The Rankings
Medical Doctoral Ranking
The Maclean's ranking takes a measure of the undergraduate experience at
Canadian universities, comparing schools in three peer groupings. The Medical
Doctoral universities are those with a broad range of PhD programs and
research, as well as medical schools
Ranking University Last year
1 Toronto 1
*2 UBC 4
*2 Queen's 2
4 McGill 3
5 Western 5
6 McMaster 6
7 Alberta 7
8 Dalhousie 8
9 Montreal 9
10 Calgary 12
11 Laval 10
12 Ottawa 11
13 Manitoba 15
14 Saskatchewan 13
15 Sherbrooke 14
* Indicates a tie.
Comprehensive Ranking
The Comprehensive universities are those with a significant amount of
research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and
graduate levels, including professional degrees.
Ranking University Last year
1 Guelph 2
*2 Simon Fraser 1
*2 Waterloo 3
4 Victoria 4
5 York 5
6 Memorial 6
7 Carleton 7
8 Windsor 8
9 New Brunswick 9
10 Concordia 12
11 Regina 10
12 UQAM 11
* Indicates a tie.
Primarily Undergraduate Ranking
The Primarily Undergraduate universities are those largely focused on
undergraduate education, with relatively few graduate programs.
Ranking University Last year
1 Mount Allison 1
2 Acadia 2
3 Trent 4
4 St. Francis Xavier 3
5 Wilfrid Laurie 5
6 Winnipeg 6
7 Bishop's 7
8 UNBC 9*
9 Lethbridge 8
10 Saint Mary's 12
11 St. Thomas 11
12 Moncton 13
13 Mount Saint Vincent 9*
14 UPEI 14
15 Laurentian 16
16 Brandon 15
17 Ryerson 19
18 Nipissing 21
19 Brock 17
20 Lakehead 18
21 Cape Breton (UCCB) 20
* Indicates a tie.
The following article has been exerted from Maclean's magazine.
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