University of Guelph is a 4-star charity. It has an A- results reporting grade, which is above average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range, and it has enough reserve funds to cover three months of its annual program costs.

University of Guelph was founded in 1964 through the union of Ontario Veterinary College, Ontario Agricultural College, and Macdonald Institute. The university now has seven colleges and three campuses. In addition to its main campus in Guelph, it has the Ridgewood Campus in southwestern Ontario. University of Guelph also collaborates with Humber College through the University of Guelph-Humber. The university has two main programs: Education and Research.

Education: University of Guelph offers classes in physical and life sciences, arts and humanities, social sciences, business, agriculture, and veterinary sciences. In the fiscal year ending April 2023 (F2023), the university had 23,857 full-time students. This included 20,921 undergraduate and 2,936 graduate students. In F2023, 95% of students were domestic and 5% were international. University of Guelph had 823 full-time faculty members from 43 countries in F2023. University of Guelph ranks first in the world and sixth in Canada for veterinary sciences (QS World University Rankings 2023).

Research: University of Guelph has 13 research centres. In F2023, it had 24 active Canada Research Chairs. In F2023, University of Guelph received $186.7m in research funding. The university reports that it ranks first amongst Canadian comprehensive universities for research intensity (Research InfoSource 2022).

In F2023, University of Guelph received $36.7m in donations. It also received $280.4m (34% of total revenue) in government funding. The university made $457.5m (50% of total revenue) in fees for service and $102.4m (11% of total revenue) from business activities in F2023. Administrative costs are 3% of total revenue (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 24% of donations. Overhead spending is 27%, which is within Ci’s reasonable range. For every dollar donated, 73 cents are available for the university's programs. In F2023, University of Guelph spent $816.0m on its programs (87% of total revenue).

In F2023, University of Guelph had a surplus of $85.2m and spent $45.1m on capital expenditures.

At the end of F2023, University of Guelph had $669.7m in reserve funds (cash and investments). $445.2m of reserve funds are donor endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, the university has enough reserve funds to cover 28% or three months of its annual program costs.

This profile is an update that was sent to University of Guelph for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 22^nd, 2024 by Thea Clark.