# University of Western Ontario

- Location: London, Canada
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1878
- Official website: http://www.uwo.ca/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-western-ontario-55f4ba6f

## Summary

Western University was founded in London, Ontario in 1878 as the Western University of London Ontario, led by Anglican Bishop Isaac Hellmuth. It later became non-denominational and moved to its current campus by the Thames River in the 1920s. Today it is a large public research university with professional schools in business, medicine and law.

## Key facts

- rank: =142 (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](http://www.uwo.ca/)
- [Admissions](http://www.uwo.ca/future_students/index.html)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/02grkyz14)
- [42,978 students incl. 5,445 international in 2024-25 (percentage computed); founded 1878](https://www.uwo.ca/about/whoweare/facts.html)
- [Cross-check: Bishop Hellmuth, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Western_Ontario)

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