38 Best universities for Transportation 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 Transportation Engineering. A graph of 487K citations received by 17.9K 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

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

2. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in North America

#28 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

#67 in the World

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

5. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Transportation Engineering

#45 in North America

#93 in the World

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

6. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#49 in North America

#119 in the World

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

7. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Transportation Engineering

#53 in North America

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

8. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Transportation Engineering

#55 in North America

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

9. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Transportation Engineering

#58 in North America

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

10. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#65 in North America

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

11. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#77 in North America

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

12. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Transportation Engineering

#85 in North America

#240 in the World

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

13. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Transportation Engineering

#87 in North America

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

14. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Transportation Engineering

#90 in North America

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

15. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Transportation Engineering

#99 in North America

#301 in the World

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

16. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Transportation Engineering

#105 in North America

#337 in the World

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

17. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Transportation Engineering

#106 in North America

#338 in the World

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

18. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Transportation Engineering

#118 in North America

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

19. Western University

Ontario | London

For Transportation Engineering

#120 in North America

#377 in the World

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

20. University of Quebec in Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#121 in North America

#384 in the World

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

21. HEC Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#126 in North America

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

22. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Transportation Engineering

#130 in North America

#423 in the World

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

23. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Transportation Engineering

#145 in North America

#498 in the World

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

24. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Transportation Engineering

#146 in North America

#503 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

25. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Transportation Engineering

#159 in North America

#554 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

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

27. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Transportation Engineering

#175 in North America

#639 in the World

Founded: 2002

28. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Transportation Engineering

#176 in North America

#657 in the World

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

29. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Transportation Engineering

#177 in North America

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

30. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Transportation Engineering

#187 in North America

#688 in the World

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

31. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Transportation Engineering

#191 in North America

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

32. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Transportation Engineering

#198 in North America

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

33. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Transportation Engineering

#205 in North America

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

34. Saint Mary's University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Transportation Engineering

#247 in North America

#1137 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

#268 in North America

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1974

36. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Transportation Engineering

#288 in North America

#1408 in the World

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

37. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Transportation Engineering

#296 in North America

#1542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 1964

38. Royal Military College of Canada

Ontario | Kingston

For Transportation Engineering

#303 in North America

#1617 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.