University of Waterloo

Waterloo, University ofMathematics and Computer Building, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

University of Waterloo, Public university in Waterloo, Ont., Can., founded in 1957. It has faculties of applied health sciences, arts, engineering, environmental studies, mathematics, and science, as well as schools of accounting, architecture, optometry, and urban and regional planning. Special facilities include museums of optometry and of games.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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Article Title: University of Waterloo
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 03 May 2024
Access Date: April 28, 2025