The University of Windsor is a comprehensive, student-centred university, with more than 16,500 students enrolled in a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs including several professional schools such as Law, Business, Engineering, Education, Nursing, Human Kinetics and Social Work. The new Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation, the largest capital project on campus to date, opened in the fall of 2012 as a world-class hub for innovation, featuring the latest in classroom teaching technology, an Industrial Courtyard for collaborative work with the region and 80 research labs.
UWindsor will expand its campus into the downtown core when the Schools of Visual Arts, Music, Social Work, the film production program and the Centre for Executive and Professional Education, move into renovated historical buildings in 2015.
The University of Windsor is located next to North America's busiest international border crossing, where Ontario's highway 401and Michigan's I-75 meet, and facing one of Canada's most beautiful waterfronts on the Detroit River. This location speaks to UWindsor's greatness as an internationally oriented, multi-disciplined institution that actively enables a broad diversity of students, faculty and staff to make a better world through education, scholarship, research and engagement.
From that diversity, the University fosters an atmosphere of close cooperation between faculty and students, creating a unifying atmosphere of excellence across all of its faculties to encourage lifelong learning, teaching, research and discovery.
Location & Facilities
The University of Windsor is located on the banks of the Detroit River.
519What do you want to do today? As a University of Windsor student - living in the heart of the Windsor-Detroit metropolitan area - the choice is yours.
The UWindsor campus enjoys a prime location, only minutes from both downtown Windsor and downtown Detroit, two cities with distinct personalities and no shortage of things to keep you busy all year long.
Rollerblade along the scenic riverfront trail, then meet some friends for Ethiopian food on University Avenue. Attend an art opening at a small gallery in Windsor or visit the iconic collections at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Catch a local jazz trio at a Windsor bar or head into Detroit for a White Stripes concert. Ice skate in Charles Clark Square or pound the plexiglass at a Red Wings game.
UWindsor students enjoy the best of both worlds. They live in a safe, student-friendly, diverse Canadian town only minutes from an American cultural metropolis. Visit us soon to get a firsthand look at what makes Windsor-Detroit such an amazing place to live and learn.