Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is an innovative Christian university, rooted in the Anabaptist faith tradition, moved and transformed by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Through teaching, research, and service, CMU inspires and equips for lives of service, leadership, and reconciliation in church and society.
| Acronym | CMU |
| Nickname | Blazers |
| Colour | Green |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Undergraduate Programmes | |
| Postgraduate Programmes | 7 |
| Departments | 40 |
| Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Address | 500 Shaftesbury Boulevard Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3P 2N2 |
CMU is an innovative Christian university, rooted in the Anabaptist faith tradition, moved and transformed by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Through teaching, research, and service, CMU inspires and equips for lives of service, leadership, and reconciliation in church and society
CMU’s mission statement takes shape through a vibrant array of programs and projects, conversations, and commitments. The statement names the story of God's creating and transforming work through Jesus Christ as the heartbeat of the service, leadership, and reconciliation through which CMU students, faculty, graduates, and surrounding community participate in church and society.
At CMU, education goes beyond specialization—it’s about connecting ideas, people, and experiences. The CMU Commons, a set of core courses at the heart of every degree, invites students into meaningful conversations about humanity, ethics, spirituality, and our shared world, building a common academic foundation for all programs.
The CMU Commons spans a wide range of subjects—science, social science, humanities, and theology—while also embracing diverse modes of learning. From hands-on making and writing to work-integrated learning and engagement with Indigenous and Anabaptist/Mennonite perspectives, students encounter multiple ways of knowing. These experiences equip you to connect your education directly to your future career opportunities and to the communities you'll serve.
The Commons is more than a checklist of requirements—it's a shared journey through complex ideas, meaningful dialogue, and engaged learning. It shapes students into thinkers, problem-solvers, and creators—ready not just for their first job, but for a lifetime of impact through thoughtful living and purposeful work.
Community is central to the CMU experience. Here, you’re more than a number—you’re known, supported, and invited into meaningful relationships. In classrooms, residences, choirs, and over meals, students and faculty share life together intentionally. CMU welcomes honest questions, values dialogue amid differences, and believes learning happens not just through books, but through the people around you.
Entry requirements vary by applicant type. Please check the admission page for requirements.
International Students
Undergraduate students must submit official transcripts from all secondary and post-secondary schools attended. Official transcripts must be submitted directly from the school or through MyCreds™ to CMU.
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Students seeking admission must be qualified to engage in graduate-level study. Successful applicants will have completed a four-year baccalaureate degree from a recognized university or college with a minimum average of 'B', based on the last 60 credit hours or two full years or equivalent of university study.
International Students:
Graduate students must submit official transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended.
Email: [email protected]
Phone : +1.877.231.4570, 204.487.3300
The university itself opened its doors in 2000, formed of a merger of three Mennonite colleges: Canadian Mennonite Bible College (founded 1947), Mennonite Brethren Bible College—later Concord College (founded 1944/1992), and Menno Simons College (founded 1989). Initially known as the Mennonite College Federation, the new institution was established by a public act of the Province of Manitoba just when the Province sought a buyer to revitalize a heritage education building. Today, CMU offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in diverse fields of Arts, Science, Music, Communications, Business Administration, Theology, Peacebuilding, Social Work, and Education. CMU is a member of Universities Canada, receives research funding from SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR, and holds a Canada Research Chair.
CMU was called into being not to replicate dominant models of higher education, but to offer an alternative—one shaped by practices of peace-justice, hospitality, dialogue, and a deep integration of all manner of life, community, faith, and the intellect. A big part of what CMU teaches is how it teaches—with habits of thinking and doing, by making things—new knowledge—in relationship with others across fields of study, and through cultivating vocation for public and personal good.
Over the years the range of students seeking such an education has diversified greatly. CMU provides a welcoming learning community for students from many faiths and none even as the university sustains close relationships with its founding Mennonite and Mennonite Brethren and many other church and community bodies. Located in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 Territory, CMU strives not only to be a "faith-based" institution but, in the words of President Cheryl Pauls, one that is "love-bound" and "hope-drawn": oriented toward the beauty and pain of reality, honouring the stories through which it is continually learning, and willing to take action into the future with open hands.
