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Fast Facts:

  • Science founded at Waterloo: 1959
  • School of Optometry founded in Science at Waterloo: 1967
  • School of Pharmacy founded in Science at Waterloo: 2007
  • Waterloo Motto: Concordia Cum Veritate - In harmony with truth
  • Waterloo Colours: Gold, White, Black
  • Convocation Robe Colour: Blue
  • Dean of Science: Dr. Terry McMahon (2007 - )
  • Faculty: 182
  • Staff: 169
  • Percentage of faculty with PhD's: 98%
  • Research funding: $47 million (33% of UW's total)
  • Full-time undergraduate students: 4100
  • Part-time undergraduate students: 215
  • Full-time graduate students: 494
  • Part-time graduate students: 61
  • Number of computer workstations for science students: 261
  • Doctor of Optometry students: 355 (included in total full-time students)
  • Full-time Pharmacy students: 197 (included in total full-time students)
  • Degrees conferred: BSc, MSc, PhD, OD, BScPhm
  • Alumni: 22,000 in 85 countries
  • Average first-year science class size: 180
  • Average first-year science lab size: 35
Last reviewed: October 11, 2011