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What the Media Tells Us
% of Library Expenditures to Operating Expenditures - Source: Canadian Association of University Business Officers
% of Library Acquisitions to Library Budget - Source: Canadian Association of University Business Officers
% of Scholarships & Bursaries to Operating Expenditures - In the 2026 Canadian University Survey Consortium Survey of Middle Years Students 45% of U of L students reported receiving a scholarship, compared to 42% of all institutions participating in the survey. Source: Canadian University Survey Consortium
% of Student Services to Operating Expenditures - Source: Canadian Association of University Business Officers
| Residence of First-time, First-year Students in Previous Year | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025 |
| Alberta | 83.2% | 81.0% | 74.9% | 81.3% | 85.1% |
| Out of province Canadian | 10.2% | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 8.2% |
| Outside of Canada | 6.6% | 12.0% | 18.2% | 11.2% | 6.7% |