Carleton University (CU) 

IAU-001997

Canada - Ontario

top General Information

Address

Street:1125 Colonel By Drive

City:Ottawa

Province:Ontario

Post Code:K1S 5B6

WWW:https://carleton.ca

Other Sites

Also a number of Study Abroad programmes as part of student/faculty exchange programmes. Contact Carleton International for further information

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1942, incorporated as Ottawa Association for the Advancement of Learning, 1943, and reorganized as Carleton College 1952. Acquired present status and title 1957.

Academic Year

September to May (September-December; January-May). Also Summer Session (May-August)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent

Tuition Fees

National:Undegraduate, 5967.35-8,509.35. Graduate, 2,303.16-3,912.16 per term (CAD)

Language(s)

English

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Wisdom Tettey

Job title:President and Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:January 2025 -


Senior Administrative Officer : Paula Rankin

Job title:Provost and Vice-President (Academic)


International Relations Officer : Rafik Goubran

Job title:Vice-President (Research and International)

top Divisions

Centre : Community Innovation

More details:3CI


Centre : Conflict Education and Research

Fields of study:Peace and Disarmament

More details:CCER


Centre : European Studies

Fields of study:European Studies

More details:CES


Centre : Indigenous Research, Culture, Language and Education

Fields of study:Indigenous Studies

More details:CIRCLE


Centre : Intelligence and Security Studies

Fields of study:Protective Services

More details:CCISS


Centre : International Migration and Settlement Studies

Fields of study:Demography and Population


Centre : Public History

Fields of study:History

More details:CCPH


Centre : Research and Education on Women and Work

Fields of study:Education

More details:CREWW


Centre : Security and Defence Studies

Fields of study:Military Science

More details:CSDS


Centre : Social and Cultural Analysis

Fields of study:Cultural Studies, Social Studies

More details:Duncombe


Centre : Study of Stress Processes and Stress Management

Fields of study:Health Sciences


Centre : Survey

More details:CUSC


Centre : Trade Policy and Law

Fields of study:Law

More details:CTPL


Centre : Transnational Cultural Analysis

Fields of study:Cultural Studies

More details:CTCA


Centre : Treaty Compliance

More details:CCTC


Centre : Values and Ethics

Fields of study:Ethics

More details:COVE


Centre : Visualization and Simulation

More details:VSIM


Centre : Voluntary Sector Research and Development

More details:CVSRD


Faculty : Arts and Social Sciences

Fields of study:African Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Canadian Studies, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Classical Languages, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Education, English, Environmental Studies, Film, Folklore, Foreign Languages Education, French, Gender Studies, Geography, German, Greek (Classical), Hebrew, History, Human Rights, Italian, Japanese, Jazz and Popular Music, Latin, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Music, Natives Education, Philosophy, Portuguese, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Social Problems, Sociology, Spanish, Surveying and Mapping, Women's Studies


Faculty : Engineering and Design

Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Design, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Design, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Town Planning


Faculty : Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs

Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Art History, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Canadian Studies, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Film, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Health Administration, History, Industrial Design, International Studies, Journalism, Law, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Music, Neurosciences, Peace and Disarmament, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Religion, Russian, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Welfare and Protective Services, Women's Studies


Faculty : Public Affairs

Fields of study:Asian Studies, Communication Studies, Criminal Law, Criminology, Economics, European Studies, Journalism, Law, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Russian, Social Work


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Business Computing, Chemistry, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Health Sciences, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Physics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Technology


Institute : Ottawa Medical Physics

More details:OMPI


Research Division : Broadband Communications and Wireless Systems

Fields of study:Telecommunications Engineering

More details:BCWS


Research Division : Carleton Immersive Media Studio

Fields of study:Media Studies

More details:CIMS


Research Division : Geomatics and Cartographic

Fields of study:Surveying and Mapping

More details:GCRC


Research Division : Innovation, Science and Environment Policy

More details:CRUISE


Research Division : Ottawa-Carleton Bridge

More details:OCBRI


Research Division : Sustainable Energy

Fields of study:Energy Engineering

More details:CSERC


Research Division : Technology Innovation

Fields of study:Technology


School : Business

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Engineering Management, Finance, Information Sciences, International Business, Management, Marketing

More details:Sprott

top Degrees

Certificat et diplôme universitaire/University certificate and diploma


Baccalauréat/Bachelor's Degree


Baccalauréat spécialisé/Bachelor’s Degree - Honours


Diplôme et certificat de 2e cycle/Graduate Diploma and Certificate


Maîtrise/Master's Degree


Doctorat/Doctoral Degree

Fields of study:Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Ethics, Geography, International Business, Law, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology

Note

Some Master's and Doctorates degree are offered through an Ottawa-Carleton Joint Institute.

Main Press

Carleton University Press

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2014-2015

Full Time Total:841

Students

Statistics Year:2014-2015

Total:27823

Part Time:4866

Updated on 05-03-2015