Explore the ideas you already have and discover ones you’ve never imagined. With over 100 programs to choose from, you’ll earn a degree with a reputation that will help your career take off.
Build your résumé in 4 months, not years
If you want a successful career, there's no better place to be than the University of Waterloo.
We're ranked #1 in the world for employer connections – and we're North America's largest co-op university.
What's co-op? It's like an internship – except you're paid and you study for 4 months, work for 4 months, study for 4 months, work for 4 months... you get the idea.
Not interested in the co-op program? Don't worry - we have regular full-time programs as well.
Facts and figures
Meet some of our students
RICHARD YIM, CO-FOUNDER, LANDMINE BOYS
Yim immigrated to Canada and was accepted to the University of Waterloo, where he learned to build robots and was encouraged to follow his dream. At Waterloo, he co-founded Landmine Boys and invented a robot that slices open landmines and melts the TNT inside.
JAKE MALLIAROS, TEAM MEMBER, WATERLOOP
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk threw down the Hyperloop challenge in 2015: Build a prototype that demonstrates the feasibility of travelling at a speed of 1,200 km/h in a pod that rides on a cushion of air in an enclosed track. A team of more than 150 Waterloo students made the competition.
RUPI KAUR, AUTHOR, milk and honey
As a busy Arts co-op student with a growing set of skills and insights, Rupi pushed herself to write, design and self-publish milk and honey. With her social media savvy, the poetry collection sold a staggering 17,000 copies before it was picked up by a publisher and quickly summited bestseller lists.
RACHEL MCDONALD, MEDICAL STUDENT
As a health studies student, Rachel spent five co-op work terms at Sunnybrook Hospital in the radiation oncology unit co-ordinating a radiotherapy program for people in the advanced stages of cancer. Her experiences and work earned her acceptance at two of Canada’s medical schools.
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About the University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is Canada’s top innovation university. With more than 36,000 students we are home to the world's largest paid-internship education system of its kind. Our unmatched entrepreneurial culture, combined with an intensive focus on research, powers one of the top innovation hubs in the world.
The University of Waterloo is located in Ontario, Canada.
