41 Best universities for Automotive Engineering in Canada

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Automotive Engineering. A graph of 550K citations received by 19.1K academic papers made by 41 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 Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Automotive Engineering

#14 in North America

#47 in the World

Founded: 1957

2. University of Toronto

Ontario | Toronto

For Automotive Engineering

#21 in North America

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

3. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Automotive Engineering

#25 in North America

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

4. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Automotive Engineering

#27 in North America

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

5. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#32 in North America

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

6. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Automotive Engineering

#34 in North America

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

7. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Automotive Engineering

#40 in North America

#137 in the World

Founded: 2002

8. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Automotive Engineering

#47 in North America

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

9. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#51 in North America

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

10. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Automotive Engineering

#52 in North America

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

11. Western University

Ontario | London

For Automotive Engineering

#68 in North America

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

12. Acadia University

Nova Scotia | Wolfville

For Automotive Engineering

#72 in North America

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1838

13. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Automotive Engineering

#77 in North America

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

14. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Automotive Engineering

#81 in North America

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

15. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Automotive Engineering

#88 in North America

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

16. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Automotive Engineering

#92 in North America

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

17. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Automotive Engineering

#96 in North America

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

18. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Automotive Engineering

#99 in North America

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

19. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Automotive Engineering

#100 in North America

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

20. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Automotive Engineering

#101 in North America

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1969

21. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Automotive Engineering

#103 in North America

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

22. School of Higher Technology - University of Quebec

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#104 in North America

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1974

23. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Automotive Engineering

#106 in North America

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

24. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Automotive Engineering

#107 in North America

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

25. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Automotive Engineering

#110 in North America

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

26. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Automotive Engineering

#121 in North America

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

27. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Automotive Engineering

#122 in North America

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

28. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Automotive Engineering

#139 in North America

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

29. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#143 in North America

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1969

30. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Automotive Engineering

#153 in North America

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

31. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Automotive Engineering

#158 in North America

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 32,036
Founded: 1785

32. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#167 in North America

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

33. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#173 in North America

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

34. HEC Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Automotive Engineering

#185 in North America

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

35. Royal Military College of Canada

Ontario | Kingston

For Automotive Engineering

#190 in North America

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

36. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Automotive Engineering

#236 in North America

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

37. University of Quebec in Rimouski

Quebec State | Rimouski

For Automotive Engineering

#259 in North America

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1969

38. University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

Quebec State | Chicoutimi

For Automotive Engineering

#274 in North America

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1969

39. Laurentian University

Ontario | Greater Sudbury

For Automotive Engineering

#289 in North America

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 9,323
Founded: 1960

40. Saint Mary's University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Automotive Engineering

#293 in North America

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,281
Founded: 1802

41. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Automotive Engineering

#306 in North America

#1907 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

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