A public university with campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ontario. Focuses on providing access to university education in Northwestern Ontario, with strengths in natural resources, education, and engineering.
Address: 955 Oliver Road, P7B 5E1 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Natural Resource Management, Engineering, Education
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with regional industries (forestry, mining), Indigenous communities, and school boards. Focus on experiential learning.
Research:
Research relevant to its region, including forestry and environmental science, Indigenous research, health sciences, and engineering.
Famous Alumnis:
Lyn McLeod, Ronald J. Wonnacott
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1500
Current students***:
8000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
50000
Pros
Smaller class sizes, strong connection to the region and Indigenous communities, good for outdoor and environmental programs.
Cons
Located in smaller cities, may have fewer amenities and research opportunities than large urban universities.
Best For
Students seeking a smaller university experience with a focus on natural resources, education, or engineering, often with an interest in Northwestern Ontario.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- University of New Brunswick follows much the same lines as this institution, with ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics as common ground, and it is slightly larger, at about 10,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- The comparison with Cape Breton University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, and it does not run the doctoral programmes found here, and is slightly smaller, at about 5,500 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics can consider Université Laurentienne, and it covers geotechnics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 7,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- Université de Moncton takes a similar route through ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's, doctoral, certificate and diploma programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 6,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- The comparison with University of Regina is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's, doctoral, certificate and diploma, and is larger, enrolling about 16,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- University of Idaho offers an international parallel to this institution, with ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics as common ground; it is also a public institution and does not run the certificate and diploma programmes found here.
- Looking internationally, University of Minnesota Duluth in the United States is where ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics get a comparable treatment; it does not run the doctoral, certificate and diploma programmes found here, and is slightly larger, at about 10,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at University of the Highlands and Islands in the United Kingdom, where ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics also form the core, and it is slightly larger, at about 10,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- If this university is on your list for ecology and sustainability, life sciences and software engineering, Dundalk Institute of Technology in Ireland deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's, doctoral, certificate and diploma.
- University of Chester offers an international parallel to this university, with ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics as common ground; it does not run the certificate and diploma programmes found here, and is larger, enrolling about 15,500 students against roughly 8,000 here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Ecosystem, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices, Sustainable Product Design
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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