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Facts

ULethbridge quick facts

School motto

Fiat Lux

Latin, meaning Let There Be Light

School colours

Blue and gold

Mascot

Luxie the Pronghorn

The fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere

School tradition

Touch the pronghorn statue outside the University Library for good luck before exams

Blackfoot name

Iniskim

Meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone

8,373
students

from more than 90 countries around the world

7,658

Undergraduate students

715

Graduate students

1070

Calgary Campus students

1,631

International students from 90 countries

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One of Canada's leading research universities

The University of Lethbridge has built an outstanding record of research achievement. Our tradition of excellence has been achieved by the collective achievements of our researchers and fostered by our commitment to support high impact research across disciplines.

#1

Medical and Science Grants in Canada (Maclean’s 2024, 2023 and 2022 University Rankings (Primarily Undergraduate))

1 of 4

Comprehensive Academic and Research Universities in Alberta

17

Research Centres and Institutes

Graduate student studying brain activity
Prof with students in the data visualization lab
Group of students looking at a whiteboard

World-renowned faculty

Our faculty members bring their research into the classroom and actively engage students in research opportunities.

Faculty awards and honours

7

Royal Society of Canada Fellows

3

Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars

37

Research Chairs

2

3M National Teaching Fellows


Extraordinary facilities

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Science Commons building sign

Where you learn, shapes how you learn. With the opening of Science Commons in 2019, we are home to Canada’s most advanced facility for science education and research.

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Students in the Centre for Financial Market Research and Training

With locations on both the Lethbridge and Calgary campuses, the Centre for Financial Market Research and Teaching is the best-equipped academic trading room in Western Canada.

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Paintings hanging in the Hess Art Gallery

Our art collection includes more than 16,000 pieces, and is one of the most significant collections in Canada.


Strength in graduate studies

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Graduate student giving presentation

Our graduate enrolment reached more than 700 students in 2024.

More than 70 per cent of our graduate students in thesis-based programs present at conferences or meetings in their field of research.

More than 65 per cent of our doctoral students co-author papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Pronghorn pride

1,300+

Academic All-Canadians

9

Olympians

3

Olympic medals

1

Paralympian

Shining alumni

 

List of Canada’s Most Powerful Women recognizes alumna Tevi Legge (BA/BMgt ’08)
Robert Morrison (BASC (BA) ’83) receives national praise for his new book
Documentary about the Marathon of Afghanistan co-directed and produced by Kate McKenzie (BA/BEd ’07)
Jamie Medicine Crane (BEd ’05) leads in her community as an activist, advocate, educator and artist
Bill Spenceley (BASc (BSc) ’81) guides his local company to international success
Catrine Tudor-Locke (BASc (BA) ’85) brings impressive research forward to promote public health worldwide
Working closely with Indigenous communities, Dr. Roy Golsteyn (BASc (BSc) ’84) tests prairie plants for anti-cancer medicines
John Wort Hannam (BA/BEd ’96) is an award-winning singer/songwriter with a passion for community

 

53,000+

Alumni worldwide

1,600

Graduates join our alumni family each year

94.8%

Graduate employment rate

3

Rhodes Scholars

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