University of Prince Edward Island

Overview

The University of Prince Edward Island (also known as UPEI) is a public university built on 140 acres of land in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Nestled in the capital city of Prince Edward Province and the birth place of Canada, the university’s root can be traced back to its two earlier predecessor institutions St. Dunstan's University (SDU) and Prince of Wales College (PWC) in early nineteenth century. SDU and PWC merged together and gave birth to University of Prince Edward Island in 1969.

UPEI is serving as the sole university in Prince Edward Island and one of the leading government funded universities across the country. A leader in experiential learning with a constantly growing reputation for research innovation and academic excellence, the university offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs to nearly around 5,000 students, more than one fourth of which are international students.

Why study at the University of Prince Edward Island?

• Achieved #11 ranking among primarily undergraduate Canadian Universities (2020, Maclean’s)
• $6 million in scholarships, international exchange and experiential study opportunities
• 1,200 international students from more than 80 countries are welcomed each year
• 70 exchange program agreements with universities in 28 countries
• Downtown Charlottetown is only a 20-minute walk away from campus and has the best of a small city packed with the best of urban life
• International Students entail 26% of the University’s total enrolment
• Over 1,100 exceptional faculty and research staff
• PEI has a population of 139,000, and is rich in heritage, culture, and a quality of life that is second to none.
• University’s beautiful 140-acre home campus consists of 30 academic, administrative, residential, and athletics buildings and facilities
• UPEI is Home to multiple Canada Research Chairs, a Canada Excellence Research Chair, endowed or sponsored research chairs, and 3M Teaching Award-winners

Ranking

• World Rank: 1452 (Webometrics 2020);
• Country Rank: 11 (Maclean's Primarily Undergraduate Ranking); 46 (Webometrics)

Programs

UPEI offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs to nearly around 5,000 students through the faculty or school of Arts, Business, Education, Engineering, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Nursing, Science, and Veterinary Medicine.

Please kindly click on the link to see the list of Undergraduate Programs offered by the UPEI - UPEI UG Programs

Please kindly click on the links to see the list of Graduate Programs offered by the UPEI - UPEI PG Programs

Entry Requirements, Deadlines

Please kindly click on the link to see the UG Programs Entry Requirements - UG Programs Entry Requirements

Please kindly click on the link to see the PG Programs Entry Requirements - PG Programs Entry Requirements

Please click on the link to see UG Programs Application Deadline - UG Application Deadline

Please click on the link below to see PG Programs Application Deadline - PG Application Deadline.

English Language Requirements

Please click on the link to see UG Programs English Language Requirements - UG Program ELR

Please click on the link below to see PG Programs English Language Requirements - PG Program ELR

Tuition Fees

Please click on the link to see the Tuition Fees for Undergraduate Programs - UPEI UG Programs Tuition Fees

Please click on the link to see the Tuition Fees of Graduate Programs - UPEI PG Programs Tuition Fees

Intakes

The main intakes offered by University of Prince Edward Island are September (Fall Semester), January (Spring Semester), May (Summer Semester - for few programs)

Scholarship

Based on your academic results, TOEFL/IELTS score and GMAT/SAT/GRE/ACT score, you may obtain good scholarship. It depends on the courses. For International Discount and Scholarship please contact our office for details information. Kindly click on the link to visit UPEI's Scholarship options - UPEI Scholarship Page

Important Information

Please kindly note that NHP Education Consultants is authorized to recruit students for all Undergraduate, English Language Course, all Masters programs.

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