91 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada
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Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 54.6M citations received by 1.78M academic papers made by 91 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
- Enrollment
- 102,431
- Founded
- 1827
2. University of British Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Enrollment
- 71,201
- Founded
- 1908
3. McGill University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Enrollment
- 37,888
- Founded
- 1821
4. University of Montreal
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Enrollment
- 66,972
- Founded
- 1878
5. University of Alberta
- Enrollment
- 31,185
- Founded
- 1908
6. University of Ottawa
- Enrollment
- 42,027
- Founded
- 1848
7. McMaster University
- Enrollment
- 27,965
- Founded
- 1887
8. University of Calgary
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Enrollment
- 33,000
- Founded
- 1966
9. Western University
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Enrollment
- 21,836
- Founded
- 1878
10. Laval University
- Enrollment
- 56,000
- Founded
- 1852
12. York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Enrollment
- 53,000
- Founded
- 1959
13. Queen's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Enrollment
- 35,612
- Founded
- 1841
14. University of Quebec in Montreal
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Enrollment
- 40,000
- Founded
- 1969
15. Simon Fraser University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Founded
- 1965
16. Dalhousie University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Enrollment
- 30,867
- Founded
- 1818
17. University of Manitoba
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Enrollment
- 29,800
- Founded
- 1877
18. Carleton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Enrollment
- 9,109
- Founded
- 1942
19. University of Victoria
- Enrollment
- 15,999
- Founded
- 1963
20. University of Guelph
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Founded
- 1964
21. University of Saskatchewan
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 20,953
- Founded
- 1907
22. Concordia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Founded
- 1974
23. University of Sherbrooke
- Enrollment
- 40,000
- Founded
- 1954
24. Ryerson University
- Enrollment
- 38,950
- Founded
- 1948
25. Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Founded
- 1925
26. University of New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Enrollment
- 32,036
- Founded
- 1785
27. University of Windsor
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Enrollment
- 16,092
- Founded
- 1857
28. Wilfrid Laurier University
- Enrollment
- 19,000
- Founded
- 1911
29. Brock University
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Founded
- 1964
30. University of Regina
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Founded
- 1911
31. HEC Montreal
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Founded
- 1907
32. Polytechnic School of Montreal
- Enrollment
- 9,476
- Founded
- 1873
33. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 14,000
- Founded
- 1969
34. Trent University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Founded
- 1963
35. University of Lethbridge
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Founded
- 1967
36. Lakehead University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Founded
- 1965
37. Laurentian University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Enrollment
- 9,323
- Founded
- 1960
38. University of Winnipeg
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Enrollment
- 10,000
- Founded
- 1871
39. University of Northern British Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Enrollment
- 28,609
- Founded
- 1990
40. University of Quebec at Chicoutimi
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 6,000
- Founded
- 1969
41. University of Moncton
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Founded
- 1864
43. St. Francis Xavier University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Founded
- 1853
44. University of Quebec in Outaouais
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 6,000
- Founded
- 1981
45. School of Higher Technology - University of Quebec
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Founded
- 1974
46. Saint Mary's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 7,281
- Founded
- 1802
47. Acadia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Founded
- 1838
48. University of Quebec in Rimouski
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 5,000
- Founded
- 1969
49. University of Prince Edward Island
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Enrollment
- 4,336
- Founded
- 1969
50. Brandon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Founded
- 1899
51. Royal Military College of Canada
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1876
52. MacEwan University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Founded
- 1971
53. Cape Breton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Founded
- 1974
54. Mount Saint Vincent University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Enrollment
- 4,050
- Founded
- 1873
56. Mount Allison University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Enrollment
- 72,100
- Founded
- 1839
57. University of Quebec, Abitibi-Temiscamingue
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 2,000
- Founded
- 1970
58. Thompson Rivers University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Founded
- 1970
59. Bishop's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Enrollment
- 2,756
- Founded
- 1843
60. Nipissing University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Founded
- 1992
61. University of Quebec
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Founded
- 1968
62. Quest University Canada
- Enrollment
- 420
- Male:Female
- 51:49
- Founded
- 2007
64. Trinity Western University
- Enrollment
- 7,475
- Founded
- 1986
66. Kings University in Canada
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Founded
- 1979
67. University of the Fraser Valley
- Enrollment
- 15,000
- Founded
- 1974
68. St. Thomas University - Canada
- Enrollment
- 2,000
- Founded
- 1910
69. Vancouver Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Enrollment
- 16,000
- Founded
- 1969
72. University of Saint-Boniface
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Founded
- 1818
73. OCAD University
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Enrollment
- 4,827
- Founded
- 1876
74. Algoma University
- Enrollment
- 1,600
- Founded
- 2008
75. Redeemer University College
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Enrollment
- 910
- Founded
- 1982
76. Concordia University of Edmonton
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Founded
- 1921
77. University of Sainte-Anne
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Founded
- 1890
83. Crandall University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Founded
- 1949
84. First Nations University of Canada
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Enrollment
- 1,000
- Founded
- 1976
85. Ambrose University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Founded
- 1921
88. Emily Carr University of Art and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Founded
- 1925
91. NSCAD University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Enrollment
- 820
- Founded
- 1887