The University of Winnipeg is reporting a record number of students this Fall. A 4.29 per cent increase over last year’s enrolment of 8,280 brings the total number of students studying at Winnipeg’s downtown, urban university to 8,699. The full-course equivalent increase is 3.47 per cent or a total of 28,813.00 FCEs compared to last year’s total of 27,724.9 FCEs.
With enrolment following all projections—and with additional winter course enrolments in January—it is anticipated The University of Winnipeg will maintain budget assumptions of a 5 % increase in revenue.
“When you listen to what the community is saying, what it needs, and then act – the community responds,” says Ian Cull, Vice-President (Students). “It’s gratifying to see so many students on our campus. The University of Winnipeg is obviously meeting a need for our traditional student population from Winnipeg, along with Aboriginal, out-of-province, and International students, as well as adult learners.”
The University’s new Aboriginal Students Services Centre offers culturally-sensitive programs in its home-away-from-home environment for over 800 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students on campus. The Transition Year Program for Aboriginal students, designed to assist some high school and mature students with the transition to full-time university study, welcomed 56 students to its recent Orientation activities.
“What an opportunity for our students,” says Lloyd Axworthy, President of The University of Winnipeg. “Here they’ll discover and celebrate the diversity of cultures, perspectives, and values as they interact with students, faculty, and staff from cities, villages, and farms across Canada and from 50 countries around the world – all exercising their vocation as global citizens.”
The central location and compact nature of the campus, as well as the affordability of living and learning in Winnipeg in safe, affordable student housing has attracted students from rural communities and abroad. The reputation of our award-winning faculty and hands-on efforts of support staff have contributed significantly to The University of Winnipeg’s position one of the nation’s top ten undergraduate universities (Maclean’s magazine annual ranking).
