University of New Brunswick
Coat of arms | |
| Latin: Universitas Novi Brunsvici | |
Former names | Academy of Liberal Arts and Sciences (1785–1800) College of New Brunswick (1800–1828) King's College (1828–1859) |
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| Motto | Sapere aude (Latin) |
Motto in English | Dare to be wise |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1785 |
Religious affiliation | Nonsectarian (since 1846; legislated in 1859) |
Academic affiliations | CARL, CUSID, CVU, Universities Canada |
| Endowment | $238.328 million |
| Chancellor | H. Wade MacLauchlan |
| President | Paul Mazerolle |
| Visitor | Louise Imbeault (as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick) |
Academic staff | 747 FTE |
| Students | 10,823 (Fall 2025) |
| Undergraduates | 9,097 |
| Postgraduates | 1,726 |
| Location | , Canada 45°56′45″N 66°38′30″W / 45.94583°N 66.64167°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Other campuses | |
| Newspaper | The Brunswickan, est.1867 |
| Colours | Red & black |
| Nickname | Reds (UNBF), Seawolves (UNBSJ) |
Sporting affiliations | ACAA, AFL, AUS, CCAA, U Sports |
| Mascot | Su the Squirrel (UNBF), Seymour the Baron (UNBSJ) |
| Website | unb.ca |
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public research university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest public university in North America and the oldest English-language university in Canada. With Canada's oldest engineering programme, UNB is constantly ranked by the Times Higher Education amongst the top 300 engineering schools in the world, or top 3% of over 7000 universities that offer engineering worldwide.
UNB has two main campuses: the original campus in Fredericton (UNBF), established in 1785, and a smaller campus in Saint John (UNBSJ), which opened in 1964. The Saint John campus is home to New Brunswick's anglophone medical school, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, an affiliate of Dalhousie University. Additionally, there are two small satellite health sciences campuses in Moncton and Bathurst. UNB offers over 75 degrees in fourteen faculties at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with a total student enrolment of 10,777 between the two principal campuses during the 2024–2025 year. UNB was named the most entrepreneurial university in Canada at the 2014 Startup Canada Awards.
UNB was founded by Loyalists who left the United States after the American Revolution., and has educated numerous Canadian federal cabinet ministers, including Sir John Douglas Hazen, William Pugsley and Gerald Merrithew, many Premiers of New Brunswick such as Frank McKenna and Blaine Higgs, three puisne justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, Oswald Smith Crocket, James Wilfred Estey, Gérard La Forest, as well as prominent artists and writers. UNB had ties to the Confederation Poets movement; Bliss Carman and Sir Charles G.D. Roberts were alumni. Notable convocation speakers include John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, each receiving a Doctor of Laws from UNB.