Canadian Mennonite University is a Christian university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, rooted in the Anabaptist faith tradition.
Canadian Mennonite University is an innovative Christian university rooted in the Anabaptist faith tradition. Its mission is to inspire and equip for lives of service, leadership, and reconciliation in church and society, through teaching, research, and service. The university is located at 500 Shaftesbury Boulevard in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It reports students from nearly 30 different countries.
The university opened its doors in 2000, formed by a merger of three Mennonite colleges: Canadian Mennonite Bible College, Mennonite Brethren Bible College (later Concord College), and Menno Simons College. The new institution was initially known as the Mennonite College Federation and was established by a public act of the Province of Manitoba.
CMU offers 29 majors across 7 undergraduate degree programs. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Arts, Science, Music, Communications, Business Administration, Theology, Peacebuilding, Social Work, and Education. The average first-year class size is 25, and the student to faculty ratio is 18:1. According to the site, 100% of students participate in work-integrated learning.
CMU is a member of Universities Canada. It receives research funding from SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR and holds a Canada Research Chair. Its campus sits on Treaty 1 lands.