Quality

Students entering University of Waterloo with averages 90%+

This figure shows the proportion of students entering with 90-94% and 95% has increased to 2012. Data for this figure are in the Data Table section.

Definition

Entering high school grade average for full-time first-year undergraduates

Data Sources

Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) application data

Registrar Office Registration Data

Inclusions and Exclusions

Inclusions:

  • Full-time first-year (1A) undergraduates that apply to the University of Waterloo and subsequently register in the Fall term who had an entering average of at least 90% based on their final best six university preparation (U)/university and college preparation (M) level courses
  • Ontario Secondary School (OSS) direct admission (from Ontario high school) applicants and Non-OSS applicants (International, National, Post-secondary academic background, or away from their Ontario secondary school studies for one year or more)

Exclusions:

  • Students who applied to a part-time program
  • Students registered in non-degree
  • Students registered in Winter or Spring Term

Data Table
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
90-94 95+ 90-94 95+ 90-94 95+ 90-94 95+ 90-94 95+
% of Students 27% 10% 26% 10% 26% 11% 31% 12% 32% 13%
Number of Students 1,474 528 1,462 572 1,562 630 1,770 675 1,866 767