization and Management Solution
Human Resources
Psychology
Centre : Poultry Welfare
Meat and Poultry
Centre : Psychological Services
Psychology
Centre : Public Health and Zoonoses
Public Health
Centre : Rural Wastewater
Water Management
Centre : Study of Animal Welfare
Welfare and Protective Services
Centre : Urban Systems Environment Design
Environmental Engineering
Town Planning
Centre : Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Veterinary Science
Centre : Water Safety and Security
Public Health
Water Management
Centre : Weather Innovation
Meteorology
College : Agriculture
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Botany
Environmental Studies
Food Science
Horticulture
Landscape Architecture
Meat and Poultry
Plant and Crop Protection
Rural Planning
Rural Studies
Safety Engineering
College : Arts
Art History
Caribbean Studies
Classical Languages
English
European Studies
Fine Arts
French
French Studies
German
Greek (Classical)
History
Italian
Latin
Latin American Studies
Literature
Modern Languages
Music
Philosophy
Spanish
Theatre
Visual Arts
College : Biological Science
Biological and Life Sciences
Biology
Biomedicine
Biophysics
Cell Biology
Health Sciences
Molecular Biology
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Sports
Toxicology
College : Business and Economics
Agricultural Business
Business Administration
Business and Commerce
Economics
Environmental Studies
Finance
Hotel and Restaurant
Human Resources
Leadership
Management
Marketing
Public Administration
Real Estate
Tourism
College : Physical and Engineering Science
Applied Mathematics
Bioengineering
Biological and Life Sciences
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biophysics
Chemistry
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Studies
Forest Biology
Geology
Hydraulic Engineering
Information Sciences
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Meteorology
Natural Resources
Physics
Statistics
College : Social and Applied Human Sciences
Anthropology
Child Care and Development
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Sciences
Criminal Law
Development Studies
Earth Sciences
Environmental Studies
Family Studies
Geography
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Political Sciences
Psychology
Public Administration
Social Problems
Social Psychology
Social Sciences
Sociology
Surveying and Mapping
College : Veterinary Science
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Epidemiology
Immunology
Medicine
Microbiology
Parasitology
Pathology
Public Health
Veterinary Science
Course/Programme : Graduate Studies
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Anthropology
Aquaculture
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biophysics
Business Administration
Caribbean Studies
Cell Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Criminal Law
Criminology
Development Studies
Economics
Engineering
English
European Studies
Family Studies
Fine Arts
Food Science
Food Technology
French Studies
Geography
Health Sciences
History
Hydraulic Engineering
Landscape Architecture
Latin American Studies
Leadership
Literature
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Meat and Poultry
Medicine
Molecular Biology
Natural Resources
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Philosophy
Physics
Political Sciences
Psychology
Public Health
Rural Planning
Rural Studies
Safety Engineering
Sociology
Statistics
Theatre
Toxicology
Veterinary Science
Visual Arts
Writing
Course/Programme : Research
Agriculture
Food Science
Course/Programme : University of Guelph-Humber
Business Administration
Child Care and Development
Law
Media Studies
Physical Therapy
Psychology
Social and Community Services
Group : Advanced Foods and Materials Network
Biological and Life Sciences
Ethics
Food Science
Law
Group : Bioconversion Network
Energy Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Institute : Biodiversity
Molecular Biology
Institute : Comparative Cancer Investigation
Oncology
Institute : Ichthyology
Marine Biology
Institute : Robotics and Intelligent Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Institute : Turfgrass
Horticulture
Laboratory : Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Electronics and Automation
Robotics
Laboratory : Aqualab
Aquaculture
Biology
Ecology
Physiology
Toxicology
Laboratory : Laboratory Services
Food Technology
Research Division : Agricultural Trade Policy and Competitive Research Network
Agricultural Business
Research Division : Arboretum Gene Bank
Botany
Genetics
Research Division : Business Development Office
Business Administration
Research Division : Controlled Environment Systems
Environmental Studies
Research Division : Food Safety
Food Technology
Safety Engineering
Research Division : Human Nutraceutical
Dietetics
Research Division : International Leadership
Leadership
Research Division : Metals in the Human Environment
Environmental Studies
Research Division : Neutrino Observatory
Nuclear Engineering
Research Division : Pollination Initiative
Biological and Life Sciences
Ecology
Entomology
Research Division : Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network
Business Computing
Computer Science
Research Division : Transgenic Plant
Botany
Genetics
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 Guelph.
| 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 |
Research profile
University of Guelph is a world-class research university with 81,581 scientific papers published and 2,661,719 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics, Physics, and Ecology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Biology |
58,347
/ 2,137,609
|
|---|---|
| Environmental Science |
46,087
/ 1,717,855
|
| Chemistry |
44,805
/ 1,716,286
|
| Medicine |
35,897
/ 1,200,109
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
32,261
/ 985,917
|
| Engineering |
32,005
/ 1,101,161
|
| Biochemistry |
30,183
/ 1,211,581
|
| Genetics |
29,951
/ 1,187,458
|
| Physics |
27,852
/ 964,920
|
| Ecology |
27,715
/ 1,122,945
|
| Computer Science |
24,008
/ 772,719
|
| Geology |
23,266
/ 998,294
|
| Organic chemistry |
22,199
/ 860,104
|
| Geography and Cartography |
18,783
/ 636,195
|
| Paleontology |
16,411
/ 736,265
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
15,685
/ 512,997
|
| Botany |
15,105
/ 624,413
|
| Sociology |
13,760
/ 426,225
|
| Pathology |
13,743
/ 496,479
|
| Psychology |
13,695
/ 419,260
|
| Materials Science |
13,653
/ 523,066
|
| Political Science |
13,263
/ 355,483
|
| Philosophy |
13,220
/ 333,370
|
| Law |
12,155
/ 339,366
|
| Agricultural Science |
12,142
/ 427,840
|
| History |
11,664
/ 377,020
|
| Mathematics |
11,194
/ 334,717
|
| Archaeology |
9,964
/ 358,975
|
| Business |
9,689
/ 320,191
|
| Statistics |
9,163
/ 293,353
|
| Nutrition and Food Science |
8,430
/ 316,261
|
| Immunology |
7,793
/ 269,643
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
7,753
/ 223,590
|
| Public Health |
7,743
/ 299,887
|
| Economics |
7,588
/ 211,631
|
| Animal Science |
7,507
/ 234,695
|
| Horticulture |
6,959
/ 253,800
|
| Demography |
6,565
/ 256,291
|
| Linguistics |
6,437
/ 161,456
|
| Metallurgy |
6,206
/ 252,835
|
Annual publication & citation counts
57 Notable alumni
1. Patricia S. Hu
Patricia S. Hu is a Taiwanese-American public servant who was the fourth director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at the United States Department of Transportation from 2011 to 2025, the first woman to hold that position. She was previously the director of the Center for Transportation Analysis at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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2. Jose Dolores Fuentes
chemist
Jose Dolores Fuentes is a meteorologist at Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on surface-atmosphere interactions that control the transport of energy and trace gases in the lower atmosphere. In particular, he has gained media attention for his research into the relationship between air pollution and bees.
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3. Sue Richards
1958-2014 (aged 56)
blogger
artist
Sue Richards was a Canadian artist and social entrepreneur from Guelph, Ontario. Sue moved to Guelph in 1981 to attend the University of Guelph. In 2002 she launched the Breast of Canada calendar in support of breast health and breast cancer prevention.
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4. Derek Sullivan
1976-. (aged 50)
multimedia artist
Derek Sullivan is a contemporary visual artist from Toronto, Ontario. Sullivan’s multidisciplinary practice employs drawing, sculpture, book works, and installation to engage with the legacy of modernist art and design. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Sculpture/Installation at OCAD University.
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All 57 notable alumni
General Info & Contacts
Alternative names
U of G
Founded
1964
Motto
Rerum cognoscere causasTo discover the reason for things
Colors
black, red, gold
Academic calendar
September - December; January-April; May-August
Address
50 Stone Road East Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1 Canada
City Population
144,000
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