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Lakehead University

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801–1000th in World University Rankings 2024
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About

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About Us

Lakehead University teaches students how to think, not what to think, and shapes changemakers who address real-world problems.

A comprehensive regional university with campuses in Northwestern Ontario and Simcoe County, Lakehead is advancing sustainability in human and ecological health, social justice and equity, Indigenous rights, secure livelihoods, and workplace well-being.

Our Thunder Bay campus, located beside Lake Superior and the boreal forest, offers cutting-edge laboratories, libraries, learning spaces, recreational facilities, and student-centred lounges in a small but culturally diverse city with an increasingly vibrant arts, culture, food, and entertainment scene.

Our Orillia campus set in Ontario’s scenic Lake Country has year-round recreational and cultural opportunities and a unique interdisciplinary arts and science program with majors including business, criminology, education, environmental sustainability, and media studies.

Lakehead provides excellent academic and career advising, tutoring, and accessibility services. Over 1,920 international students at Lakehead are supported through visa and immigration assistance, peer mentoring, wellness services, and financial assistance. Lakehead’s beautiful International Centre is a dedicated space where students find friendship and connection.

High-Quality Programs Prepare Students for Success

Lakehead offers diverse programs for domestic and international students including English as a Second Language and bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degrees in: Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health and Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Science and Environmental Studies. 

Lakehead is recognized internationally for teaching excellence—100% of senior-year students participate in experiential learning and 97.4% of graduates are employed two years after graduating.

Exceptional Research

Lakehead is consistently ranked one of the top three Undergraduate Research Universities in Canada. Our researchers have a global network of collaborators from approximately 30 countries and every student—from first-year undergraduates to postgrads—has dynamic research opportunities.

Lakehead’s research fields include social justice, sustainability, health care, biotechnology, biophysics, material science, clean-water technologies, and Indigenous and pan-northern issues.

Our research institutes are helping solve critical global challenges, including our internationally acclaimed Biorefining Research Institute and the Center for Healthy Ecosystems and Environmentally Conscious Economic Development.

Key Facts:

  • Undergraduate and community-based research opportunities across all disciplines
  • World-class research facilities
  • $27M in external research funding
  • 24 Research Chairs
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Rankings

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Key Statistics

A breakdown of the key statistics at Lakehead University

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Student gender ratio
56 F : 44 M (1)
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International student percentage
19% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
25 (1)
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Student total
8434 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2024

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Subjects Taught at Lakehead University

See below for a range of subjects taught at Lakehead University

Engineering401–500th
General Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Social Sciences801+
Sociology
Politics and International Studies
Geography
Communication and Media Studies
Psychology401–500th
Psychology
Physical Sciences601–800th
Chemistry
Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
Physics and Astronomy
Mathematics and Statistics
Life Sciences601–800th
Agriculture and Forestry
Sport Science
Biological Sciences
Education501–600th
Education
Computer Science501–600th
Computer Science
Clinical and Health601–800th
Medicine and Dentistry
Other Health
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Lakehead University International Viewbook 2024 - English.pdf