Lakehead University

Lakehead University (LU) is located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is the only university in Northwestern Ontario. Lakehead University attracts many students from across Canada as well as international students. Lakehead offers a broad range of degree and diploma programs within nine faculties. The diverse learning environment contributes to over 41,000 alumni in 67 different countries. The majority 50.8% of Lakehead students are from Northwestern Ontario. Out of province and international students account for 5.7% and 2.3% respectively. The remaining 41.2% come from other parts of Ontario. Lakehead is a small-medium size university with 80% of classes having less than 50 students and 50% of classes less than 25. In October 2006, Lakehead University was named 'Research University Of The Year' (Undergraduate Category) by Research Infosource, achieving No.1 rank for both research income growth in Canada, and research intensity in its category