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The University of Calgary

Here you can transform your inspiration into impact.

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Undergraduate programs

Take your next step at one of Canada’s top research universities. Whichever of our 250+ programs you choose, you’ll find state-of-the-art creative labs, hands-on learning, and invaluable mentorship opportunities. UCalgary doesn’t just teach entrepreneurial thinking, it’s part of everything we do. Ready to start something big?

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Graduate programs

We offer more than 170 degrees across 65 graduate programs—all with the entrepreneurial thinking that defines UCalgary. From across Canada and around the world, we attract people who want to enhance their knowledge, create new career pathways, or pursue ground-breaking research. Want to start your next something?

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Professional and Continuing Education

With more than 1,200 courses and seminars and 70 in-demand certificate programs, we help working professionals adapt to the changing labour market and curiosity-seekers gain personal enrichment. UCalgary’s courses are relevant, in-demand, and best-practise-based. Want to learn something new?

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Meet the donors

Just as a single spark can ignite a roaring flame, philanthropy is the catalyst that starts something special at UCalgary. Meet the donors who are sparking positive change by empowering students, advancing research, driving innovation and more.

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Provincial government bolsters post-secondary funding to help address rural health doctor shortage

UCalgary and ULethbridge partner to create new physician training program

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Study finds Netflix misses the mark by trivializing teenagers’ pain

UCalgary-led research discovers movies and TV series aimed at adolescents reinforce gender and racialized pain stereotypes

New social work graduate certificate offers holistic approach to mental health

Community-Informed Practice for Health & Well-being certificate challenges dominant, medically driven models of mental health care in social work practice

250+ Programs

in the 14 Faculties at UCalgary

34,000+ Students

UCalgary educates over 26,000 undergraduate and 8,000 graduate students

Graduate employment rate

The University of Calgary ranked in the Top 5 Academic All-Canadian student-athletes See more facts and figures

University of Calgary Strategies

Learn more about our institutional strategies that have ameliorated obstacles and fostered greater equity, diversity, and inclusion for our students, researchers, staff and community both on and off campus.