About us

Alumni Relations' goal is to inspire, engage and support alumni and students through compelling and meaningful opportunities to strengthen and grow the group of proud university ambassadors and a global community of influencers. This is accomplished through engaging our alumni world-wide in a variety of activities, programs and events.


Quick facts about University of Waterloo Alumni

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Over 246,000 people have a degree from the University of Waterloo.

GOLD Alumni

More than 83,000 of our alumni are GOLDs (Grads of the Last Decade)

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More than 99,000 alumni receive our monthly alumni e-newsletter.


University of Waterloo Alumni Chapters

  • Toronto
  • Waterloo
  • Calgary
  • Vancouver
  • New York
  • San Francisco
  • Korea
  • Shanghai
  • Beijing
  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
  • London

Alumni who have remained in contact

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More than 190,000 live in Canada

Around the US

11,000+ live in the United States

Around the world

More than 11,000 live outside of Canada and the U.S.

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Top 10 countries outside of Canada and the U.S. where alumni currently reside

  • China 4,879
  • United Kingdom 795
  • India 636
  • Australia 446
  • Germany 417
  • Singapore 349
  • Republic of Korea 258
  • United Arab Emirates 256
  • Malaysia 247
  • Trinidad Tobago 227
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Where our alumni are located in Canada

  • Ontario 169,900
  • British Columbia 7,817
  • Alberta 5,634
  • Quebec 2,401
  • Nova Scotia 1,286
  • Manitoba 985
  • Saskatchewan 794
  • New Brunswick 676
  • Newfoundland and Labrador 382
  • Prince Edward Island 185
  • Yukon 119
  • Northwest Territories 89
  • Nunavut 34

If you're one of our "lost alumni" we'd love to hear from you - update your address today! Numbers above as of January 2024.