Nipissing University is a small liberal arts university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, on a 720 acre (2.9 km≤) farm site overlooking Lake Nipissing. The university's unique character is defined by its location in Northern Ontario, a large faculty of education program with one-third of the total student enrollment, and shared facilities with Canadore College.
The university comprises three faculties: the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Arts & Science and the Faculty of Applied and Professional Studies. Currently there are two full time graduate programs: the Master of Education and a Master of Arts in History.