The University of Guelph is a Canadian university in southern Ontario with three campuses and career-focused undergraduate programs.
The University of Guelph is located in southern Ontario, just an hour outside Toronto. It has three campuses: Guelph Campus, Ridgetown Campus, and Guelph-Humber Campus. The university is home to more than 36,000 students from across Canada and the world.
The University of Guelph offers over 75 undergraduate majors in career-focused disciplines. It has over 4,000 co-op opportunities through its experiential learning programs. According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2026, the university is among the world's best in 15 subject areas. Times Higher Education ranks it in the top 150 in the world for Life Sciences, 2026. The Shanghai Ranking Consultancy states that its subjects rank first in Canada and top 50 in the world.
The campus offers 400 acres of trails and forests. Twenty GO Buses arrive on campus each weekday. Campus facilities include lecture halls, athletic facilities, dining halls, a library, and student residences. The university has more than 300 student clubs. Maclean's ranks its campus food first.
Maclean's ranks the University of Guelph fifth among Canada's best mid-size universities for 2027. Times Higher Education ranks it top 10 in Canada for Reputation, 2025. The university's alumni community includes over 215,000 people living in 150 countries.