About Western University:

The University of Western Ontario (UWO), corporately branded as Western University as of 2012 and commonly shortened to Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 455 hectares (1,120 acres) of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames River bisecting the campus' eastern portion. The university operates twelve academic faculties and schools. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. The university was founded on 7 March 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth of the Anglican Diocese of Huron as "The Western University of London Ontario". It incorporated Huron University College, which had been founded in 1863. The first four faculties were Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine. The Western University of London became non-denominational in 1908. Beginning in 1919, the university has affiliated with several denominational colleges. The university grew substantially in the post-World War II era, as a number of faculties and schools were added to university. Western is a co-educational university, with more than 24,000 students, and with over 306,000 living alumni worldwide. Notable alumni include government officials, academics, business leaders, Nobel Laureates, Rhodes Scholars, and distinguished fellows.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 149 181 197 179 184 188 193 206 188 195 197 199 197 214 210 221 221

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture - 298 - - - 265 286 252 254 255 291 297 284 286 301-350 293
Engineering 285 220 185 253 228 196 172 183 190 216 211 233 220 201 214 351-400
Life Sciences 162 168 182 210 199 189 205 192 200 193 211 205 246 243 301-350 301-350
Medicine 118 135 128 126 122 124 120 119 124 121 127 114 127 135 160 149
Natural Sciences 258 269 248 266 295 - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 301-350 451-500 351-400
Social Sciences 95 82 82 86 81 95 105 116 115 115 120 118 110 122 141 122

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500 351-400
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 233 249 - 281 -
Chemistry 290 - 276 290 - - 301-350 288 267 243 237 301-350 351-400
Chemical Engineering 154 124 180 188 179 160 174 163 204 161 161 175 216
Civil Engineering 140 183 165 209 153 172 200 165 203 245 170 152 134
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 117 122 131 162 151
Computer Science 163 124 129 148 150 146 157 217 188 179 202 210 301-350
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 98 112 - 137 132
Electrical Engineering 250 239 256 218 201 162 177 196 210 198 257 251 351-400
Environment / Ecology 229 271 266 276 220 242 - - 295 290 - 233 -
Geosciences 179 176 203 215 214 221 222 223 217 255 - 280 268
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 -
Materials Science - - 280 298 291 294 277 239 226 194 179 188 229
Mathematics 255 217 234 - 257 242 302 250 301-350 301-350 296 401-450 451-500
Mechanical Engineering 152 155 165 170 219 180 223 249 245 301-350 - 278 287
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 263 265 - - 297
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 259 295 - 301-350 -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 88 93 - 124 133
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 293 291 278 234 179 190 212 204 187 230 351-400 291
Physics 300 - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 401-450 451-500 - -
Plant & Animal Science 297 216 253 247 256 192 182 228 243 261 245 250 -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 99 92 - 145 99
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 129 123 138 162 145
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 97 84 109
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 238 227 261
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -