Université de Hearst

Overview

English Name: Université de Hearst

Founded: 1972

Institution Type: University

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Université de Hearst is a small, French-language public university in Hearst, in Northeastern Ontario, with additional teaching campuses in Kapuskasing and Timmins.

It traces its roots to the Séminaire de Hearst, founded in 1953 by Bishop Louis Lévesque and the Diocese of Hearst, which became Collège de Hearst in 1959 and Collège universitaire de Hearst in 1972. For most of its history the institution operated as a college affiliated with Laurentian University in Sudbury (1963-2022), granting Laurentian degrees; it became a fully independent, degree-granting university on April 1, 2022.

Hearst is one of a small number of Canadian universities that teach exclusively in French, and it serves as a recruiting pool for the region's French-language elementary and secondary teachers. Its undergraduate curriculum runs on a block-course model ("cours en bloc"), with students taking one course at a time rather than several in parallel.

The university offers undergraduate Bachelor of Arts programs in psychology and interdisciplinary human and social sciences, plus a four-year Bachelor of Applied Arts in business administration, and belongs to the Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne (ACUFC) and Universities Canada.

As of 2025 it enrolled around 341 students under roughly 30 faculty members. Its tagline is "Repenser son univers" — "Rethink your universe."

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Academic Details

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Programs Offered

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5 programmes on record. Compare these on the programs page All programs in Canada

How to apply to Université de Hearst

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   Browse the programme catalogue

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Top-Ranked Universities in Canada

A quick benchmark: here are the top-ranked universities in Canada. Useful for understanding how Université de Hearst compares against the national reference points in higher education, and what alternatives exist if reach institutions are part of your strategy.

McGill University

Montréal · Public · QS 2027 #30

University of Toronto

Toronto · Public · QS 2027 #32

University of Alberta

Edmonton · Public · QS 2027 #96

University of Waterloo

Waterloo · Public · QS 2027 #113 =

Western University

London · Public · QS 2027 #142 =

Faculties at nearby universities

Below are universities in the same area as Université de Hearst.

McMaster University

Hamilton · Public · QS 2027 #174 =

University of Ottawa

Ottawa · Public · QS 2027 #228 =

Queen's University

Kingston · Public · QS 2026 #191 =

York University

Toronto · Public · QS 2027 #322 =

University of Guelph

Guelph · Public · QS 2027 #546 =

Where Else to Study Liberal Arts

These universities in Canada also offer Liberal Arts programmes, alongside Université de Hearst.

The University of British Columbia

Vancouver · Public · Est. 1908

University of Calgary

Calgary · Public · QS 2027 #249

Université de Montréal

Montréal · Public · QS 2027 #162 =

Université Laval

Québec · Public · QS 2027 #526 =

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby · Public · QS 2027 #312

Universities Compared with Université de Hearst

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