St. Jerome’s University is a public Roman Catholic university federated with the University of Waterloo. It was founded in 1865 by the Reverend Dr. Louis Funcken, of the Congregation of the Resurrection.
In 1959 through an Act of the Ontario Legislature, St. Jerome's College was granted independent university status. The name was changed to the University of St. Jerome's College to reflect its new university powers and the authority to grant degrees. In 1998, the University of St. Jerome's College officially changed its name to St. Jerome's University.
The university registers full-time and part-time students in the faculty of arts at the University of Waterloo. Students can benefit from a small academic community while being able to access all courses, facilities, and services of the University of Waterloo and its affiliated University Colleges: Conrad Grebel, Renison, and St. Paul's.
Students can choose from a wide range of courses in the arts and humanities. The university provides support to students’ educational efforts with academic counselling, scholarships, bursaries, administrative services, library resources, information technology and residences. The campus also serves as a centre for a vibrant Catholic community in the region.
