University of Waterloo
School info
3.7
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.5
Food
3.1
Clubs
3.3
Facilities
3.5
Internet
3.8
Location
3.6
Opportunities
4.3
Safety
3.9
Social
2.9
Happiness
3.9
Basic Information
Location
- Waterloo, ON
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public research university
- Established: 1959 (1959)
- Founder: Gerald Hagey, Ira G. Needles
Academic information
Degree Courses
- More than 120
Key Area
- Math and Computer Science
- Engineering
- Robotics and Automation
- Quantum Technologies
- Biological Sciences
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: Approximately 36,904 students
- Undergraduates: 34,204
- Postgraduates: 6,309
- Academic Staff: 1,355
- Administrative Staff: 2,691
Notable Alumni
- Mike Lazaridis
- Kevin O'Leary
- Chamath Palihapitiya
- David Chilton
- Donna Strickland
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Good reviews
Overall 5
Solid school overall.
Overall 5
UW is amazing in every way possible.
Overall 5
i love it
Overall 4.9
It has a sense of community better than most other schools, waterloo works gives so many opportunities
Overall 4.9
Best of the best in so many ways.
Overall 4.7
UW is obviously extremely acedemic. But I really hope the university can recruit and attract more innovative and reputational professors, you deserve it, it is also obvious that some professors are not actually qualified to be an academic professional, also could professors give more opportunities for their students (referrals/suggestions)?
Overall 4.7
LOVE Waterloo forever
Overall 4.7
The absolute best Optometry program with amazing people
Overall 4.7
Honestly, couldn't get better. So many opportunities for students especially with the co-op program. Professors are incredible and it shows through their teaching and research. You get to be apart of many different groups on campus. A student friendly environment with people who want to see you do well and do good things.
Overall 4.7
Contrary to popular opinion, I really like the location! It's nice living in a university town because everyone is a student and it's quite easy to make friends here.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Censorship
Overall 1
Overrated, overpriced, worst profs, only saving grace is co-op which you can do elsewhere.
Overall 1
Mediocre at best
Overall 1
Canadas worst university
Overall 1
Things you dont hear about: major frosh week and St Pattys days parities which are insanely unhealthy and shut the city down
Overall 1
Poolest school I have attended. Extremely terrible!
Overall 1.4
Nothing to do on campus or off
Overall 1.4
A lot of professors that no one has ever heard of do nothing at this university...I hear Laurier is down the street, which is a plus. You can hear a pin drop on this campus because the students have been abused/extorted SO MUCH that they don't talk. Can you imagine that? #abolishtenure
Overall 1.5
What an awful place for how highly it is valued, they clearly don't care about the students and only about getting more money. These have to be some of the worst profs in Canada (all research, hate teaching), I would 100% recommend you look elsewhere for university
Overall 1.6
Although Math Faculty has a good reputation around the world, everything else will be worse than what you expect. The residence will cost you 900 dollars a month for a 10 square meter single room and the food in village 1 is also bad. The classroom and residence will definitely make anxious and do not expect social life in this bad school.