Overall Ranking:
Primarily Undergraduate Universities
Ranking University Last Year
1 St. Francis Xavier 1
2 Mount Allison 2
3 Acadia 3
4 Bishop’s 6*
5 Trent 6*
6 Wilfrid Laurier 5
*7 UNBC 8
*7 St. Thomas 10
9 UPEI 9
10 Winnipeg 4
11 Saint Mary’s 11
*12 Brock 14
*12 Lethbridge 13
14 Mount Saint Vincent 12
15 Moncton 15
16 Brandon 20
17 Lakehead 17
18 Ryerson 16
19 Laurentian 18
20 Nipissing 19
21 Cape Breton (UCCB) 21
Comprehensive
The Maclean's ranking takes a measure of the undergraduate experience, comparing universities in three peer groupings. Those in the Comprehensive category have a significant amount of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including professional degrees.
Overall Ranking:
Comprehensive Universities
Ranking University Last Year
1 Guelph 1
2 Waterloo 2
3 Victoria 4
4 Simon Fraser 3
5 Memorial 5
6 Regina 6*
7 Concordia 10
*8 New Brunswick 8
*8 York 6*
10 Carleton 9
11 Windsor 11
Medical Doctoral
The Maclean's ranking takes a measure of the undergraduate experience, comparing universities in three peer groupings. Those in the Medical Doctoral category have a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research, as well as medical schools.
Overall Ranking:
Medical Doctoral Universities
Ranking University Last Year
1 Toronto 1
Primarily undergraduate
The Maclean\'s ranking takes a measure of the undergraduate experience, comparing universities in three peer groupings. Those in the Primarily Undergraduate category are largely focused on undergraduate education, with relatively few graduate programs.
Overall Ranking:
Primarily Undergraduate Universities
Ranking University Last Year
1 St. Francis Xavier 1
2 Mount Allison 2
3 Acadia 3
4 Bishop’s 6*
5 Trent 6*
6 Wilfrid Laurier 5
*7 UNBC 8
*7 St. Thomas 10
9 UPEI 9
10 Winnipeg 4
11 Saint Mary’s 11
*12 Brock 14
*12 Lethbridge 13
14 Mount Saint Vincent 12
15 Moncton 15
16 Brandon 20
17 Lakehead 17
18 Ryerson 16
19 Laurentian 18
20 Nipissing 19
21 Cape Breton (UCCB) 21
Comprehensive
The Maclean\'s ranking takes a measure of the undergraduate experience, comparing universities in three peer groupings. Those in the Comprehensive category have a significant amount of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including professional degrees.
Overall Ranking:
Comprehensive Universities
Ranking University Last Year
1 Guelph 1
2 Waterloo 2
3 Victoria 4
4 Simon Fraser 3
5 Memorial 5
6 Regina 6*
7 Concordia 10
*8 New Brunswick 8
*8 York 6*
10 Carleton 9
11 Windsor 11
Medical Doctoral
The Maclean\'s ranking takes a measure of the undergraduate experience, comparing universities in three peer groupings. Those in the Medical Doctoral category have a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research, as well as medical schools.
Overall Ranking:
Medical Doctoral Universities
Ranking University Last Year
1 Toronto 1