Quick Facts & Figures
Dalhousie: By the numbers
About our students
| Students enrolled at Dalhousie University | 18,220 |
|---|---|
| - Male students | 45% |
| - Female students | 55% |
| - From other provinces | 42% |
| - International students | 12% |
| Average entering grade of first-year students | 85 (2011) |
| First-year students with average of 75% or better | 92% |
| Percentage of first-year students awarded entrance scholarships | 58% |
| Number of Rhodes Scholars who have graduated from Dalhousie | 87 (more than any university in Atlantic Canada) |
| Number of countries represented at Dalhousie | Over 110 |
About our faculty
| Number of professors in 1863 | 6 |
|---|---|
| Number of professors in 2012 | 1,085 |
| Percentage of faculty with a Ph.D. or doctorate | Over 90% |
About research at Dalhousie
| Number of Canada Research Chairs at Dalhousie | 51 (more than any university in Atlantic Canada) |
|---|---|
| Dalhousie’s ranking among universities outside the United States as a place for academic research by The Scientist magazine in 2007 | 1 |
| Number of kilometres that Dalhousie-developed ‘lidar’ technology traveled through space to reach Mars | 184 million (approximately) |
| Number of continents whose oceans will be monitored by Dalhousie's groundbreaking Ocean Tracking Network project | All 7 of them |
| Dollars awarded annually to Dalhousie in external research grants and awards |
More than $140 million |
More about Dalhousie
| Faculties at Dal | 12 |
|---|---|
| Degree programs available | 180+ |
| Exchange programs for students | Over 70 (in over 60 countries) |
| Student clubs at Dal | 270+ |
| Height of Dalplex's rock climbing wall | 5.12m |
| Student housing spaces | 2,550 in a variety of residences |
| Wireless zones on campus | 110+ |
| Dalhousie's campus size | 1,121 acres |
| Year of Dalhousie's founding | 1818 |
| British pounds given by George Ramsay, ninth Earl of Dalhousie, to establish Dalhousie | £7,000 |
| Estimated value of Ramsay's gift in 2009 |
$937,792 (Canadian dollars) |
