University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo runs Canada's largest co-op program: students alternate between school and paid internships at companies like Google, Microsoft, and Tesla. The Computer Science and Engineering programs are particularly hard to get into.
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Location
Waterloo, Ontario
Established
1957
Degree levels
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Instruction
English-taught
Rankings
Rankings are published annually by their respective organisations and change every year. Confirm the current-year position on the official ranking website before relying on it.
How to apply
OUAC
Region
Canada →Admission tests
Popular fields of study
Source: University of Waterloo official website. Details here are for guidance only — tuition, deadlines, rankings and eligibility change every academic year, so confirm on the official university site before applying.
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