38 Best universities for Transportation Engineering in Canada

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 359K citations received by 15.6K 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

#5 in North America

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

2. University of Waterloo

Ontario | Waterloo

For Transportation Engineering

#15 in North America

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

3. University of British Columbia

British Columbia | Vancouver

For Transportation Engineering

#16 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

4. McGill University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#33 in North America

#65 in the World

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

5. University of Calgary

Alberta | Calgary

For Transportation Engineering

#44 in North America

#89 in the World

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

6. University of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#45 in North America

#97 in the World

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

7. University of Alberta

Alberta | Edmonton

For Transportation Engineering

#50 in North America

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

8. McMaster University

Ontario | Hamilton

For Transportation Engineering

#54 in North America

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

9. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#64 in North America

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

10. Ryerson University

Ontario | Toronto

For Transportation Engineering

#65 in North America

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

11. Simon Fraser University

British Columbia | Burnaby

For Transportation Engineering

#81 in North America

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

12. University of Ottawa

Ontario | Ottawa

For Transportation Engineering

#85 in North America

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

13. Carleton University

Ontario | Ottawa

For Transportation Engineering

#93 in North America

#264 in the World

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

14. Concordia University

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#96 in North America

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

15. University of Manitoba

Manitoba | Winnipeg

For Transportation Engineering

#100 in North America

#296 in the World

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

16. Queen's University

Ontario | Kingston

For Transportation Engineering

#103 in North America

#304 in the World

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

17. Laval University

Quebec State | Quebec City

For Transportation Engineering

#105 in North America

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

18. York University

Ontario | Toronto

For Transportation Engineering

#115 in North America

#349 in the World

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

19. Western University

Ontario | London

For Transportation Engineering

#120 in North America

#364 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

#374 in the World

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

21. HEC Montreal

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#123 in North America

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

22. Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Transportation Engineering

#133 in North America

#423 in the World

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

23. University of Victoria

British Columbia | Victoria

For Transportation Engineering

#146 in North America

#477 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

24. University of Regina

Saskatchewan | Regina

For Transportation Engineering

#149 in North America

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

25. University of New Brunswick

New Brunswick | Fredericton

For Transportation Engineering

#150 in North America

#504 in the World

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

26. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's

For Transportation Engineering

#162 in North America

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

27. University of Sherbrooke

Quebec State | Sherbrooke

For Transportation Engineering

#177 in North America

#626 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

28. Ontario Tech University

Ontario | Oshawa

For Transportation Engineering

#178 in North America

#627 in the World

Founded: 2002

29. University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan | Saskatoon

For Transportation Engineering

#181 in North America

#639 in the World

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

30. University of Windsor

Ontario | Windsor

For Transportation Engineering

#189 in North America

#674 in the World

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

31. University of Guelph

Ontario | Guelph

For Transportation Engineering

#191 in North America

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

32. Lakehead University

Ontario | Thunder Bay

For Transportation Engineering

#210 in North America

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

33. Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario | Waterloo

For Transportation Engineering

#230 in North America

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

34. Saint Mary's University

Nova Scotia | Halifax

For Transportation Engineering

#245 in North America

#1039 in the World

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

35. Royal Military College of Canada

Ontario | Kingston

For Transportation Engineering

#272 in North America

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

36. School of Higher Technology - University of Quebec

Quebec State | Montreal

For Transportation Engineering

#280 in North America

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1974

37. Brock University

Ontario | St. Catharines

For Transportation Engineering

#294 in North America

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 18,824
Founded: 1964

38. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

Quebec State | Trois-Rivieres

For Transportation Engineering

#296 in North America

#1457 in the World

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

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