Maclean’s has just released its annuals university rankings. According to Maclean’s, McGill University took the top spot in the medical doctoral category for the 12th year in a row, while the University of Toronto came in second and the University of British Columbia (UBC) was ranked third.
Key points
Queen’s University was ranked as one of Canada’s leading medical-doctoral universities according to Maclean’s university rankings, placing 4th overall in the category. Queen’s was also ranked 3rd amongst the 15 medical-doctoral schools in terms of student satisfaction. In addition, Queen’s ranked in the top 5 medical doctoral universities in all of the 10 categories, including satisfaction with course instructors, mental health services, experiential learning, residence living, etc.
Queen’s University maintained its standing in several categories, placing 2nd in terms of faculty awards, 7th in social sciences and humanities grants, 4th in medical/science grants and 12th in citations.
Top Universities in Canada
According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the University of Toronto was once again placed in the upper echelon of top-ranked global universities and retaining its spot as the leading institution of higher learning in Canada. Other top-ranked Canadian universities include:
The University of British Columbia (UBC):
UBC has once again ranked among the top 50 universities in the world according to a recent survey of more than 1,200 post-secondary institutions by the Academic Ranking of World Universities. It was placed 34th among global universities and 2nd overall in Canada. UBC also ranked 34th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking.
McGill University:
McGill was ranked 3rd in Canada and 63rd in the world, according to the ARWU ranking.
McMaster University:
McMaster was placed 83rd in the world in the rankings published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. This is an improvement of 13 spots over last year, when McMaster was ranked 96th.
Canada has 10 universities in the world top 200 of the QS World University Rankings Results, with McGill University ranked 1st in Canada and 19th in the world.
| National Rank | Name | Global Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGill University | 19 |
| 2 | University of Toronto | 29 |
| 3 | University of British Columbia | 44 |
| 4 | University of Alberta | 78 |
| 5 | Queen’s University | 132 |
| 6 | Université de Montréal | 136 |
| 7 | University of Waterloo | 145 |
| 8 | McMaster University | 162 |
| 9 | University of Western Ontario | 164 |
| 10 | University of Calgary | 165 |
