2006 Scorecard

For each of the five benchmarks selected by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) to describe the student learning experience, the University of Ottawa’s score is expressed as a percentage relative to the results of the peer group of US universities. The final result is obtained by calculating the weighted average of the percentages for the five benchmarks.

The five benchmarks are: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experience, and supportive campus environment.

Total annual research grants for all programs received from the three main federal research agencies, namely SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR, and ranking among Canadian universities. Source: federal funding agencies

• Total annual amount: amount awarded during one fiscal year.

The five-year tally of the number of full-time professors, per 1,000, who have won national awards.

Percentage of students entering an undergraduate program directly from an Ontario secondary school who were admitted (and accepted an offer of admission) on the basis of an admission average of at least 85%.

Ratio of graduate students registered (certificate, master's and doctorate) to the total number of registrations, full- and part-time.

The percentage of first-year students in bachelor’s or first professional degree programs who graduated from any program within seven years. Source: Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU)

The number of full-time equivalent students at the undergraduate level per full-time equivalent regular faculty.

Full-time equivalent undergraduate students include all eligible, foreign and non-eligible University of Ottawa students registered for the fall and winter semesters. It excludes students registered at Saint Paul University and Algonquin College.

Full-time equivalent faculty include regular and term professors, teaching masters and CRC holders. It excludes vacant positions, retired faculty, part-time professors and lecturers, research fellows, librarians and counsellors. Although these faculty members do contribute to the University’s educational mission, our goal is to increase the number of regular professors teaching undergraduate classes.