Most recent data available: 2024/25 as of March 2025 Update frequency: Annually Next update: March/April 2026
Definition
Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolment of undergraduate and graduate students by fiscal year
Data Sources
Student Administration System (SA) as of final government count date
Inclusions and Exclusions
- Inclusions:
- Undergraduate: students registered in Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo (AFIW) undergraduate programs (e.g Social Work Renison (SWREN))
- Graduate: Non-degree and students registered in FUAC graduate programs (e.g. Theology, Catholic Thought)
- Exclusions:
- Cross Registered students are excluded (e.g. Laurier)
- Inactive graduate students are excluded
- Visiting graduate students are excluded
Revisions
Fall 2015 - all years restated to include graduate academic ftes only
In 2015/16 a change was made to the way undergraduate, non-degree students registered in the Bridge to Academic Success in English (BASE) program are counted. As it affects the attendance categorization (full-time/part-time) you will see small shifts in the FTE totals.
In 2015/16, graduate diplomas were reclassified from Master's degrees to Non-degree