The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is the sole university in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Located in Charlottetown, UPEI offers a diverse range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The university is known for its commitment to research, innovation, and community engagement, providing students with a supportive and dynamic learning environment.
| Acronym | UPEI |
| Nickname | UPEI Panthers |
| Motto / Slogan | Faith, Knowledge, Service |
| Colour | Rust, Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Pride the Panther |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Departments | 20 |
| Location | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Address | 550 University Ave, Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3 |
UPEI is dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge through teaching, scholarship, and research. The university aims to inspire students to achieve their full potential and contribute meaningfully to society.
To be a leader in delivering outstanding education and research, fostering innovation, and serving the community with integrity and excellence.
Whatever your passion and whatever your goals, UPEI has what you need to carve your niche. Our programs offer personalized learning experiences, small class sizes, great access to professors and instructors, and career-focused outcomes.
From on-campus jobs while you complete your program, to career-focused learning opportunities and co-operative education, UPEI prepares you for life after you graduate. Find out how our Work-integrated Learning and Experiential Education department can help you realize your career goals!
The Health and Wellness Centre supports the physical and mental well-being of our campus community through accessible, collaborative care. Our Nurse Practitioner–led clinic provides patient-focused primary health services to students, employees, and eligible family members. With a team of skilled healthcare professionals—including LPNs, RNs, NPs, family physicians, and specialists—we offer whole-person care that promotes health, prevents illness, and helps manage ongoing conditions.
Some UPEI programs have specific admission requirements; requirements for these programs are sorted by undergraduate, graduate, professional, and pre-professional programs.
Visit the Programs page and individual program pages for general admission requirements.
International Students:
International students' countries of origin also have specific admission requirements and course equivalents, and students must also meet UPEI's English language requirements.
Admission requirements vary by program. Visit the UPEI Programs page for a listing of all graduate programs, and their admission requirements.
International Students:
International students' countries of origin also have specific admission requirements and course equivalents, and students must also meet UPEI's English language requirements.
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Library: The Robertson Library was named for Samuel Napier Robertson, B.A., M.A., LL.D., 1869 - 1937. A classical scholar and educator, Dr. Robertson was the principal of Prince of Wales College, Prince Edward Island, from 1901 to 1937. Prince of Wales College and St. Dunstan’s University were the founding institutions of the University of Prince Edward Island. The University Library provides a major research base for the Province of Prince Edward Island. Constructed in the mid-1970s, the Robertson Library is evolving with the rapidly developing information technologies and the changing concept of information. The challenge for the Library is to provide a local collection which is supportive of the University‘s curriculum and to provide access to worldwide research-related resources. The main part of the building comprises some 70,000 square feet, with another 9,000 square feet in its Basement, and 15,000 square feet in its Annex. During the Fall/Winter Semesters, the Library is open 92 hours per week. Research advice is available at the Service Desk 68.5 hours per week and instruction for information literacy is available in-person or virtually through the Library’s Instructional Services.
Sport Center: UPEI Athletics has implemented a new recreation management system. This new system will allow you to make bookings for the fitness centre, track and squash court. Fitness classes, personal training, intramurals and Panther Academy Youth Programming are also available online through this new system.
Residence/ Accommodation: Living in residence means getting involved, making new friends, participating in exciting residence events, and having lots of fun. We have various residence options and whichever you choose, you'll be at home with your friends, new and old. Friends from around the world. Friendships formed while living in residence last a lifetime.
Dr. Wendy Rodgers (she/her) began her appointment as the University of Prince Edward Island’s seventh President and Vice-Chancellor on June 1, 2024.
Dr. Rodgers’ academic background is rooted in health sciences and kinesiology. She earned her BA from York University, MA from Western University, and PhD in Kinesiolo... read more
With an extensive publication and funding record, Dr. Rodgers is a high achieving researcher whose interest lies in studying social cognitive theories as they relate to behaviour change in varying contexts with a particular focus on exercise rehabilitation settings. Her work concerns how individual level motivational characteristics relate to intentions to increase exercise behaviour in consideration of contextual influences that might both impede or support translating those intentions into behaviour.
Dr. Rodgers has a long history of administrative and governance roles within the academy. She most recently served as Vice-President Academic and Provost at the University of Northern British Columbia where she led numerous initiatives including leadership development, and implementation of academic priorities such as increasing focus on strategic enrolment, revitalizing quality assurance, and equity in hiring. Prior to that appointment, she served in a number of roles at the University of Alberta, including seven years as Deputy Provost. In this position, she led key strategic projects such as leadership development, developing the university’s equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) strategic plan, faculty relations, and oversight of the Canada Research Chair program, and advised on key academic issues.
A recipient of the Governor General’s Conservation Award and the Order of PEI, the Hon. Diane F. Griffin is known across the country as an environmental and conservation activist. She worked with the Prince Edward Island Nature Trust, was the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s program manager for PEI, and served on national boards and advisory groups such as Nature Canada. She is a graduate of UPEI (BEd ’73) and Saint Dunstan’s University (BSc ’69), and received an honorary Doctor of Laws from UPEI in 2013.
The OVPAR ensures that university policies and processes are implemented with institutional efficiency and inclusiveness. It strives to effectively align the university’s resources with its strategic priorities and academic mission.
The Office is committed to continual innovation and delivery of high quality undergraduate and graduate programs across a broad range of disciplines. This includes an exceptional student experience with experiential learning opportunities, extracurricular activities, and leadership, teamwork and professional development through student teams and clubs. Students are exposed to diverse ways of learning in a safe supportive environment that allows them to become leaders in their chosen field of study.
The position of Vice-President, People and Culture was created in June 2023 to focus attention and resources on the recommendations flowing from the University of Prince Edward Island Review. This new role will help to facilitate specific and strategic investments in our people, processes, and culture. This is the first step in developing a new organizational structure for the University.
With over 30 years of experience as a strategic information technology leader, Mr. Caduc is passionate about digital transf... read more
He comes from Bishop’s University, where he was CIO and Director of IT Services since 2020 and also a member of the Board of Governors. He led the university’s rapid pivot to online and hybrid learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, guided the modernization of its IT infrastructure and the enhancement of its cybersecurity measures, and introduced new data protection policies and IT governance practices.
Commitment to education as a primary factor in PEI’s development can be traced to debates of the colony’s earliest legislative council.
A particular champion was Lieutenant-Governor Edmund Fann... read more
In 1836, Central Academy opened to provide Island youth with "educational qualification enabling them to take their place in the various professions and vocations of life with advantage to society and honour and credit to themselves." A teacher training institution called the Normal School opened in1856.
The University’s campus is a reflection of the character of UPEI on many levels—a complementary blend of old and new, of tradition and innovation. Original SDU buildings have been renovated tastefully to retain integrity of design while meeting modern standards, and many buildings have been integrated into UPEI campus.
The depth of UPEI’s academic heritage is reflected not only in the buildings and scholarships named in honour of education pioneers and benefactors, but also in personal, day-to-day connections. Graduates of SDU and PWC taught at UPEI, children and grandchildren of former faculty and staff attended the University, and many families proudly continue to report multi-generational alumni connections to the institution.
In 2019, UPEI celebrated its 50th anniversary, and showcased the many important developments in its academic and research programs over its five decades.
UPEI continues to grow its undergraduate and graduate programs. The University now has 10 faculties—Arts; Business; Education; Graduate Studies; Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies; Medicine; Nursing; Science; Sustainable Design Engineering; and Veterinary Medicine—and two schools—Mathematical and Computational Sciences and Climate Change and Adaptation.
The University expanded beyond the Charlottetown campus for the first time in 2018 to the UPEI Cairo Campus and, then again in 2022 to St. Peter's Bay, PEI, when it opened the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation.