About Waterloo Engineering

A global leader in engineering education and research

When local entrepreneurs established our university, with Engineering as the founding faculty, they approached the task from a business perspective, knowing creativity and innovation were the keys to problem solving.

Co-op education, as we now know it, was born. 

Waterloo Engineering at the University of Waterloo is Canada’s largest engineering school and a pipeline for top engineering talent to the world’s leading companies. Ranked among the top 50 engineering schools in the world, our reputation for excellence is built on the foundation of co-op education and a bold history of innovation.

We are renowned as a university that embraces differentiation. We are trailblazers, laying the ground work for others to follow – the most sought after engineering school in Canada.

Guided by the long-term vision of Waterloo at 100, the Faculty of Engineering’s 2025–2030 strategic plan, Where Excellence Thrives, calls on the Faculty to go beyond solving real-world challenges and to take a leadership role in developing innovative solutions that benefit the global community. 

We offer 15 undergraduate degree programs, all 100% co-op, providing more than 7,600 work-integrated learning experiences annually. These programs, including unique degrees in architectural, biomedical, environmental, management science, mechatronics and nanotechnology engineering, equip students to excel in multidisciplinary fields.

Waterloo Engineering graduates the largest number of engineers in Canada annually. With 37 graduate degree programs, including research and course-based master’s and doctoral degrees, our students thrive in a dynamic research environment that emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and global impact.