30 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering in Canada

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 188K citations received by 6.59K academic papers made by 30 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 Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

2. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in North America

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

3. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in North America

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

4. University of Toronto

Ontario | Toronto

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

5. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in North America

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

6. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#22 in North America

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

7. Western University

Ontario | London

For Geotechnical Engineering

#28 in North America

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

8. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#35 in North America

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

9. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#41 in North America

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

10. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#48 in North America

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

11. Laurentian University

Ontario | Greater Sudbury

For Geotechnical Engineering

#49 in North America

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 9,323
Founded: 1960

12. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#52 in North America

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

13. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#54 in North America

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

14. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Geotechnical Engineering

#58 in North America

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 18,500
Founded: 1818

15. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#63 in North America

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

16. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#70 in North America

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 27,823
Founded: 1942

17. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Geotechnical Engineering

#71 in North America

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

18. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#72 in North America

#243 in the World

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

19. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Geotechnical Engineering

#86 in North America

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1925

20. Royal Military College of Canada

Ontario | Kingston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#89 in North America

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

21. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Geotechnical Engineering

#102 in North America

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1965

22. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#104 in North America

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1785

23. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Geotechnical Engineering

#109 in North America

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

24. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#111 in North America

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1974

25. University of Quebec, Abitibi-Temiscamingue

Quebec State | Rouyn-Noranda

For Geotechnical Engineering

#115 in North America

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1970

26. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Geotechnical Engineering

#116 in North America

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

27. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Geotechnical Engineering

#129 in North America

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1911

28. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Geotechnical Engineering

#131 in North America

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

29. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#151 in North America

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

30. School of Higher Technology - University of Quebec

Quebec State | Montreal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#170 in North America

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1974

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