The University of Manitoba

• Western Canada's first university, founded in 1877.
• Manitoba's largest, most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution.
• Contributes $1.2 billion to the social and economic vitality of the province in annual economic activity.
• Admission requirements reflect the university's commitment to providing an exceptional education to all who wish to learn.
• University 1, an innovative approach to first year, creates a solid foundation for student success while providing flexibility in course selection.
• More than half our students entering first year carry a high school average of 85% or more.

Campuses

• The main Fort Garry Campus is a 233-hectare complex on the Red River in south Winnipeg where more than 60 major buildings support the teaching and research programs of the university.
• In addition, Smartpark is a university-owned company that provides lease space in a community environment to 30 growing companies in high-tech sectors.
• It is also home to the new $31 million Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, the most advanced centre of its kind in the country.
• The Bannatyne Campus in central Winnipeg, adjacent to the Health Sciences Centre, is a complex of 10 buildings for health science education and research in dentistry, medicine, medical rehabilitation and pharmacy. The new $31 million Apotex Center is currently under construction to house the Faculty of Pharmacy and additional space for the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry. 
• Other locations: the William Norrie Centre, 485 Selkirk Avenue, for social work education for inner-city residents; University of Manitoba Downtown: Aboriginal Education Centre where the Division of Extended Education offers degree and certificate programs in partnership with Aboriginal, First Nations, and Métis communities; agricultural research farms at Glenlea and Carman; field stations at Delta Marsh on Lake Manitoba, Star Lake in the Whiteshell, and Wallace Lake in eastern Manitoba.
• Buildings, equipment and library holdings at replacement value are worth more than $2 billion.
• 13.7km of roads; 7,090 parking spaces; residence rooms for 1,266 students.
• The Fort Garry Campus is the location of the Freshwater Institute of Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Cereal Research Centre of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, and the provincial Agricultural Services Complex.