Rankings of universities in Canada
Several publications in Canada release annual rankings of Canadian Universities. Most notably, rankings of universities in Canada is published annually by news magazine Maclean's under the name Maclean's University Rankings which began in 1991. Other publications include online sources such as The World University Rankings and CollegeSage's annual Canadian University Rankings. The primary aim of the rankings is to inform potential undergraduate applicants about Canadian universities based on a range of criteria, including student body characteristics, classes, faculty, finances, library, and reputation. The rankings are split into three categories: schools that focus on undergraduate studies with few to no graduate programs, schools that have both extensive undergraduate studies and an extensive selection of graduate programs and schools that have a professional medical program and a selection of graduate programs. A notable difference between rankings in the United States and Maclean's rankings, however, is that Maclean's excludes privately funded universities.
In 2012, the Higher Education Strategy Associates published a study ranking Canadian Universities based on research strength. The study ranks Canadian Universities in two broad fields: Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences and Humanities.
Starting in 2014, UniversityHub.ca launched its 2015 University Rankings, which focuses mainly on undergraduate education. These rankings were created from surveying over 1000 undergraduate students and alumni in Canada across 9 key categories. The guide includes rankings, university profiles, and statistical analysis of its own data as well as publicly available data in order to provide students with unique insights. These are available for free to students online.
The data below is from the 2016 Maclean's University Rankings.
The top category of universities in Canada are referred to in the Maclean's rankings as "Medical/Doctoral" universities (or major research universities with associated medical schools). They offer a broad range of PhD and other graduate programs and have medical and other professional schools. Below are the most current rankings of these universities.
Comprehensive universities have a significant degree of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including professional degrees.
Primarily Undergraduate universities are largely focused on undergraduate education with relatively fewer graduate programs and graduate students.
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