Ambrose University
School info
3
Overall Quality
Reputation
2.8
Food
2.2
Clubs
2.5
Facilities
3.2
Internet
2.6
Location
3.4
Opportunities
2.6
Safety
3.7
Social
3
Happiness
3.1
Basic Information
Location
- Calgary, AB
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private
- Established: 1921
- Founder: For St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa: - Bishop John McMullen For Ambrose University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: - Gordon Skitch, Willis Brooks, George Blackett
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Around 30-40 degree courses
Key Area
- Faculty Of Arts & Science
- School of Business
- Faculty of Theology
- Research Involving Humans
- Animal Research Protocols
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 920 in 2023
- Undergraduates: 500-999
- Postgraduates: 736
Notable Alumni
- Drew McFedries
- Gene Baker
- David Choby
- Edward M. Catich
- Robert Dwayne Gruss
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Good reviews
Overall 4.7
best experience so far! I've been there for two years now and I am enjoying it so much. The community you're surrounded with is the best and you get to make a lot of friends in your first year without even trying.
Overall 4.5
no complaints
Overall 4.3
Really great school!
Overall 4.2
Best Teachers ever! Small class sizes really let you get to know your prof, and they care about their students. Never be afraid to ask questions or find your prof during office hours (or set up a meeting if their office hours don't work for you). Great instruction!!!
Overall 4.2
This is my first year and I have enjoyed it so far! It's been amazing. The Professors are awesome, the campus is clean and well kept, you can be sitting next to a complete stranger and suddenly become friends and talk forever because we have one thing in common: our Faith. It's an amazing environment and everyone is extremely friendly and welcoming
Overall 4.1
The community is what drew me to Ambrose and was the reason that I stayed at the school after my first semester. The people and profs care about you dearly and want to see you succeed. The small class environment allows you to get to meet your profs and have great relationships with them.
Overall 4.1
Great community, new classroom, res life is fun and respectful. Overall atmosphere is really positive.
Overall 4
Incredible school. The opportunities are endless following graduation.
Overall 4
i love my school
Bad reviews
Overall 1
This is the WORST choice for a university anyone could ever make!!! I couldn't get the courses I needed and the choices were very limited. Tuition is DOUBLE that for other universities. The professors were TERRIBLE - arrogant, unhelpful and uncaring. Students and faculty just wanted out. This place just sucks! DON'T GO HERE!!!!!
Overall 1.1
Tuition costs are much too high for what you get. Professors are weak and unavailable. Very little social space. Clubs are duds. Food and internet is terrible. Hard to transfer courses to other schools. No research. Not well recognized or respected. It was definitely a mistake to come here.
Overall 1.2
You will pay literally twice the price for courses than other universities only to find out your courses will not transfer and your degree will not be recognised. Considering there are multiple other universities in Calgary, attending here would be a mistake.
Overall 1.2
If the bad food doesn't kill you the bad profs will. Very little social stuff unless you live in Residence. Tuition was high and I felt like I was in high school. Tried transferring out but my courses aren't accepted at the "real" universities. Don't bother with Ambrose unless you want to be high tuition for bad internet.
Overall 1.2
The hybrid model of course delivery has been confusing and not well executed. The profs are not available and there is no social stuff this year. The tuition is way to high for what I'm getting. I won't return. Residence life (and food) suck.
Overall 1.2
I had been told that the courses I took could transfer to other schools and this was not true. The reputation is poor so it's hard to transfer into other programs. The school is so small that the social aspects like clubs are non-existent. It is not worth the exorbitant tuition they make you pay. And the food and internet are horrible.
Overall 1.2
The school is very small - this limits the courses available and how often they're offered. There are very few opportunities for research. The reputation of the school suffers because of this. The food is expensive and the campus is small. I have made some good friends but the professors are not great. Overall -very disappointing. Avoid.
Overall 1.2
I think this may be an excellent choice if you wish to extend your sheltered Christian teenage life into a sheltered Christian adult life. The students are very nice, but will smile at you blankly when you disclose that you don't believe in a God named Yahweh. The teachers work in a close nepotistic environment that fails to evaluate criticism.
Overall 1.3
Trying to transfer out but my courses aren't accepted by other schools- reputation is not good enough. No opportunities for research. Food and internet is awful. Tuition is too high. Support and admin services are not helpful. no bookstore. small campus - more like a high school. very little social life outside residence
Overall 1.3
It just doesn't feel like a real university - the courses you have to take are taught so badly. The tuition is way too high for what you get. The campus is small, there's no social stuff going on and the food is just terrible. They charge your for everything. The degrees are no longer respected - makes it hard transfer elsewhere.