University Rankings in Canada
November 15, 2019
Nur Hafiza Abu Bakar
The effort pays off, every of the three well-known university rankings rank at least four Canadian universities among the top 100. Hence, Canada is one of the top five study destinations by university rankings.
THE World University Rankings
In 2013 the THE World University Rankings ranked eight Canadian universities among the World’s top 200. Figured up, THE ranked 19 of the country’s universities into the top 400.
World Rank by THE World University Rankings |
Universities |
21 |
University of Toronto |
30 |
University of British Columbia |
34 |
McGill University |
84 |
University of Montreal |
88 |
McMaster University |
121 |
University of Alberta |
171 |
University of Ottawa |
196 |
University of Victoria |
QS World University Rankings
In 2013 QS released a university ranking with five Canadian universities among the World’s best 100. Another additional 17 universities are ranked among the World’s best 500.
World Rank by QS World University Rankings |
Universities |
17 |
University of Toronto |
21 |
McGill University |
49 |
University of British Columbia |
92 |
Université de Montréal |
96 |
University of Alberta |
140 |
McMaster University |
180 |
University of Waterloo |
189 |
Queen's University, Ontario |
199 |
Western University |
201 |
University of Calgary |
227 |
University of Ottawa |
244 |
Dalhousie University |
244 |
Simon Fraser University |
The Canadian universities are especially well-versed in courses like:
- Geography
- History
- Philosophy
- English literature & language
The ShanghaiRanking / Academic Ranking of World Universities
The ShanghaiRanking illustrates that Canadian universities are ranked amongst the top, too. Seven of them are ranked into the top 200. An additional 16 universities are amongst the World’s top 500.
World Rank by ShanghaiRanking |
Universities |
28 |
University of Toronto |
40 |
University of British Columbia |
58 |
McGill University |
92 |
McMaster University |
101-150 |
University of Alberta |
101-150 |
University of Montreal |
151-200 |
University of Waterloo |
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