Algoma University - Sault Ste. Marie

About Algoma University - Sault Ste. Marie

Algoma University is a public teaching-focused university established in 1965, with its historic main campus situated on the picturesque banks of the St. Marys River at 1520 Queen Street East in Sault Ste. Marie, Northern Ontario. As Ontario's only university chartered with a special legislative mandate to cultivate cross-cultural learning between Anishinaabe (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) communities and other communities, Algoma U offers an intimate, highly supportive academic environment with an average class size of just 22 students. The Sault Ste. Marie campus features historic Shingwauk Hall, the state-of-the-art Essar Convergence Centre (housing advanced molecular biology and freshwater ecology research labs), the Arthur A. Wishart Library and Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre archives, the modern 39,000-square-foot George Leach Athletic & Recreation Centre, and on-campus student residences including Algoma Dormitory, Lou Lukenda Dormitory, and Spirit Village Townhouses. Algoma University offers accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Biology, Environmental Science, Computer Science (with AI & Game Technology), Business Administration, Social Work, Psychology, Community Economic and Social Development (CESD), and Anishinaabemowin language revitalization.