Fast Facts

An overview of Atlantic Canada’s universities:

• 17 universities (in 25 communities across Atlantic Canada)
• 77,000 full-time students
• 20% from outside the region
• 14,500 part-time students
• 16,655 faculty and staff
• 2.5-5.0 % of employment in provincial capitals
• 15-30 % of employment in small university towns
• 27,320 total jobs
• Total payroll in excess of $1 billion
• 250,000 local alumni
• $4.4 billion economic output
• $2 billion in Gross Domestic Product
• $466.8 million in federal and provincial taxes
• $510 million in R&D
• 63% of R&D in the region
• International students contribute $100 million in export earnings a year