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Brock University, a comprehensive university of approximately 19,000 students, is home to rich academic programs and world-class research. Located in Ontario’s scenic Niagara region, an hour’s drive from Toronto and 20 km from the U.S. border, Brock is one of a handful of universities in the world to be situated in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
The university offers more than 70 undergraduate and nearly 50 graduate degrees through seven academic Faculties: Applied Health Sciences, Education, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, Social Sciences, Graduate Studies, and the Goodman School of Business. Brock is home to 10 Canada Research Chairs and is Top 5 among all Ontario universities for the number of 3M national awards for teaching excellence.
In October 2021, for a fourth consecutive year, the annual Maclean’s University Rankings put Brock as No. 1 among all comprehensive universities in Canada for quality of mental health supports to protect the well-being of students. In the same nation-wide group, Maclean’s also ranked Brock in the Top 3 for student satisfaction, and Top 2 for quality of academic advising provided to students.