22 Best universities for Architecture in Canada

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 43K citations received by 2.45K academic papers made by 22 universities in Canada was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Toronto

Ontario | Toronto

For Architecture

#16 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

2. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Architecture

#26 in North America

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

3. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Architecture

#29 in North America

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

4. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Architecture

#37 in North America

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

5. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Architecture

#41 in North America

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

6. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Architecture

#52 in North America

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 27,823
Founded: 1942

7. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Architecture

#55 in North America

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

8. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Architecture

#56 in North America

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1974

9. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Architecture

#57 in North America

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

10. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Architecture

#67 in North America

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

11. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Architecture

#69 in North America

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

12. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Architecture

#84 in North America

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1965

13. Western University

Ontario | London

For Architecture

#92 in North America

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

14. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Architecture

#95 in North America

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 20,492
Founded: 1963

15. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Architecture

#97 in North America

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

16. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Architecture

#106 in North America

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

17. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Architecture

#116 in North America

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

18. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Architecture

#125 in North America

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

19. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Architecture

#127 in North America

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

20. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Architecture

#145 in North America

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

21. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Architecture

#147 in North America

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2002

22. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Architecture

#154 in North America

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

The best cities to study Architecture in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Toronto, Waterloo, Montreal, and Vancouver.