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University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1

Official telephone: (519) 888-4567

Website: https://uwaterloo.ca/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 34,459

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,000 acres
Nearest major city: Toronto

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 6000
Other computer facilities/services: Meeting rooms available for booking, printing services, writing centre
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper

ATHLETICS

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's badminton  
Men's baseball  
Men's basketball  
Men's cheerleading  
Men's cross-country running  
Men's football  
Men's golf  
Men's ice hockey  
Men's rugby  
Men's skiing (cross-country)  
Men's soccer  
Men's squash  
Men's swimming and diving  
Men's tennis  
Men's track and field  
Men's volleyball  
Women's badminton  
Women's basketball  
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's field hockey  
Women's ice hockey  
Women's rugby  
Women's skiing (cross-country)  
Women's soccer  
Women's squash  
Women's swimming and diving  
Women's tennis  
Women's track and field  
Women's volleyball  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; archery; badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; crew; equestrian sports; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; racquetball; sailing; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; weight lifting; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; table tennis; cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Pearson International

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