The University of Guelph was founded in 1964. It is a large, all-around school that offers undergraduate and graduate students more than 85 different areas of study. Over 1,400 students from more than 100 countries are currently enrolled at U of G. Guelph, Ontario, is about an hour from Toronto and is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 places to live in Canada. On the main campus, which is 1017 acres, you can find the lush Arboretum and the busy Research Park.
It is one of Guelph’s biggest employers and gets more than $80 million a year for research, which makes it one of Canada’s most research-focused universities. The university puts a lot of emphasis on hands-on learning, like co-op internships and field courses, to make sure its students are ready for the workforce when they graduate. International students at the University of Guelph can get a scholarship worth between $17,500 and $20,000 for four years based on how well they do in school.