51 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 1.16M citations received by 39.7K academic papers made by 51 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 British Columbia

For Software Engineering

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

2. University of Toronto

For Software Engineering

#15 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

4. University of Calgary

For Software Engineering

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

5. Western University

For Software Engineering

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

6. University of Alberta

For Software Engineering

#89 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

7. Concordia University

For Software Engineering

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1974

8. McGill University

For Software Engineering

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

9. Carleton University

For Software Engineering

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

10. University of Victoria

For Software Engineering

#110 in the World
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1963

11. University of Montreal

For Software Engineering

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

12. Queen's University

For Software Engineering

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

13. University of Ottawa

For Software Engineering

#131 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

14. McMaster University

For Software Engineering

#150 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

15. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Software Engineering

#239 in the World
Enrollment
9,476
Founded
1873

16. Simon Fraser University

For Software Engineering

#289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

17. York University

For Software Engineering

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

18. University of Quebec in Montreal

For Software Engineering

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

20. University of Manitoba

For Software Engineering

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

21. University of Saskatchewan

For Software Engineering

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

22. Laval University

For Software Engineering

#456 in the World
Enrollment
56,000
Founded
1852

23. Ryerson University

For Software Engineering

#460 in the World
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

24. Dalhousie University

For Software Engineering

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

26. University of New Brunswick

For Software Engineering

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

27. University of Guelph

For Software Engineering

#620 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

28. University of Sherbrooke

For Software Engineering

#734 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1954

29. University of Windsor

For Software Engineering

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

30. University of Lethbridge

For Software Engineering

#797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1967

32. University of Regina

For Software Engineering

#884 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1911

33. Royal Military College of Canada

For Software Engineering

#1019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1876

34. HEC Montreal

For Software Engineering

#1140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1907

35. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

For Software Engineering

#1216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1969

36. Wilfrid Laurier University

For Software Engineering

#1309 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1911

37. St. Francis Xavier University

For Software Engineering

#1358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1853

38. University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

For Software Engineering

#1447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1969

39. University of Quebec in Outaouais

For Software Engineering

#1486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1981

40. Lakehead University

For Software Engineering

#1496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1965

41. Acadia University

For Software Engineering

#1635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
1838

42. Brock University

For Software Engineering

#1647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
1964

43. University of Moncton

For Software Engineering

#1823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1864

44. Laurentian University

For Software Engineering

#1836 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
9,323
Founded
1960

45. University of Winnipeg

For Software Engineering

#1901 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1871

46. Trent University

For Software Engineering

#2004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1963

47. University of Quebec

For Software Engineering

#2134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1968

48. Brandon University

For Software Engineering

#2511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1899

49. University of Quebec in Rimouski

For Software Engineering

#2517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1969

50. University of Northern British Columbia

For Software Engineering

#2617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
28,609
Founded
1990

51. Thompson Rivers University

For Software Engineering

#2625 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1970

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