# University of Waterloo

- Location: Waterloo, Canada
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1956
- Official website: https://uwaterloo.ca/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-waterloo-808b96a5

## 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

- rank: =113 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](https://uwaterloo.ca/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/01aff2v68)
- [Opened 1957 with 74 students (input had 1956); student total given only as '41,000+'](https://uwaterloo.ca/about/facts)
- [Cross-check: 1959 act, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Waterloo)

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