University of Western Ontario
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Former names
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Western University of London Ontario (1878–1923) |
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| Motto | Latin: Veritas et Utilitas |
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Motto in English
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Truth and usefulness |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 7 March 1878 |
| Endowment | C$685 million |
| Budget | C$692.9 million |
| Chancellor | Jack Cowin |
| President | Amit Chakma |
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Academic staff
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1,391 |
| Undergraduates | 31,638 |
| Postgraduates | 5,297 |
| Location |
London, Ontario, Canada 43°00′29.84″N 81°16′18.82″W / 43.0082889°N 81.2718944°WCoordinates: 43°00′29.84″N 81°16′18.82″W / 43.0082889°N 81.2718944°W |
| Campus | Urban, 455 hectares (1,120 acres) |
| Colours | Purple and White |
| Athletics | OUA, CIS |
| Nickname | Mustangs |
| Mascot | JW the Mustang |
| Affiliations | ACU, AUCC, CARL, CBIE, CIS, COU, CUP, CUSID, Fields Institute, OUA, U15 |
| Website | uwo.ca |
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| University rankings | |
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| Global rankings | |
| ARWU World | 201–300 |
| QS World | 198 |
| Times World | 201-250 |
| US News and World Report Global | 236 |
| Canadian rankings | |
| ARWU National | 7–16 |
| QS National | 9 |
| Times National | 9–11 |
| US News and World Report National | 9 |
| Maclean's Medical/Doctoral | 7 |
| Maclean's Reputation | 9 |
The University of Western Ontario (UWO), corporately branded as Western University, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada.
The university was founded on 7 March 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth of the Anglican Diocese of Huron as "The Western University of London Ontario." It incorporated Huron University College, which had been founded in 1863. The first four faculties were Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine. The Western University of London became non-denominational in 1908.
According to the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) rankings, the university ranked 201–300 in the world and 7-16 in Canada. The 2011 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 157th in the world, making it seventh in Canada. Several of Western's programs were also ranked in individual rankings. Social sciences at Western was ranked 96th in the world in the 2010 QS World University Rankings, and Western's Ivey Business School was ranked 1st in the World in the Global MBA Category of Bloomberg Businessweek.
Western's co-educational student body of over 24,000 represents 107 countries and Western scholars have established research and education collaborations and partnerships on every continent. There are more than 306,000 alumni who are active internationally, living and working around the globe. Notable alumni include government officials, academics, business leaders, Nobel Laureates, Rhodes Scholars, and distinguished fellows.
Western's varsity teams, known as the Western Mustangs, compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
The university was founded on 7 March 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth of the Anglican Diocese of Huron as The Western University of London Ontario, and its first chancellor was Chief Justice Richard Martin Meredith. It incorporated Huron University College, which had been founded in 1863. The first four faculties were Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine, and there were originally only 15 students when classes began in 1881. The first of these students graduated in 1883. The Western University of London became non-denominational in 1908.
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