Canadian Universities - Alberta

Alberta

See also: Higher education in Alberta and List of colleges in Alberta

Post-secondary education in Alberta is regulated by the Ministry of Enterprise and Advanced Education. There are six universities in Alberta, eleven public colleges, two polytechnical institutes (which grant degrees), and seven private colleges (all of which grant degrees). Most private colleges refer to themselves as "university colleges", but are not legally universities, although they grant equivalent degrees.

Edmonton, the province's capital city, is home to the University of Alberta, the province's oldest and largest university, and Grant MacEwan University. There are also two universities in Calgary: University of Calgary and Mount Royal University (although the University of Lethbridge has a campus downtown as well).

In 2009, a bill was passed by the Alberta legislature that allowed the two public colleges that offered degrees (MacEwan College in Edmonton and Mount Royal College in Calgary) to rename themselves universities. Mount Royal College was renamed Mount Royal University on September 3, 2009 and Grant MacEwan College became Grant MacEwan University on September 24, 2009.

Institution	Location(s)	Language	Year Established	Undergrad Student Enrolment (Population)	Post grad Student Enrolment (Population)	Total Student Enrolment (Population)	Notes
Athabasca !Athabasca University	Athabasca, Calgary, Edmonton	E	1970	700436240000000000036,240	70033460000000000003,460	700439700000000000039,700
Grant MacEwan !Grant MacEwan University	Edmonton	E	1971	700411721000000000011,721	50000000000000000000	700411721000000000011,721
Mount Royal !Mount Royal University	Calgary	E	1910	700410670000000000010,670	50000000000000000000	700410670000000000010,670
Alberta !University of Alberta	Edmonton, Camrose, Calgary	B	1906	700429250000000000029,250	70036930000000000006,930	700436180000000000036,180
Calgary !University of Calgary	Calgary, Edmonton, Doha, Qatar	E	1966	700423320000000000023,320	70036540000000000006,540	700429860000000000029,860
Lethbridge !University of Lethbridge	Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary	E	1967	70037930000000000007,930	7002300000000000000300	70038230000000000008,230