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About University of Western Ontario
Western University was founded in London, Ontario in 1878 as the Western University of London Ontario, led by Anglican Bishop Isaac Hellmuth. It later became non-denominational and moved to its current campus by the Thames River in the 1920s. Today it is a large public research university with professional schools in business, medicine and law.
At a glance
- International
- 12.7%
- Students per teacher
- 33:1
- Founded
- 1878
- Type
- Public
- Campus
- Urban
London, Canada42.983, -81.233
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS=142World · 2027Source
- THETHE201–250World · 2026Source
- WebometricsWebometrics#161World · 2026Canada #8Source
- CWURCWUR#187World · 2026Canada #6Source
- ARWUARWU201-300World · 2026Source
- URAPURAP#207World · 2025Canada #10Source
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