Overview
About Royal Roads University
Royal Roads is a publicly funded, applied research university that has focused on lifelong education since 1995. Undergraduate and graduate programs are delivered on-campus and online through small cohorts, taught by faculty members who offer academic insight grounded in professional practice.
RRU students
Student body
- 2600+ students
- 75% students are pursuing graduate degrees — the highest percentage of any university in Canada
- 20% international students from 169 countries of origin
Programs
- 70+ programs offered on-campus, online and a blend of the two.
- 35 student average class size for personal, supportive experience.
Our learning, teaching and research values
- applied and authentic
- caring and community-based
- transformational
Research and impact
Three research themes guide our work:
- Transformational learning
- Climate action, wellbeing and the environment
- Leadership, organizations and an equitable, inclusive society
How we're making an impact:
- Six Canada Research Chairs
- 15 international research partnerships across sectors and disciplines.
- 600+ scholarly outputs annually.
- Home to the Cascade Institute research centre addressing urgent and entangled global problems.
As a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, RRU's research is designed to directly benefit communities locally, nationally and internationally.
