The University of Calgary ( U of C ) is a comprehensive research university, ranked one of Canada’s top ten research universities. The university is home to 29000 full-time students and more than 5700 faculty and staff across 14 faculties (offering more than 100+ academic programs) and more than 30+ research institutes and centres. With an economic impact of $1 billion in the Calgary area alone, it is one of the four largest employers in Calgary. The U of C has more than 140,000 alumni.