46 Best universities for Software Engineering in Canada

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Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 773K citations received by 35.1K academic papers made by 46 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 Software Engineering

#14 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

2. University of Waterloo

For Software Engineering

#18 in the World
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

3. University of British Columbia

For Software Engineering

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

4. University of Calgary

For Software Engineering

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

5. McGill University

For Software Engineering

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

6. University of Alberta

For Software Engineering

#85 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

7. Concordia University

For Software Engineering

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1974

8. Carleton University

For Software Engineering

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

9. University of Victoria

For Software Engineering

#95 in the World
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1963

10. Queen's University

For Software Engineering

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

11. University of Ottawa

For Software Engineering

#111 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

12. University of Montreal

For Software Engineering

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

13. McMaster University

For Software Engineering

#157 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

14. Western University

For Software Engineering

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

15. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Software Engineering

#215 in the World
Enrollment
9,476
Founded
1873

16. Simon Fraser University

For Software Engineering

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

17. University of Manitoba

For Software Engineering

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

18. University of Quebec in Montreal

For Software Engineering

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

19. York University

For Software Engineering

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

21. University of Saskatchewan

For Software Engineering

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

22. Dalhousie University

For Software Engineering

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

23. Laval University

For Software Engineering

#460 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

25. University of New Brunswick

For Software Engineering

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

26. University of Guelph

For Software Engineering

#582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

27. Ryerson University

For Software Engineering

#588 in the World
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

28. University of Sherbrooke

For Software Engineering

#671 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1954

29. University of Lethbridge

For Software Engineering

#723 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
8,059
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1967

30. University of Windsor

For Software Engineering

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

31. University of Regina

For Software Engineering

#786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1911

33. Royal Military College of Canada

For Software Engineering

#950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1876

34. HEC Montreal

For Software Engineering

#1029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1907

35. Wilfrid Laurier University

For Software Engineering

#1099 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1911

36. St. Francis Xavier University

For Software Engineering

#1190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1853

37. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

For Software Engineering

#1202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1969

38. Lakehead University

For Software Engineering

#1332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1965

39. University of Quebec in Outaouais

For Software Engineering

#1464 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1981

40. Acadia University

For Software Engineering

#1547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
1838

41. Brock University

For Software Engineering

#1662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Enrollment
18,824
Founded
1964

42. University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

For Software Engineering

#1665 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1969

43. Laurentian University

For Software Engineering

#1726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
9,323
Founded
1960

44. University of Moncton

For Software Engineering

#1742 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1864

45. Trent University

For Software Engineering

#1848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1963

46. University of Quebec

For Software Engineering

#1886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1968

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