"Western provides the best student experience among Canada's leading research-intensive universities."
B+
The University of Western Ontario is one of the oldest and most beautiful universities in Canada. Since our first graduating class in 1883, the University has become a vibrant centre of learning with 1,164 faculty members and approximately 33,000 students. With 12 Faculties and Schools, and three Affiliated University Colleges, Western offers more than 400 different specializations, majors and minors at the undergraduate level. We are located on nearly 400 acres of land along the banks of the Thames River in London, Ontario, a thriving city of more than 400,000 people. Our campus offers all the amenities of home and has a community feeling all of its own. Western students are exceptional leaders. We have had four Rhodes Scholars in the past seven years, as well as four Goldman Sachs award winners in the past two years. Our average entering grade was 85.4 per cent last year.
Undergraduate Recruitment and Admissions
Room 190, Stevenson-Lawson Building
London, ON N6A 5B8
Tel: 519-661-2100
Fax: 519-661-3710
Web: welcome.uwo.ca
The University of Western Ontario
These school ratings have been provided by current students from this school.
Academic Reputation
A+ = Excellent
F = Diploma doubles as napkin
A
Program Reputation
Campus Libraries
A+ = Endless study space, always have the book or journal you need, plenty of plugs for laptop and internet access
F = Crowded, dirty, and the collection is from 1982.
Class Sizes
A+ = Small, manageable
F = Way too big
B+
School Spirit
A+ = Always present, high attendance
F = The mascot doesn't even show up
A-
Athletic Facilities
A+ = New, impressive
F = Dated, small
A-
Local Community
A+ = Clean and fun
F = Sketchy or boring
B+
Campus Overall
A+ = Campus is well maintained, well organized and beautiful
F = Feel like a rat in a concrete maze.
A-
Campus Security
A+ = You've always felt completely secure while on campus
F = I think the lunch lady packs heat.
A
On Campus Housing
A+ = Solid, better than home
F = It's project housing
A-
Off Campus Housing
A+ = Solid, affordable
F = Dilapidated, scarce
B
Co-op
Extracurricular Activities
A+ = I've found the new "me" and always have something to do
F = Commuter campus ... we come, we go, but that's it
Diversity
A+ = Similar to a UN meeting - every age, gender, race, religion in harmony
F = Everyone on campus is related and newcomers are not welcome.
I mostly looked at Western because I wanted to move out of town for university. The four years I spent there were amazing and I get super nostalgic when I drop by campus for errands or meetings now. I am very proud to show anyone the campus - especially in the summer as it is gorgeous. I got to work one on one with one of my favourite professors for two years and even got to do some online writing. My faculty was a bit clicky but I loved my program and all the people i met at Western - I took Media & Public Interest and was in the first class of this totally unique program.
haha i'm sure that i had some complaints when i was in school, but it's all perfect now in my memory - i dated a guy on my rez floor, in my program and am still friends with my roommates - and met my best friend at western too, and through him my now long-term boyfriend/puppy daddy.