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Founded

1974, with the merger of two institutions, Loyola College (1896) and Sir George Williams University (1926). Read more about our history.

President

Judith Woodsworth

Find out more about our senior administration or the Office of the President.

Institutional Planning Office

The Institutional Planning Office provides strategic information and analyses on issues related to the academic planning and mission of the University.

For questions regarding the data presented on this page, please contact the Institutional Planning Office at (514) 848-2424, ext. 8611.

Note: Fast Facts data is updated annually; the next revision will take place in September 2010

 

Student enrolment

Chart showing total Concordia enrolment of 44,257

Total enrolment for 2008/09

UNDERGRADUATES 33,571
Full-time
 21,221  
Part-time
 12,350  
GRADUATES 6,333
Full-time
 4,633  
Part-time
 1,700  
TOTAL ENROLMENT IN COURSES OFFERED FOR CREDIT 39,904
CONTINUING EDUCATION 4,038
TOTAL CONCORDIA ENROLMENT 43,942
 
Chart showing proportions of enrolment by faculty

Enrolment in courses offered
for credit, by Faculty

Arts and Science (A&S) 17,030 42.7%
Engineering and Computer Science (ENCS) 5,690 14.3%
Fine Arts (FA) 3,482 8.7%
John Molson School of Business (JMSB) 8,026 20.1%
Independent 4,367 10.9%
Visiting 1,309 3.3%
TOTAL 39,904 100%

 

Chart shwing proportions of international enrolment by faculty

Enrolment of International students in
courses offered for credit, by faculty

Indicates Visa Status at time above criteria were met

Arts and Science 1,161 26.2%
Engineering and Computer Science 1,240 27.9%
Fine Arts 230 5.2%
John Molson School of Business 994 22.4%
Visiting 133 3.0%
Independent 681 15.3%
TOTAL 4,439 100%

 

Chart showing enrolment by gender

Enrolment by gender in courses offered
for credit

Male 19,717  
Full-time 13,061 66.2%
Part-time 6,656 33.8%
Female 20,187  
Full-time 12,793 63.4%
Part-time 7,394 36.6%

 

 

Class sizes

4 charts showing proportions of ndergraduate class sizes for the 2005/06 academic year

Data pertains to the 2008/09 academic year

Undergraduate Class Size

200 level courses
Less than 30 students 33.7%
30-60 students 35.3%
61-100 students 24.5%
101-250 students 6.0%
More than 250 0.5%
300 level courses
Less than 30 students 31.6%
30-60 students 48.7%
61-100 students 17.6%
101-250 students 2.1%
More than 250 0.0%
400 level courses
Less than 30 students 65.4%
30-60 students 31.1%
61-100 students 3.4%
101-250 students 0.1%
More than 250 0.0%

Note: In 2008/09 we began reporting class size on the basis of course number groupings (i.e. 200, 300, 400)

 

Chart showing enrolment by gender

Programs

  B&C PS M,D&C PhD Post-Doc
A&S 188 22 56 20 17
ENCS 29 12 28 9 9
FA 54 4 12 5 3
JMSB 28 5 15 4 2
SGS - - 1 1 -
A&S: Arts and Science
ENCS: Engineering and Computer Science
FA: Fine Arts
JMSB: John Molson School of Business
SGS: School of Graduate Studies (Special Individualized Programs)
B&C: Baccalaureate and Certificates (1st Cycle)
PS: Preparatory Studies (2nd Cycle)
M,D&C: Master's, Diplomas and Certificates (2nd Cycle)
PhD: Doctoral (3rd Cycle)
Post-Doc: Post-Doctoral

 

 

Chart shwing Number of employees as of October 2008

Concordia University Personnel (as of October 2008)

Administrative and Support (Permanent) 1,492
Administrative and Support (Non-Permanent) 293
Administrative and Support (Hourly/Non-Permanent) 1,202
Professional Librarians 40
Full-Time Professors 910
Part-Time Professors 673
Continuing Education Professors 100
Research (Non-Permanent) 740
Teaching Assistants 1,065
TOTAL 6,515
 

Concordia alumni (2008/2009): 154,000

Visit the Concordia Alumni Relations website.

 

 

Research Chairs (as of September 2009)

Canada Research Chairs 18 filled
Concordia University Research Chairs 46
TOTAL 64

See a list of research chairs on the Research and Graduate Studies website.

 

Research Centres and Units:

See a full list of research centres and units on the Research and Graduate Studies website.

 

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