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 255,000 people have a degree from the University of Waterloo.

GOLD Alumni

More than 85,000 of our alumni are GOLDs (Grads of the Last Decade)

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More than 103,000 alumni receive our monthly alumni e-newsletter.


University of Waterloo Alumni Chapters

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

Alumni who have remained in contact

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More than 196,000 live in Canada

Around the US

11,000+ live in the United States

Around the world

More than 13,000 live outside of Canada and the U.S.

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

  • China 5,324
  • India 883
  • United Kingdom 805
  • Australia 445
  • Germany 430
  • Singapore 361
  • United Arab Emirates 306
  • Republic of Korea 267
  • Malaysia 249
  • Trinidad Tobago 243
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Where our alumni are located in Canada

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  • Ontario 175,410
  • British Columbia 8,060
  • Alberta 5,732
  • Quebec 2,438
  • Nova Scotia 1,326
  • Manitoba 1,015
  • Saskatchewan 802
  • New Brunswick 691
  • Newfoundland and Labrador 392
  • Prince Edward Island 195
  • Yukon 117
  • Northwest Territories 93
  • Nunavut 36

If you're one of our "lost alumni" we'd love to hear from you - update your address today! Numbers above as of January 2025.