Wilfrid Laurier University is devoted to excellence in learning, research, scholarship and creativity. It challenges people to become engaged and aware citizens of an increasingly complex world.
Laurier traces its roots to the opening of the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary in Waterloo more than 100 years ago in 1911.Laurier’s Brantford campus is a combination of new and retrofit construction, embodying integration with the community.
MISSION AND VALUES
A Laurier education is about building the whole person: mind, body and spirit. We believe that your university career must lead to more than just a job to be considered a success; Laurier creates engaged and aware citizens in a culture that inspires lives of leadership and purpose.
MOTTO
Veritas Omnia Vincit (Truth Conquers All).
We're Number 1
#1: most sustainable campus in Ontario (2017, Corporate Knights)
#1: national ranking in student career services (CERIC), the highest score among Canadian postsecondary institutions with most impressive career services models.
#1: national ranking in satisfaction with decision to attend Laurier (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, Maclean's)
#1: national ranking in residence living and extracurricular activities (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, Macleans)
#1: national ranking in course instructors (2020, Macleans)
#1: national ranking in student life staff and administrative staff (2020, 2019, 2018, Maclean's)
#1: Laurier has the largest business degree co-op program in Canada