University of Alberta

The University of Alberta (U of A or UAlberta; French: Université de l'Alberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, the university's first president. It was enabled through the Post-secondary Learning Act. The university is considered a "comprehensive academic and research university" (CARU), which means that it offers a range of academic and professional programs that generally lead to undergraduate and graduate level credentials. The university comprises four campuses in Edmonton, an Augustana Campus in Camrose, and a staff centre in downtown Calgary.

DLI number

O19257171832

Type

Public

Post-graduation work permit

Programmes eligible for a post-graduation work permit

Master's and doctoral degrees

Offered; no provincial attestation letter needed for these

Founded

1906

Students

31,185