38 Best universities for Transportation Engineering in Canada

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Transportation Engineering. A graph of 522K citations received by 18.4K academic papers made by 38 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

Ontario | Toronto

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in North America

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

2. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in North America

#29 in the World

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

3. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Transportation Engineering

#18 in North America

#34 in the World

Founded: 1957

4. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#31 in North America

#70 in the World

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

5. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Transportation Engineering

#44 in North America

#96 in the World

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

6. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#51 in North America

#128 in the World

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

7. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Transportation Engineering

#52 in North America

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

8. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Transportation Engineering

#53 in North America

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

9. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Transportation Engineering

#57 in North America

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

10. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#65 in North America

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

11. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#75 in North America

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

12. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Transportation Engineering

#82 in North America

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

13. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Transportation Engineering

#83 in North America

#234 in the World

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

14. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Transportation Engineering

#90 in North America

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

15. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Transportation Engineering

#98 in North America

#294 in the World

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

16. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Transportation Engineering

#102 in North America

#325 in the World

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

17. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Transportation Engineering

#108 in North America

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

18. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Transportation Engineering

#117 in North America

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 56,000
Founded: 1852

19. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#119 in North America

#382 in the World

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

20. Western University

Ontario | London

For Transportation Engineering

#121 in North America

#386 in the World

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

21. HEC Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#125 in North America

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

22. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Transportation Engineering

#127 in North America

#416 in the World

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

23. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Transportation Engineering

#147 in North America

#514 in the World

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

24. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Transportation Engineering

#149 in North America

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

25. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Transportation Engineering

#160 in North America

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

26. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Transportation Engineering

#165 in North America

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

27. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Transportation Engineering

#169 in North America

#609 in the World

Founded: 2002

28. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Transportation Engineering

#176 in North America

#654 in the World

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

29. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Transportation Engineering

#177 in North America

#655 in the World

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

30. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Transportation Engineering

#179 in North America

#668 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

31. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Transportation Engineering

#191 in North America

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

32. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Transportation Engineering

#194 in North America

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

33. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Transportation Engineering

#207 in North America

#847 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

34. Saint Mary's University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Transportation Engineering

#250 in North America

#1187 in the World

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

35. School of Higher Technology - University of Quebec

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#261 in North America

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1974

36. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Transportation Engineering

#285 in North America

#1403 in the World

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

37. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Transportation Engineering

#294 in North America

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 1964

38. Royal Military College of Canada

Ontario | Kingston

For Transportation Engineering

#309 in North America

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

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