Western University
Public institution · Ontario
About
The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 455 hectares (1,120 acres) of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames River bisecting the campus's eastern portion. The university operates twelve academic faculties and schools. The university was founded on March 7, 1878, by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth of the Anglican Diocese of Huron as The Western University of London, Ontario. It incorporated Huron College, which had been founded in 1863. The first four faculties were Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine. The university became non-denominational in 1908. Beginning in 1919, the university affiliated with several denominational colleges.
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On the register
- DLI number
- O19375892122
- 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
- 1878
- Students
- 21,836
Designated learning institutions list, IRCC, 2 October 2026.
Campuses and locations
- The University of Western OntarioLondon