Memorial University of Newfoundland is Atlantic Canada's premiere comprehensive university and one of the region's most important research facilities.

Memorial is committed to excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, and service to the general public.

Students: Memorial is the largest university in the region, with 17,000 students engaged in full and part-time studies at under-graduate and graduate levels. Each year, the graduating class numbers in excess of 2,000 students.

Faculty and Staff: The university employs 950 full-time faculty (and 850 sessional instructors) and 2,300 administrative and support staff, plus 2,000 students in part-time jobs.

Founded: 1925 (as Memorial University College; granted university status in 1949).

Campuses: Main campus and Marine Institute (MI), St. John's; Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook; Harlow, England.

Programs: Undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as diplomas and certificates programs are offered through our faculties (Arts, Business, Education, Engineering, Medicine and Science) and schools (Continuing Education, Graduate Studies, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Education and Social Work).

Academic year: Sept. 1 – Aug. 31; three 14-week semesters; also 6-week inter-session and 6-week summer session.

Research: Memorial's research efforts, to a large degree, take advantage of our adaptation to the mid-North Atlantic location that has shaped its culture and studies.