[6] Established by a provincial Order in Council as Alberta's third university during a period of rapid population growth in the province.

[7] University Hall was designed by the renowned architect Arthur Erickson and sits within the coulees above the Oldman River.

University Hall was selected as one of four buildings to appear on a Canadian postage stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).

[8] On February 10, 2022, the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association began its first ever legal strike action over issues such as working conditions, collegial governance, and equitable pay and benefits.

[9] The strike concluded on March 23, with the Faculty Association voting 91% in favour of a new collective agreement with the university lasting through June 2024.

The university is accredited under Alberta's Post-Secondary Learning Act[11] and is considered a "comprehensive academic and research university" (CARU), which means offer a range of academic and professional programs that generally lead to undergraduate and graduate level credentials, and have a strong research focus.

[14] The program will be located on the University of Lethbridge's main campus in the former building of the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience and once operational will enrol up to 30 students per year in the Cumming School of Medicine's accelerated 3-year undergraduate medical education curriculum.

The CCBN is home to Canada's first Department of Neuroscience, state-of-the-art labs, and has attracted world-class researchers, including: Dr. Bryan Kolb and Dr. Bruce McNaughton.

[citation needed] The 1st Choice Savings Centre includes the following facilities: Opened in 2008, Turcotte Hall is home to the Faculty of Education, Counselling Services and the campus Physical Plant.

[20] The Alberta Water and Environment Science Building (AWESB) was completed in 2008 and contains numerous sustainable features that helped it earn silver LEED certification.

[29] There are over 70 student clubs that provide social and athletic activities, travel, religious fellowship, and charitable and cultural support.

The home gymnasium for the Pronghorns is the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport & Wellness which includes three full-size basketball courts, an indoor track field, a rock-climbing wall, and an exercise room.

The collection quickly outgrew available archiving and storage space, so a new building was completed in 1999 to house large works.