The University of Waterloo’s engineering and technology faculty areas rank among the top 50 in the world according to results published today
WATERLOO, Ont. (Tuesday, September 10, 2013) – The University of Waterloo’s engineering and technology faculty areas rank among the top 50 in the world according to results published today.
The rankings, published by UK firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), saw Waterloo leapfrog other Canadian universities like McGill and University of British Columbia in the Engineering and Technology faculty area for the first time. The results also saw Waterloo rise in the top 200 schools worldwide to reach 180 overall, up from 191 in 2012.
QS is the only major international ranking compiler that takes into account the views of graduate employers. Today’s results show that Waterloo ranks among the top 100 universities in the world with the employers surveyed by QS – fourth amongst Canadian schools.
“These rankings traditionally favour long-established institutions with medical schools. Our strong ranking this year is a clear sign that our focus on excellence in research along with experiential learning is delivering exceptional quality graduates that employers covet,” said Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of Waterloo. “We have set a clear goal to be one of the top innovation universities in the world, these results indicate we are on the right path.”
Waterloo is ranked seventh overall amongst Canadian universities and second for the engineering and technology faculty area.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings ranks approximately 700 universities overall and in 5 faculty areas: Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities.
The overall rankings come after QS ranked the University of Waterloo as the top university in Canada for Statistics and Operational Research in its subject rankings. Those results also placed Waterloo amongst the top 30 institutions in the world for Computer Science and Information Systems, and Mathematics.
About the University of Waterloo
In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada's technology hub, has become one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities with 35,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. Waterloo, as home to the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program, embraces its connections to the world and encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research and discovery. In the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. For more information about Waterloo, please visit www.uwaterloo.ca.
