27 Best universities for Game Design and Development in Canada

Updated:

EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Game Design and Development. A graph of 119K citations received by 6.05K academic papers made by 27 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.

1. University of Toronto

For Game Design and Development

#12 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

2. Simon Fraser University

For Game Design and Development

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

3. McGill University

For Game Design and Development

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

4. University of Ottawa

For Game Design and Development

#35 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

5. University of British Columbia

For Game Design and Development

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

6. University of Alberta

For Game Design and Development

#37 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

7. University of Waterloo

For Game Design and Development

#63 in the World
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

8. Ontario Tech University

For Game Design and Development

#88 in the World
Founded
2002

9. University of Calgary

For Game Design and Development

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

10. Western University

For Game Design and Development

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

11. University of Saskatchewan

For Game Design and Development

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

12. University of Montreal

For Game Design and Development

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

13. York University

For Game Design and Development

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

14. Carleton University

For Game Design and Development

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

15. Queen's University

For Game Design and Development

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

16. University of Manitoba

For Game Design and Development

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

17. Laval University

For Game Design and Development

#254 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

18. McMaster University

For Game Design and Development

#303 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

19. University of Victoria

For Game Design and Development

#305 in the World
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1963

20. University of Quebec in Outaouais

For Game Design and Development

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

21. Ryerson University

For Game Design and Development

#343 in the World
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

22. Dalhousie University

For Game Design and Development

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

23. Brock University

For Game Design and Development

#411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Enrollment
18,824
Founded
1964

24. Concordia University

For Game Design and Development

#455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1974

25. University of Windsor

For Game Design and Development

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

26. University of Quebec in Montreal

For Game Design and Development

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

27. Memorial University of Newfoundland

For Game Design and Development

#577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1925

The best cities to study Game Design and Development in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Toronto, Burnaby, Montreal, and Ottawa.