University of Regina

About University of Regina:

University of Regina (UOR) was originally established as Regina College, a small residential high school, by the Methodist church in 1911. In 1974, UOR became a degree awarding university. University of Regina is a public research university with 200 programs across 10 faculties and 25 departments. UOR has 14,000 full-time and part-time students, a 41% increase in enrolment over the past 10 years. The university also has 400 active researchers, including 9 Canada Research Chairs, and 18 research centres.

In F2015, University of Regina spent $197.3m on its programs, including $156.1m on salaries and employee benefits. UOR gave out $23.6m in scholarships and bursaries. UOR reports that 6,000 current students have work experience relevant to their degrees and that 90% of full-time students are satisfied with their education. UOR states that its retention of first year students to second year is 80%. Further, 90% of its students complete their graduate degree within 4 years and post-doctoral degree within 7 years. In F2015, University of Regina researchers, led by Dr. Allan East, made progress in petroleum refining chemistry by studying how molecules rearrange themselves during oil refining.

Financial Review:

University of Regina is a Big-Cap charity with donations of $11.1m along with tuition of $71.1m and government funding of $142.4m. Administrative costs are 10% of total revenues and fundraising costs are 10% of total donations. Total overhead costs come to 19%, falling within Ci's reasonable range. UOR has net funding reserves of $26.2m which can cover program costs for 1 month. UOR has $39.1m in endowment funds.

This charity report is an update that is being reviewed by the charity. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 16th, 2016 by Mirza Shakir.