A public research institution, the University of Winnipeg is also known as UWinnipeg and U of W. It was founded in 1967, the same year that United College was granted a charter. College has both undergraduate and graduate programmes. It provides more than 400 courses in more than 40 subject areas. More than 600 international students from 68 different countries are now enrolled at the university. The most well-liked college activities are skiing, hockey games, and kayaking. Through awards, bursaries, prizes, and scholarships, the University of Winnipeg's access and excellence mandates are supported financially by the Awards & Financial Aid Office. Awards and bursaries are typically provided to students who demonstrate financial necessity.
The address of this university is 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9, Canada. There are 305 academic staff members, 494 administrative staff members, and 9419 students overall. 9137 of the students are undergrads, and 282 are graduate students. They provide undergraduate courses in business, economics, and art. The United College was founded in 1938 as a result of the merger of Manitoba College and Wesley College. The university has been listed as one of the top 15 Canadian universities with a primary focus on undergraduate education by Maclean's magazine and The Globe and Mail newspapers.
Out of the 19 universities with a majority of undergraduate students, the university came in at number 13 in 2013. The institution has numerous campuses, including Ellice Avenue and Buhler Center. Global College, Menno Simons College, and Richardson College for Environment are among the colleges housed under the University of Winnipeg. The Center for Academic Writing (CAW), the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies, and the Centre for Rupert's Land Studies are a few of the institutes affiliated with UWinnipeg. It provides master's degrees in a variety of fields, including arts and cultural studies, indigenous governance, and criminal justice, among other well-known specialties. A Master of Arts in History and a Master of Public Administration are among the combined programmes they provide with the University of Manitoba.
Ida Albo, a businesswoman, Lloyd Axworthy, a politician and former president of the University of Washington who was also nominated for the Nobel Prize, Tom Axworthy, a Canadian civil servant, and Omar Zakhilwal, the finance minister of Afghanistan and the chief economic advisor to the president of Afghanistan, are a few notable alumni. Among the notable employees are Jennifer S.H. Brown, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair for Aboriginal Peoples in an Urban and Regional Context, and Meredith Weinrath, who served as the founding chair of Criminal Justice and Interdisciplinary Criminology from 2004 to 2012 and the inaugural director of the Justice Research Institute in 2013.
Why University of Winnipeg?
- Ranked 4th place in Canada under Maclean’s ranking.
- Globe & Mail Canadian University Report 2013, ranked UWinnipeg among Canada's best for diversity, environmental commitment, small class sizes and healthy food on campus.
- High-quality undergraduate and graduate programs.
- Small class sizes and a dedicated team of professors, sessional instructors and support staff.
University of Winnipeg Tuition Fees
Courses | Duration | Tuition Fees |
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Science (2 Courses) | 3 Year - 4 Year | CAD 12587 - CAD 15165 |
Arts (1 Courses) | 4 year | CAD 12687 |
Information Technology (IT) (1 Courses) | 4 year | CAD 15165 |
Management (3 Courses) | 13 Month - 4 Year | CAD 9588 - CAD 11388 |
University of Winnipeg Entry Requirements
Courses | Exam |
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Arts | IELTS , TOEFL , PTE |
Information Technology (IT) | IELTS , TOEFL , PTE |
Management | IELTS , TOEFL , PTE |
Science | IELTS , TOEFL , PTE |
University of Winnipeg English Proficiency Test Scores
For admissions in September 2020 and January 2021, the University of Winnipeg is now recognising Duolingo Test Scores as an accepted measure of English competence. The university's minimal standards for undergraduate programmes are:
Test | Requirements |
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Duolingo English Test | A minimum score of 115 |
TOEFL | IBT: a minimum score of 86 with no less than 20 in each component PBT |
IELTS | IELTS Academic - Minimum overall band score of 6.5 IELTS Indicator - Minimum overall band score of 7.0. |
CanTEST | An average score of 4.5 in Listening and Reading; and a score of 4.0 in Writing |
CAE | Minimum grade C |
CPE | A score of C |
CAEL and CAEL-CE (computerized edition) | A minimum score of 60 |
PTE Academic | Minimum of a score of 58 |