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| # 88 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 11 of 101 | In Canada |
| # 5 of 24 | In Ontario |
| # 1 of 3 | In Ottawa |
| # 14 of 3,562 | For Health Science |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
47%
Enrollment
42,027
Languages
French;English
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 47% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Senior secondary school diploma, or recognized foreign equivalent |
| Academic Calendar | September to August (September - December; January-April; May-August) |
| Enrollment | 42,027 |
We've calculated the 47% acceptance rate for University of Ottawa 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 Ottawa.
| 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 Ottawa faculties and divisions
Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Ottawa.
Centre : Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics
Genetics
Centre : Environmental Law and Global Sustainability
Environmental Studies
Law
Centre : Environmental Microbiology
Microbiology
Centre : Governance
Government
Centre : Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Management
Safety Engineering
Centre : Human Rights Research and Education
Human Rights
Centre : International Policy Studies
International Studies
Centre : Law, Technology and Society
Law
Technology
Centre : Neural Dynamics
Neurosciences
Centre : Neuromuscular Disease
Medicine
Neurology
Pathology
Department/Division : Professional Training Service
Communication Studies
Grammar
Management
Writing
Faculty : Arts
Arabic
Art History
Art Management
Asian Studies
Canadian Studies
Celtic Languages and Studies
Classical Languages
Communication Studies
Conducting
English
English Studies
Environmental Studies
Ethics
Film
Fine Arts
Foreign Languages Education
French Studies
Geography
German
Greek (Classical)
History
Indigenous Studies
Information Sciences
Italian
Jewellery Art
Journalism
Latin
Latin American Studies
Linguistics
Medieval Studies
Modern History
Music
Music Education
Philosophy
Political Sciences
Psycholinguistics
Public Relations
Religious Studies
Russian
Sociology
Spanish
Surveying and Mapping
Theatre
Translation and Interpretation
Visual Arts
Women's Studies
Writing
Faculty : Education
Canadian Studies
Cultural Studies
Education
Educational Administration
Educational and Student Counselling
Health Education
Higher Education
Literacy Education
Natives Education
Teacher Training
Technology Education
Women's Studies
Faculty : Engineering
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Bioengineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
E-Business/Commerce
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
Engineering Management
Environmental Engineering
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Software Engineering
Faculty : Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Administration
Anthropology
Behavioural Sciences
Biochemistry
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Business Administration
Canadian Studies
Canon Law
Cell Biology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Classical Languages
Communication Studies
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Conducting
Criminology
Development Studies
E-Business/Commerce
Earth Sciences
Economic History
Economics
Education
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Management
English
Environmental Engineering
Epidemiology
Ergotherapy
Ethics
Fine Arts
French Studies
Genetics
Geography
Government
Greek
Health Administration
Health Education
Health Sciences
Higher Education
History
Immunology
Information Sciences
Information Technology
International Relations and Diplomacy
Latin
Law
Linguistics
Management
Materials Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Technology
Medicine
Medieval Studies
Microbiology
Modern History
Molecular Biology
Music
Music Education
Neurosciences
Nursing
Pathology
Peace and Disarmament
Philosophy
Physical Therapy
Physics
Political Sciences
Production Engineering
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Health
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Religious Education
Religious Studies
Slavic Languages
Social and Community Services
Social Work
Sociology
Software Engineering
Spanish
Speech Therapy and Audiology
Statistics
Theatre
Theology
Toxicology
Translation and Interpretation
Visual Arts
Women's Studies
Faculty : Health Sciences
Biophysics
Health Sciences
Leisure Studies
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Parks and Recreation
Physical Therapy
Physiology
Psychology
Public Health
Social Sciences
Speech Therapy and Audiology
Sports
Sports Management
Faculty : Law
Civil Law
Environmental Studies
Human Rights
International Law
Labour Law
Law
Faculty : Medicine
Anaesthesiology
Biochemistry
Cardiology
Cell Biology
Community Health
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Gastroenterology
Genetics
Gerontology
Haematology
Immunology
Laboratory Techniques
Medicine
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Nephrology
Neurology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology
Paediatrics
Pathology
Physical Therapy
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Public Health
Radiology
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Rheumatology
Surgery
Urology
Faculty : Science
Biochemistry
Biological and Life Sciences
Biology
Biomedicine
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Economics
Environmental Studies
Geology
Geophysics
Mathematics
Pharmacy
Physics
Science Education
Statistics
Toxicology
Faculty : Social Sciences
Anthropology
Civil Law
Clinical Psychology
Criminology
Development Studies
Economics
Experimental Psychology
French
Gerontology
Government
Human Rights
International Economics
International Studies
Law
Modern Languages
Peace and Disarmament
Political Sciences
Psychology
Public Administration
Social and Community Services
Social Sciences
Social Work
Sociology
Women's Studies
Institute : Brain and Mind
Behavioural Sciences
Neurosciences
Institute : Canadian Studies
Canadian Studies
Institute : Environment
Environmental Studies
Institute : Medical Devices Innovation
Medical Technology
Institute : Official Languages and Bilingualism
English
French
Modern Languages
Institute : Population Health
Public Health
Institute : Prevention of Crime
Criminal Law
Criminology
Police Studies
Institute : Systems Biology
Biology
Institute : Women's Studies
Women's Studies
Research Division : Accounting
Accountancy
Research Division : Biopharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Biotechnology
Pharmacy
Research Division : Educational and Community Services
Education
Social and Community Services
Research Division : Emerging Pathogens
Epidemiology
Research Division : French Canadian Culture
Canadian Studies
French Studies
Research Division : Photonics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Division : Sport in Canadian Society
Sports
Research Division : Tax
Taxation
School : Management
Accountancy
Business Administration
Business and Commerce
E-Business/Commerce
Finance
Health Administration
Human Resources
International Business
Leadership
Management
Marketing
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 Ottawa.
| 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 |
Doctorat/Doctoral Degree
Arts and Humanities
Education
Educational and Student Counselling
Engineering
Epidemiology
Health Sciences
Law
Management
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Theology
Research profile
University of Ottawa is a world-class research university with 149,938 scientific papers published and 5,038,997 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Psychology, Environmental Science, and Political Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Medicine |
80,882
/ 3,433,023
|
|---|---|
| Biology |
80,760
/ 3,516,823
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
73,818
/ 2,551,507
|
| Computer Science |
58,349
/ 2,254,865
|
| Chemistry |
56,266
/ 2,724,231
|
| Engineering |
52,865
/ 1,619,195
|
| Physics |
48,157
/ 1,645,298
|
| Psychology |
47,023
/ 1,992,579
|
| Environmental Science |
45,406
/ 1,595,939
|
| Political Science |
41,661
/ 1,617,229
|
| Pathology |
39,217
/ 2,038,146
|
| Genetics |
37,350
/ 1,466,870
|
| Biochemistry |
36,667
/ 2,131,289
|
| Law |
36,474
/ 1,584,205
|
| Philosophy |
33,831
/ 1,197,269
|
| Sociology |
31,884
/ 908,761
|
| Mathematics |
30,904
/ 1,145,019
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
29,846
/ 951,731
|
| Psychiatry |
28,873
/ 1,267,441
|
| Statistics |
25,403
/ 1,013,815
|
| Surgery |
24,522
/ 1,194,805
|
| Geography and Cartography |
23,954
/ 654,286
|
| Geology |
23,304
/ 963,261
|
| Organic chemistry |
23,117
/ 878,073
|
| Business |
22,089
/ 711,727
|
| Materials Science |
20,943
/ 674,230
|
| Economics |
19,031
/ 685,067
|
| History |
18,279
/ 404,711
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
17,653
/ 487,296
|
| Ecology |
17,533
/ 654,466
|
| Paleontology |
16,377
/ 756,515
|
| Neuroscience |
16,209
/ 570,132
|
| Archaeology |
15,353
/ 374,195
|
| Public Health |
14,921
/ 619,440
|
| Nursing |
14,553
/ 748,017
|
| Linguistics |
14,123
/ 734,218
|
| Radiology |
13,961
/ 532,189
|
| Optics |
13,331
/ 384,287
|
| Immunology |
12,546
/ 477,990
|
| Demography |
11,856
/ 475,991
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Daniel Turp
1955-. (aged 71)
lawyer
law professor
politician
Daniel Turp is a professor of constitutional and international law at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He served as a Bloc Québécois member of Parliament from 1997 to 2000 and as a Parti Québécois member of the Quebec National Assembly from 2003 to 2008.
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2. Marion Dewar
1928-2008 (aged 80)
nurse
politician
registered nurse
Marion Hilda Dewar CM was a prominent member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), mayor of Ottawa from 1978 to 1985 and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1987 to 1988.
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3. Richard Fadden
1951-. (aged 75)
Richard Brian Marcel Fadden OC is a Canadian former civil servant who was the national security advisor to the prime minister of Canada and an associate secretary to the cabinet. He retired from that position on March 31, 2016. He had previously served as the deputy minister for the Department of National Defence from 2013 to 2015. From 2009 to...
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4. Magnus Wenninger
1919-2017 (aged 98)
mathematician
teacher
Catholic priest
Father Magnus J. Wenninger OSB was an American mathematician who worked on constructing polyhedron models, and wrote the first book on their construction.
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All 100 notable alumni
General Info & Contacts
Alternative names
uOttawa
Founded
1848
Motto
Deus Scientiarum Dominus EstGod is the Lord of Knowledge
Colors
garnet, gray
Academic calendar
September to August (September - December; January-April; May-August)
Address
550 rue Cumberland, pièce 212 Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5 Canada
City Population
1,017,000
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