Carleton University

Carleton University

Coat of arms of Carleton University
Motto	"Ours the Task Eternal"
Type	Public
Established	1942
Affiliation	Non-denominational
Endowment	C$231 million
Chancellor	Charles Chi
President	Roseann Runte
Administrative staff	4,260
Students	28,289
Undergraduates	24,554
Postgraduates	3,735
Location	1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6
Campus	Urban (0.62 km2)
Sport Teams	Carleton Ravens
Colours	Black and red
Nickname	Ravens
Mascot	Rodney the Raven
Affiliations	ASAIHL, APSIA, AUCC, CARL, IAU, COU, ACU, U Sports, OUA, RSEQ, Fields Institute, Ontario Network of Women in engineering, CBIE, AACSB, NIBS
Website	www.carleton.ca

Coordinates: 45°22′59″N 75°41′51″W / 45.3831°N 75.6976°W / 45.3831; -75.6976

Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. It was founded on rented premises in 1942, and grew to meet the needs of returning World War II veterans and later became Ontario's first private, non-denominational college. It would expand further in the 1960s, consistent with government policy that saw increased access to higher education as a social good and means to economic growth. Carleton is a public university that offers more than 65 academic programs across a wide range of disciplines. Carleton is reputed for its strength in a variety of fields, such as engineering, industrial design, humanities, international business and many of the disciplines housed in its Faculty of Public Affairs (including international affairs, journalism, political science, political economy, political management, public policy and administration, and legal studies).

It is named after the former Carleton County, Ontario, which included the city of Ottawa at the time Carleton was founded. Carleton County, in turn, was named in honour of Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, an early Governor-General of British North America. As of 2016, Carleton has enrollment of more than 22,000 undergraduate and more than 3,000 postgraduate students. Its campus is located west of Old Ottawa South, within close proximity to The Glebe and Confederation Heights, and is bounded to the north by the Rideau Canal and Dow's Lake and to the south by the Rideau River. The university is represented in U Sports by the Carleton Ravens.