University in Canada
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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The University of Windsor is a public, comprehensive university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada's southernmost city. Its campus looks out on the Detroit River waterfront beside North America's busiest international border crossing, across from Detroit, Michigan. About 18,000 students are enrolled in a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs, and the university describes its character as student-focused, with close student-faculty relationships and an internationally oriented, multi-disciplinary outlook. The 51-hectare campus offers more than 140 programs, and the alumni network exceeds 135,000.
Teaching is organized in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, the Odette School of Business, and the Faculties of Education, Engineering, Human Kinetics, Law, Nursing and Science, with Social Work among the professional programs and a Faculty of Graduate Studies for master's and doctoral study. Nine co-operative education programs serve about 1,100 students.
The main campus is at 401 Sunset Avenue on Windsor's west side, with downtown sites including Windsor Hall on Ferry Street, the School of Computer Science at 300 Ouellette Avenue, and the SoCA Armouries and Wildeman Centre for Creative Arts on Freedom Way. The Toldo Lancer Centre at 2555 College Avenue is the hub for recreation, intercollegiate sport and the Lancers varsity teams. Leddy Library serves the campus.
Four residence buildings house between 150 and 440 students each: Alumni Hall (beyond-first-year students, two-bedroom suites), Cartier Hall and Rodzik Hall (first-year students) and Laurier Hall (first-year and beyond-first-year students). Student life also includes Lancers varsity sport, recreation services, food services and accessibility services.
International applicants may apply directly, through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) or through authorized educational agents, and an English Pathway Program (the English Language Improvement Program, ELIP) lets applicants who do not yet meet the English requirement receive a conditional admission offer. Three smaller colleges are federated or affiliated with the university: Assumption University, Canterbury College (Anglican) and Iona College (interfaith).
Domestic students entering directly from full-time secondary school in 2026-27 are considered automatically on the average of their best six Grade 12 U/M courses (the 12O average): Blue and Gold Level Support, $1,000 for one term, for 85% to 89.99%; Dean's Level Support, $10,000 (8 payments of $1,250), for 90% to 94.99%; President's Level Support, $16,000 (8 payments of $2,000), for 95% to 100%. The Dean's and President's awards are renewable with full-time registration and a scholarship average of at least 85%. Students must register full-time in the year immediately after high school graduation.
The UWinAward entrance application opens January 1 and closes April 30 for most awards; an offer of admission is not needed to apply. Awards recognise academic excellence, financial need and community involvement, and most are open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons and international students. Examples include the Ron W. Ianni Entrance Scholarship, Bill Eansor Award, Ed Lumley Bursary, ELEVATE awards for Black and Indigenous students in Engineering, the LC Memorial Award for FNMI in STEM and the Windsor Green Engineering Scholarships. Entrants with a Specialist High Skills Major and an 80% average may apply for a $1,000 scholarship, and FIRST Robotics participants may receive $1,000 (with further $1,000 awards for Science, Engineering, Business or Computer Science entrants). Athletes with an 80% or higher average may receive up to $5,000 in athletic scholarships. The Outstanding Scholars program (high school average over 85%) is open to about 100 first-year candidates, who receive $750 per semester in first year.
International students may apply for most application-based awards and an International Student Renewable Scholarship of Excellence also exists. The Global Conflict Relief Bursary offers $10,000 (10 awards in 2025-26) to students significantly affected by a global conflict; applications open August 1 and close October 15.
Full-time Canadian and international applicants to research-based programs with an admission average of at least 80% are considered for entrance scholarships on program recommendation: Doctoral Entrance Award $30,000 ($2,500 x 12 terms) and Master's Research Entrance Award $7,500 ($2,500 x 3 terms), conditional on keeping an 80% average. Many coursework master's programs are not eligible.
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View scholarships for University of Windsor →Applicants apply as Ontario high school students (through OUAC), high school students from other Canadian provinces, United States high school students, transfer students, part-time students, mature students, international students or visiting students. Admission requirements by program are set in the Academic Calendar.
Applicants may apply directly to UWindsor if they live outside Canada and the United States, are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents, are not attending an Ontario secondary school or any North American college or university, and are applying to UWindsor as their only Ontario university. Applicants not attending an Ontario secondary school who are applying to several Ontario universities apply through OUAC, and applications may also be made through an authorized educational agent. Recommended deadlines are May 1 for September (Fall), September 1 for January (Winter) and January 1 for May (Spring); qualified applicants are admitted after these dates where space remains. After applying, applicants activate a UWin account and upload through UWinsite Student the senior secondary diploma and transcripts, post-secondary diploma and transcripts if applicable, proof of English proficiency, a portfolio where required, and course descriptions if seeking transfer credit. Documents not in English need official translation. Evaluation can take up to four weeks once documents are complete.
Proof of English proficiency is not needed at the time of undergraduate application. Applicants who do not yet meet it receive a conditional offer and can satisfy the requirement through the English Language Improvement Program (ELIP) or another accepted means before the program starts. For graduate study, accepted evidence is ELIP Level III with a final grade of at least 75%, or a TOEFL iBT (including Home Edition), CAEL, IELTS Academic, Pearson PTE (minimum 65 for programs asking IELTS 6.5, 68 for IELTS 7.0) or Duolingo English Test (minimum 120) result; for the course-based Master of Education the ICEAP Toronto Education Cohort Program with at least 70% is accepted. Test scores are valid for two years. Applicants who completed a university degree in the past two years in Canada, or in an exempt English-medium country (the list includes Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone), are exempt from submitting a test.
International students accept their offer, pay the tuition deposit, then apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for a study permit with the admission letter (a conditional offer is accepted), passport and proof of financial support. A Provincial Attestation Letter is required for undergraduate students only. Master's programs are eligible for a three-year Post-Graduation Work Permit.
Canadian citizens or permanent residents who will be at least 20 before enrolment, have not attended secondary school full-time in the previous two years and hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent but do not meet current minimum admission requirements may apply as mature students through OUAC, with a letter of application on career ambitions and work experience. Applicants who attended an Ontario college may have a cumulative average between 60% and 69%; the Odette School of Business requires at least 67%. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
College, university, IB and AP students may apply as transfer students, with credit assessed individually and course descriptions required for credit transfer.
The minimum admission average is 70% for master's programs and 77% for PhD programs, though actual admitting averages are competitive and vary by program. The application fee is $125, paid by credit card. Two to three references are required depending on the program (none for the Master of Engineering programs, International Masters in Automotive Engineering or Master of Management). Unofficial transcripts are uploaded first; official copies are required on an offer. The MBA requires the GMAT, and the GRE may be requested where credentials are hard to assess. Deadlines vary by program, and international candidates are advised to apply at least six months ahead.
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