阿尔伯塔大学是加拿大五所最大的以科研为主的综合性大学之一，其科研水平居加拿大大学队伍的前列。大学提供200多个本科学位，170多个研究生学位，70多个博士学位，涉及研究领域 275 个。该大学的教授数量位居加拿大第五，其中有3位加拿大卓越首席研究教授。全加拿大仅27位教授拥有此头衔。

The University of Alberta is one of Canada's five largest comprehensive universities focusing on scientific research. The university offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees, 170 graduate degrees and 70 doctoral degrees, covering 275 research fields. The university has Canada's fifth largest number of professors, with three professors who holds the title of Canada Excellence Research Chairs. Only 27 professors hold this title across Canada.

在北美400多所工程学院中，阿尔伯塔大学的工程学院稳稳地排名前5％。在近年的QS世界大学排行榜中，阿尔伯塔大学的工程学院在化学工程和土木及结构工程的学科排名中稳居前100名。阿尔伯塔大学工程学院历经了100多年的风雨，从第一次世界大战中声纳研究到今天的跨学科研究，从油砂技术到星际探索，每一次重要的历史阶段阿尔伯塔大学工程学院都发挥着他主角的重要作用。

Of the more than 400 engineering schools in North America, the University of Alberta's engineering school is firmly in the top 5%. In the recent QS World University Rankings, it has been consistently ranked in the top 100 in the disciplines of chemical engineering and civil engineering. The school of engineering of the University of Alberta has a history of more than 100 years. From sonar research in the first world war to interdisciplinary research today, from oil sands technology to interstellar exploration, it has played an important role in every important historical stage.