University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is a research-intensive public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University is composed of 24,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students. Initially, the university was the Calgary Branch of the University of Alberta. In the first half of the 20th century, the University of Calgary separated from the University of Alberta, and was founded in 1966. The University of Calgary, or "U of C", is composed of 17 facu... more

Founded:

  • 1966

School type:

Education

Address

University of Calgary Address

2500 University Drive NW
Calgary Alberta T2N 1N4

Endowment:

Currency Amount
  • 426,000,000

Number of undergraduates:

number date
  • 22,556
  • 2007

Number of postgraduates:

number date
  • 5,640
  • 2007

Phone number:

Country Code Number
  • +1
  • (403) 220-5110

Number of faculty:

  • 2,761

Number of staff:

  • 3,000

Total Enrollment:

  • 28,196

Motto:

  • Mo shùile togam suas (translated from the Gaelic: I will lift up my eyes)

Student organizations:

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Location

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 51.0775
  • -114.1331

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