Facts and Figures 2008
Teaching Excellence
Commitment to Excellence in Teaching and Research
U of G is committed to excellence in teaching and research. Guelph spends more on instruction and research costs (measured as a percentage of its expenditures) than the majority of other universities in Ontario – well above the provincial average. And the University is among the top universities which spend the least on central administrative costs measured as a percentage of total expenditures.
Teaching Excellence
In the 2008 University Report Card commissioned by the Globe and Mail, students gave the University of Guelph high marks among all Canadian comprehensive universities in all measures of faculty quality; teaching style, knowledge, availability after hours, teaching quality and useful feedback. In the same survey, Guelph also received the top mark in student satisfaction with their overall education experience. Thirteen Guelph faculty have been awarded the prestigious 3M awards for teaching excellence.
Faculty Qualifications
One of the indicators used to gauge teaching excellence is the percentage of full-time instructional faculty who have a Ph.D., a first professional degree or a terminal degree in their field. As reported in Common University Data Ontario, the University of Guelph ranked 1st in Ontario in this measure - well ahead of the provincial average.
Graduate Programs
The University of Guelph offers a broad range of magisterial and doctoral level program which cover the full range of disciplines in the arts and humanities, social sciences, natural and physical sciences, agriculture, and veterinary science. The depth of a graduate program is often measured in terms of doctoral level students. Doctoral enrolments account for one-third of graduate enrolment. In the 2007 University Report Card, students ranked Guelph well above its competitor institutions in terms of quality of graduate programs and leading edge research.
