List of 100 best universities in Canada

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in Canada ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 128M citations received by 3.86M academic publications made by 101 universities from Canada, the popularity of 6,691 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

3. McGill University

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

6. University of Calgary

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

7. University of Montreal

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

10. Western University

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

13. York University

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

14. Dalhousie University

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

15. University of Manitoba

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

17. University of Saskatchewan

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

18. Carleton University

#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

26. University of Windsor

#661 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
16,092
Founded
1857

27. Queen's University

#680 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

32. University of Winnipeg

#1167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1871

39. Laurentian University

#1401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
9,323
Founded
1960

40. Saint Mary's University

#1446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,281
Founded
1802

48. Mount Allison University

#1818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
72,100
Founded
1839

56. Bishop's University

#2234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
2,756
Founded
1843

58. Vancouver Island University

#2351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1969

60. Mount Saint Vincent University

#2465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
4,050
Founded
1873

62. OCAD University

#2577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
4,827
Founded
1876

79. NSCAD University

#1414 in North America
#5042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
820
Founded
1887

85. College of the North Atlantic

#1506 in North America
#5399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1997

88. Redeemer University College

#1748 in North America
#6346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
910
Founded
1982

95. Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

#2157 in North America
#8496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1983

100. Kingswood University

#2318 in North America
#10274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
300
Founded
1945

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

Average cost of living for students in Canada is $834 + $169-1211 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).