University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa
Université d'Ottawa
Latin: Universitas Ottaviensis[a]
Former names
College of Bytown (1848–1861)
College of Ottawa (1861–1866)
MottoDeus scientiarum Dominus est (Latin)
Motto in English
God is the master of the sciences[1]
TypePublic university
Established1848 (1848)
Academic affiliations
ACU, ACUFC, CARL, COU, CUSID, Fields Institute, IAU, Universities Canada, U15
EndowmentCA$321.3 million (2022) [2]
BudgetCA$1.258 billion (2021)[3]
ChancellorClaudette Commanda
PresidentJacques Frémont
ProvostJill Scott
Academic staff
2,911[4]
Administrative staff
2,839[4]
Students48,800[4]
Undergraduates39,770 [5]
Postgraduates8,600[6]
Location, ,
Canada

45°25′20″N 75°40′57″W / 45.4222°N 75.6824°W / 45.4222; -75.6824
CampusUrban, 42.5 hectares (105 acres)[4]
LanguageEnglish and French
ColoursGarnet and Grey[7]
   
NicknameGee-Gees
Sporting affiliations
U Sports, OUA, QSSF
Websitewww.uottawa.ca

The University of Ottawa (French: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 42.5 hectares (105 acres) directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottawa across the Rideau Canal in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood.

The University of Ottawa was first established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the first bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa, Joseph-Bruno Guigues.[8] Placed under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, it was renamed the College of Ottawa in 1861 and received university status five years later through a royal charter.[9] On 5 February 1889, the university was granted a pontifical charter by Pope Leo XIII, elevating the institution to a pontifical university.[10] The university was reorganized on July 1, 1965, as a corporation, independent from any outside body or religious organization. As a result, the civil and pontifical charters were kept by the newly created Saint Paul University, federated with the university. The remaining civil faculties were retained by the reorganized university.[9]

The University of Ottawa is the largest English-French bilingual university in the world.[11] The university offers a wide variety of academic programs, administered by ten faculties: Arts, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Science, Social Sciences, and the Telfer School of Management.[12] The University of Ottawa Library includes 12 branches, holding a collection of over 4.5 million titles.[13] The university is a member of the Canadian U15 group of research-intensive universities,[14] with a research income of CA$420 million in 2022.

The school is co-educational and enrols almost 40,000 undergraduate and over 6,000 post-graduate students. The school has enrolled 2,300 students into the French Immersion Studies program in fall 2022. The school has approximately 10,600 international students from 150 countries, accounting for 26 per cent of the student population.[5] The university has a network of more than 195,000 alumni. The university's athletic teams are known as the Gee-Gees and are members of U Sports.


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  1. ^ "University of Ottawa". Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada. Canadian Heraldic Authority. 1990. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ 2021-2022 REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL RESULTS (PDF) (compressed pdf). uOttawa. 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  3. ^ "University of Ottawa Budget 2021-2022" (PDF). University of Ottawa.
  4. ^ a b c d "Quick Facts 2016". University of Ottawa. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "2022 quick facts". About us. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Student Registrations by Level of Study, Attendance Status, Student's Gender Language in Use, Immigration Status, and Co-Op enrollment" (PDF). University of Ottawa. 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  7. ^ "The official colours". University of Ottawa. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  8. ^ Keshen, Jeff; St-Onge, Nicole (2001). Ottawa - Making a Capital. University of Ottawa Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-7766-0521-6.
  9. ^ a b "About the History of the University of Ottawa". University of Ottawa. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Saint Paul University History". Saint Paul University. 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Quick Facts 2016". Institutional Research and Planning. University of Ottawa. 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Faculties and departments". University of Ottawa. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  13. ^ "University of Ottawa". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  14. ^ "U15 Submission to the Expert Review Panel on Research and Development" (PDF). Review of Federal Support to R&D. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

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