23 Best Acting (Performing arts/Drama theatre) schools in Canada

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 15.2K citations received by 2.62K academic papers made by 23 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 Performing arts

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

2. University of British Columbia

For Performing arts

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

3. McGill University

For Performing arts

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

4. University of Alberta

For Performing arts

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

5. University of Ottawa

For Performing arts

#66 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

6. York University

For Performing arts

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

7. Carleton University

For Performing arts

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
27,823
Founded
1942

8. Western University

For Performing arts

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

9. Simon Fraser University

For Performing arts

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1965

10. Queen's University

For Performing arts

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

11. University of Victoria

For Performing arts

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
20,492
Founded
1963

12. Wilfrid Laurier University

For Performing arts

#186 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1911

13. University of Guelph

For Performing arts

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

14. Laval University

For Performing arts

#190 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

15. University of Calgary

For Performing arts

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

16. University of Montreal

For Performing arts

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
45,360
Founded
1878

17. University of Waterloo

For Performing arts

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

18. University of Saskatchewan

For Performing arts

#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

19. Brock University

For Performing arts

#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
18,824
Founded
1964

20. McMaster University

For Performing arts

#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

21. Ryerson University

For Performing arts

#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

23. Concordia University

For Performing arts

#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1974

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