University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was founded in 1877 and is the first university in western Canada. It grew from a degree-granting federation of denominational colleges into a comprehensive provincial university. Its main Fort Garry campus lies on the Red River in the city's south; the Bannatyne campus in downtown Winnipeg houses health sciences.

Major academic units include Agricultural and Food Sciences, the Price Faculty of Engineering, the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Arts, Science, Law, and Environment, Earth, and Resources. Graduate students in medicine and the health sciences work through affiliated teaching hospitals. Agriculture, engineering, ice and climate science, and Indigenous studies are identifiable strengths.

Enrollment is about 30,000 students, with several thousand graduate students and a large international intake from Asia, Africa, and elsewhere. Faculty number in the thousands. Alumni include media theorist Marshall McLuhan, businessman Israel Asper, and television host Monty Hall.

Graduate study includes course-based and thesis master's degrees and PhD programs. The academic year runs from September to April, with summer research common. Support comes from teaching assistantships, faculty research grants, and university fellowships. Winnipeg is a prairie provincial capital with long winters; many graduate students live on or near the Fort Garry campus and commute by bus into the city.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, University of Manitoba lists 7 graduate programs across 6 subjects: 5 master's programs and 2 doctoral programs, with the widest choice in mechanical engineering, agriculture, food & forestry and computer science. University of Manitoba holds rank 355 in the GSN Overall University Ranking.