Canada · Alberta

Athabasca University

university · Alberta

Students: 16,005
International: 3.2%
Graduates: 1,851
Women: 68.9%

Enrolment over time

2009 to 2023 — +0.3% over the period.

2009: 15,9632023: 16,005

What students study

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities38%

Business, management, marketing and related support services19%

Health professions and related programs17%

Psychology9%

Computer and information sciences and support services4%

Public administration and social service professions2%

Social sciences2%

Education2%

Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies2%

Biological and biomedical sciences1%

Share of this institution's enrolment across the fields Statistics Canada publishes for it.

What isn't here

Statistics Canada publishes tuition by province and field of study, and graduate earnings by province — neither is broken out per institution, so we can't show you what Athabasca University costs or what its graduates earn. Check the institution directly for fees, and note that domestic and international rates differ sharply in Canada.

Largest institutions in Alberta

University of Alberta45,306 University of Calgary38,715 Grant MacEwan University16,101 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology15,306 Mount Royal University14,709 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology12,993

Adapted from Statistics Canada, tables 37-10-0277-01 and 37-10-0278-01, Postsecondary Student Information System. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.“Not published” means Statistics Canada suppressed the cell for confidentiality; it does not mean zero.