83 Best Art & Design schools in Canada

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Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 6.7M citations received by 296K academic papers made by 83 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

For Art & Design

#4 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

2. University of British Columbia

For Art & Design

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

3. McGill University

For Art & Design

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

4. University of Alberta

For Art & Design

#50 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

6. University of Calgary

For Art & Design

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

7. University of Montreal

For Art & Design

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

8. York University

For Art & Design

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

9. Simon Fraser University

For Art & Design

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

10. Western University

For Art & Design

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

11. University of Ottawa

For Art & Design

#136 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

12. McMaster University

For Art & Design

#156 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

13. Queen's University

For Art & Design

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

14. Carleton University

For Art & Design

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

16. Laval University

For Art & Design

#226 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

17. Dalhousie University

For Art & Design

#242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

18. Concordia University

For Art & Design

#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1974

19. University of Manitoba

For Art & Design

#291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

20. University of Saskatchewan

For Art & Design

#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

21. University of Guelph

For Art & Design

#329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

22. Ryerson University

For Art & Design

#330 in the World
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

23. University of Quebec in Montreal

For Art & Design

#388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1969

25. Wilfrid Laurier University

For Art & Design

#529 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1911

27. Brock University

For Art & Design

#574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
1964

28. University of Windsor

For Art & Design

#620 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
16,092
Founded
1857

29. University of New Brunswick

For Art & Design

#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
32,036
Founded
1785

30. University of Regina

For Art & Design

#702 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1911

32. Trent University

For Art & Design

#906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1963

33. University of Lethbridge

For Art & Design

#946 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1967

34. HEC Montreal

For Art & Design

#962 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1907

35. University of Winnipeg

For Art & Design

#1026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1871

38. Laurentian University

For Art & Design

#1230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
9,323
Founded
1960

39. Lakehead University

For Art & Design

#1267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1965

40. University of Northern British Columbia

For Art & Design

#1356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
28,609
Founded
1990

42. Royal Military College of Canada

For Art & Design

#1485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1876

43. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

For Art & Design

#1530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1969

44. University of Prince Edward Island

For Art & Design

#1585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
4,336
Founded
1969

45. Saint Mary's University

For Art & Design

#1612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,281
Founded
1802

46. University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

For Art & Design

#1617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1969

47. MacEwan University

For Art & Design

#1717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1971

48. Acadia University

For Art & Design

#1719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
1838

49. Mount Saint Vincent University

For Art & Design

#1801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
4,050
Founded
1873

50. Bishop's University

For Art & Design

#2005 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
2,756
Founded
1843

51. University of Moncton

For Art & Design

#2049 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1864

52. Mount Allison University

For Art & Design

#2157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
72,100
Founded
1839

53. University of Quebec in Outaouais

For Art & Design

#2171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1981

55. Brandon University

For Art & Design

#2325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1899

58. Nipissing University

For Art & Design

#2474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

59. Cape Breton University

For Art & Design

#2499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
1974

60. Vancouver Island University

For Art & Design

#2531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1969

63. University of Quebec in Rimouski

For Art & Design

#2735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1969

64. Kings University in Canada

For Art & Design

#2737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1979

65. OCAD University

For Art & Design

#2905 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
4,827
Founded
1876

67. Quest University Canada

For Art & Design

#3413 in the World
Enrollment
420
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
2007

69. University of Quebec

For Art & Design

#3650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1968

71. University of Quebec, Abitibi-Temiscamingue

For Art & Design

#1067 in North America
#4348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1970

73. University of Saint-Boniface

For Art & Design

#1093 in North America
#4458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1818

74. Algoma University

For Art & Design

#1104 in North America
#4514 in the World
Enrollment
1,600
Founded
2008

75. Concordia University of Edmonton

For Art & Design

#1135 in North America
#4612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1921

77. Redeemer University College

For Art & Design

#1158 in North America
#4696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
910
Founded
1982

81. Ambrose University

For Art & Design

#1326 in North America
#5356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1921

82. Crandall University

For Art & Design

#1364 in North America
#5493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1949

83. NSCAD University

For Art & Design

#1367 in North America
#5501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1887

The best cities to study Art & Design in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Edmonton.