
Facts and figures

Fast facts about UM:
- 1877: the year the university was founded
- Manitoba’s largest and most research-intensive university
- UM has 2 main campuses and multiple satellite campuses
- Host to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- $40 million in student awards given out annually
- UM is taking action against climate change, including committing to net-zero emissions bv 2050
- 2022: the year UM established an anti-racism task force
- $87 million USD: a major gift helping to save lives in India, because health is a human right
- 6,486 donors from 20 countries raised $63.9M in 2023/2024
- 35,000+ students, staff and community members access UM recreation facilities and services each year
Fall Term 2024 Student enrolment
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31,334
Total students
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26,651
Undergraduate students
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3,910
Graduate students
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2,994
Self-declared Indigenous students (9.6% of overall student population)
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21.3%
of students at UM are international. These 6,675 students represent 122 countries
- For more enrolment reports numbers see Office of Institutional Analysis
Programs of study

Transforming the learning experience
UM offers 100+ programs of study, more than any other post-secondary institution in Manitoba. This includes 100+ undergraduate and nearly 150 graduate programs.
Transforming the learning experience: Discover the 100+ flexible learning opportunities including co-op and internships, immersive learning, exchange programs, as well as bridge programs.
- 50+ UM programs offer co-op education
- UM has 50 partnerships with international institutions in over 20 destinations: Exchange programs
- 167: the number of Engineering Access Program graduates to date
- 298 students were enrolled in UM's Access program in 2022-2023
- Learn more about UM programs: Viewbook
Faculties, colleges, and schools
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Faculties, schools and colleges
There are 13 faculties, 4 schools and 9 colleges at UM.
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University 1
Unique to UM, “U1” gives first-year students the chance to explore other fields in first year.
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Extended Education
There are 10,000 course registrations in 100+ non-credit (or non-degree) courses each year.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
3,100+ students study in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences each year.
Student success

UM students lead, on campus and beyond:
- 100 Rhodes Scholars to date, more than any Western Canadian university
- 3 Vanier Scholars awarded in 2024 – 55 UM students have received this award in the past 15 years
- 134 UM student-athletes named U Sports Academic All-Canadians for the 2022-2023 season
- 2019: UM launched Manitoba’s President's Student Leadership Program
Rankings
Highlights
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2nd in Canada
in food science and technology
(Shanghai Ranking 2024 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects)
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13th in the country
for medical/doctoral school
(Macleans 2024 rankings)
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Top 201-300
of universities ranked globally
(Shanghai Ranking 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities)
Indigenous excellence
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Reconciliation
UM is committed to working together with the Indigenous community to advance Reconciliation
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35th annual
The 35th Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow was held in 2024
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2024
The Bison Spirit Indigenous Leadership Program was launched.
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2nd annual
The second Honouring our Indigenous Campus Community awards were held
Research
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U15
UM is a member of this group of research-intensive universities
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50 CRCs
UM has an allocation of 50 Canada Research Chairs, a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC), a CERC Laureate, and a Canada 150 Research Chair
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12th
Our rank among Canada’s top 50 research universities for attracting research grants and contracts
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Home to 50+
Research centres, institutes and shared facilities
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$210.4M
In 2022-23 UM received $210.4M in sponsored research income
- Learn more about research at UM
UM Bisons

We are all Bisons
- More than 400 student-athletes on 15 teams across 9 sports compete for the UM Bisons
- The Bisons have won 49 national championships to date
- National awards include:
- 2 national athletes of the year
- 17 rookies of the year
- 16 sport-specific athletes of the year to date
- Coach of the year to date: 30
Alumni
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221,000 alumni
And counting
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134 countries
Where UM alumni are living and continuing to make an impact
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1st UM graduate
William Reginald Gunn, a Métis student who graduated with Honours in Natural Science in 1880
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3 Nobel Prizes
Dr. James Peebles, Physics (2019)
Dr. Michael Landry and team, Physics (2017)
Scott Cairns and team, Peace (2013)
- Learn more about UM Alumni
Faculty and staff (2023-24 fiscal year)
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10,279
Total staff
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5,930
Academic staff
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4,349
Support staff
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13
The number of consecutive years UM has been awarded one of Manitoba’s Top Employers
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Since 2017
UM has been awarded as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers
- Learn more about working at UM