{"name":"University of Waterloo","slug":"university-of-waterloo-808b96a5","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-waterloo-808b96a5","country":"Canada","country_code":"CA","city":"Waterloo","type":"Public","founded":1956,"website":"https://uwaterloo.ca/","summary":"The University of Waterloo opened in 1957 with 74 engineering students enrolled in a co-operative programme that alternated study terms with paid work terms. It received its own act of incorporation in 1959 and grew quickly in mathematics, computer science and engineering. Co-operative education remains central to the university, which has one of the largest co-op programmes in the world.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"=113","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"Official website","url":"https://uwaterloo.ca/"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://ror.org/01aff2v68"},{"label":"Opened 1957 with 74 students (input had 1956); student total given only as '41,000+'","url":"https://uwaterloo.ca/about/facts"},{"label":"Cross-check: 1959 act, motto","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Waterloo"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}