19 Best universities for Engineering in Ontario

Below is a list of best universities in Ontario ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 3.93M citations received by 129K academic papers made by 19 universities in Ontario 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 Engineering

#1 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

2. University of Waterloo

For Engineering

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

3. McMaster University

For Engineering

#6 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

4. Queen's University

For Engineering

#8 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

5. Western University

For Engineering

#9 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

6. University of Ottawa

For Engineering

#10 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

7. Carleton University

For Engineering

#15 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
27,823
Founded
1942

8. Ryerson University

For Engineering

#21 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

9. University of Guelph

For Engineering

#22 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

10. University of Windsor

For Engineering

#24 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,092
Founded
1857

11. Ontario Tech University

For Engineering

#27 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2002

12. York University

For Engineering

#30 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

13. Royal Military College of Canada

For Engineering

#31 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1876

14. Lakehead University

For Engineering

#32 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1965

15. Laurentian University

For Engineering

#38 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
9,323
Founded
1960

16. Wilfrid Laurier University

For Engineering

#39 in Canada
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1911

17. Trent University

For Engineering

#42 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1963

18. Brock University

For Engineering

#46 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
18,824
Founded
1964

19. Nipissing University

For Engineering

#55 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
4,838
Founded
1992

Closest to Ontario states to learn Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Canada Flag rank
Quebec 15 4
Manitoba 3 17
New Brunswick 3 25
Nova Scotia 5 19
Alberta 6 5
British Columbia 7 3