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Saint Mary's University ranked 40th in Canada, 1446th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 83 research topics. Saint Mary's University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,751 academic publications and 210,929 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 19 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1446 of 14,131 In the World
#391 of 2,597 In North America
#40 of 101 In Canada
#2 of 9 In Nova Scotia
#2 of 5 In Halifax
#558 of 2,954 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#566 of 3,581 For Communications and Public Relations
#644 of 1,513 For Criminology and Criminal Justice
#2596 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1325 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 80 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 46th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 1681st in the World with 4,067 publications made and 116,111 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#46 of 91 In Canada
#412 of 1,854 In North America
#1681 of 7,088 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 30 105
1994 30 132
1995 33 150
1996 32 195
1997 41 164
1998 33 277
1999 28 277
2000 54 396
2001 47 389
2002 66 563
2003 78 721
2004 86 786
2005 98 963
2006 100 1258
2007 96 1600
2008 136 1987
2009 119 2277
2010 118 2829
2011 120 3292
2012 111 3852
2013 139 4347
2014 139 4690
2015 152 4993
2016 161 4971
2017 175 5511
2018 166 6013
2019 198 6604
2020 187 7578
2021 234 8607
2022 215 8239
2023 257 8951
2024 157 7669
2025 84 6854

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 30 238 566
Criminology and Criminal Justice 34 329 644
Political Economy 32 293 736
Forensic Science 26 206 758
Law Enforcement 32 334 789
Military science 32 394 837
Gender Studies 38 388 843
Art History 41 425 1028
Classics and Ancient History 34 381 1055
Media Studies 43 502 1124
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 37 393 1181
Anthropology 42 408 1243
Law 39 379 1252
Political Science 41 372 1346
Public Policy / Administration 42 453 1355
History 40 361 1365
Sociology 44 424 1405
Archaeology 42 342 1446
Library and Information science 42 535 1498
Aesthetics 44 432 1554
Demography 43 407 1712
Linguistics 43 424 1850
Philosophy 48 440 2020
Education Majors 53 644 2095

Environmental Science rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 47th for Environmental Science in Canada and 1823rd in the World with 3,864 publications made and 113,119 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#47 of 90 In Canada
#364 of 1,727 In North America
#1823 of 6,888 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 28 204
1994 27 212
1995 24 210
1996 35 289
1997 40 278
1998 46 409
1999 29 408
2000 55 481
2001 41 544
2002 69 705
2003 74 860
2004 82 957
2005 89 979
2006 95 1309
2007 79 1633
2008 128 1972
2009 108 2260
2010 126 2576
2011 108 2863
2012 113 3579
2013 130 3987
2014 145 4150
2015 134 4443
2016 135 4563
2017 155 5221
2018 151 5885
2019 182 6746
2020 149 7562
2021 212 8503
2022 217 8342
2023 258 8935
2024 156 8284
2025 66 7296

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 30 151 558
Earth science and Geophysics 36 222 913
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 330 1366
Paleontology 41 320 1455
Oceanography 48 323 1595
Geology 46 337 1605
Ecology 44 329 1695
Geography and Cartography 46 363 1748
Agricultural Science 40 294 1778
Environmental Management 44 290 1809
Forestry 47 349 1995
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 47 405 2351
Environmental Chemistry 49 387 2429
Geotechnical Engineering 46 414 2470

Physics rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 43rd for Physics in Canada and 1968th in the World with 3,755 publications made and 111,749 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#43 of 86 In Canada
#360 of 1,623 In North America
#1968 of 6,729 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 28 155
1994 17 162
1995 31 183
1996 39 258
1997 32 326
1998 52 509
1999 37 557
2000 48 609
2001 50 661
2002 51 840
2003 72 1047
2004 68 1096
2005 97 1195
2006 83 1428
2007 94 1747
2008 128 2003
2009 119 2392
2010 123 2701
2011 144 3060
2012 135 3726
2013 132 4155
2014 139 4422
2015 130 4601
2016 117 4973
2017 170 5385
2018 154 5971
2019 175 6292
2020 167 7145
2021 182 7465
2022 188 7187
2023 193 7792
2024 136 7530
2025 86 6064

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 30 249 915
Astrobiology 35 314 1193
Atomic and Molecular physics 34 289 1294
Nuclear Physics 35 303 1456
Quantum and Particle physics 42 337 1833
Theoretical Physics 49 447 2193
Optical Engineering 45 383 2222
Acoustical Engineering 47 454 2341
Materials Science 44 374 2373
Condensed Matter Physics 48 484 3012
Nanotechnology 49 470 3033

Biology rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 46th for Biology in Canada and 2200th in the World with 3,564 publications made and 109,004 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#46 of 89 In Canada
#409 of 1,701 In North America
#2200 of 6,841 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 23 208
1994 25 200
1995 34 211
1996 31 310
1997 35 337
1998 51 508
1999 26 506
2000 53 566
2001 40 610
2002 63 768
2003 65 970
2004 72 1033
2005 86 1112
2006 96 1425
2007 85 1751
2008 119 2000
2009 106 2279
2010 126 2529
2011 109 2869
2012 106 3310
2013 119 3791
2014 133 4020
2015 127 4145
2016 135 4276
2017 139 4743
2018 126 5501
2019 146 6009
2020 142 6875
2021 185 7747
2022 189 7604
2023 235 8074
2024 134 7082
2025 71 6206

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 35 314 1193
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 330 1366
Paleontology 41 320 1455
Zoology 43 382 1545
Agricultural Science 40 294 1778
Evolutionary Biology 46 460 1869
Forestry 47 349 1995
Neuroscience 45 514 1997
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 418 2015
Botany 46 382 2086
Biochemistry 47 454 2472
Horticulture 45 373 2489
Microbiology 42 434 2537
Genetics 50 543 2805
Biotechnology 43 468 2874
Nanotechnology 49 470 3033
Immunology 52 754 3841
Nutrition and Food Science 52 543 3865

Engineering rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 46th for Engineering in Canada and 2260th in the World with 3,471 publications made and 99,817 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#46 of 87 In Canada
#387 of 1,655 In North America
#2260 of 6,795 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 25 166
1994 20 160
1995 29 176
1996 37 244
1997 28 297
1998 51 459
1999 39 493
2000 49 560
2001 45 568
2002 55 727
2003 71 945
2004 85 1048
2005 92 1128
2006 96 1276
2007 80 1532
2008 110 1779
2009 119 2085
2010 98 2486
2011 134 2711
2012 113 3140
2013 109 3643
2014 122 3824
2015 113 4011
2016 116 4180
2017 144 4666
2018 130 5108
2019 155 5616
2020 129 6205
2021 166 6918
2022 173 6621
2023 198 7169
2024 120 6764
2025 76 5468

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Transportation Engineering 34 250 1187
Civil Engineering 38 287 1447
Remote Sensing 38 311 1581
Renewable Energy Engineering 37 231 1632
Computer Networking 41 328 1676
Automotive Engineering 40 292 1759
Operations Research 40 347 1957
Human-Computer Interaction 45 416 2184
Electronic Engineering 45 351 2191
Metallurgical Engineering 41 346 2200
Optical Engineering 45 383 2222
Mechanical Engineering 46 415 2238
Structural Engineering 46 391 2261
Acoustical Engineering 47 454 2341
Systems Engineering 49 445 2341
Materials Science 44 374 2373
Geotechnical Engineering 46 414 2470
Aerospace Engineering 51 467 2511
Telecommunications 51 439 2530
Electrical Engineering 51 429 2658
Chemical Engineering 47 392 2725
Biotechnology 43 468 2874
Nanotechnology 49 470 3033

Computer Science rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 42nd for Computer Science in Canada and 1931st in the World with 3,184 publications made and 98,462 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 86 In Canada
#409 of 1,702 In North America
#1931 of 6,855 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 26 79
1994 16 77
1995 20 114
1996 24 146
1997 24 173
1998 34 266
1999 20 248
2000 29 321
2001 46 354
2002 50 527
2003 67 599
2004 75 788
2005 94 907
2006 96 1142
2007 89 1400
2008 113 1706
2009 109 2110
2010 100 2361
2011 143 2770
2012 136 3404
2013 112 3801
2014 113 4038
2015 105 4212
2016 106 4263
2017 124 4674
2018 123 5162
2019 122 5462
2020 118 6076
2021 169 6623
2022 163 6155
2023 162 6723
2024 119 5995
2025 55 4567

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 36 309 1207
Computer Vision 33 262 1296
Library and Information science 42 535 1498
Computer Networking 41 328 1676
Cyber Security 42 380 1855
Machine Learning 41 354 1898
Neuroscience 45 514 1997
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 418 2015
Data Science 50 466 2070
Cognitive Science 49 480 2081
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 44 392 2113
Computational Linguistics 43 406 2143
Human-Computer Interaction 45 416 2184
Telecommunications 51 439 2530

Chemistry rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 46th for Chemistry in Canada and 2378th in the World with 2,758 publications made and 77,660 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#46 of 83 In Canada
#406 of 1,538 In North America
#2378 of 6,561 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 24 197
1994 19 193
1995 29 203
1996 33 265
1997 26 317
1998 46 479
1999 30 531
2000 43 551
2001 38 595
2002 46 722
2003 65 922
2004 57 952
2005 71 1018
2006 66 1126
2007 62 1356
2008 76 1444
2009 90 1710
2010 83 1895
2011 89 1993
2012 77 2360
2013 92 2624
2014 104 2796
2015 100 2959
2016 89 3060
2017 105 3297
2018 100 3657
2019 111 4190
2020 120 4757
2021 119 5204
2022 130 5371
2023 146 5514
2024 106 5061
2025 68 4355

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 30 151 558
Pharmacy 26 211 1037
Computational Chemistry 33 285 1438
Inorganic Chemistry 38 303 1803
Organic Chemistry 44 366 2229
Physical chemistry 45 354 2345
Materials Science 44 374 2373
Environmental Chemistry 49 387 2429
Biochemistry 47 454 2472
Chemical Engineering 47 392 2725
Nanotechnology 49 470 3033
Nutrition and Food Science 52 543 3865

Medicine rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 48th for Medicine in Canada and 2485th in the World with 1,838 publications made and 57,425 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#48 of 85 In Canada
#531 of 1,689 In North America
#2485 of 6,793 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 14 57
1994 10 45
1995 10 75
1996 12 94
1997 15 127
1998 22 168
1999 9 162
2000 12 244
2001 16 203
2002 33 278
2003 28 379
2004 33 416
2005 36 491
2006 44 591
2007 39 770
2008 64 876
2009 40 1011
2010 61 1293
2011 59 1444
2012 45 1548
2013 59 1924
2014 63 2229
2015 65 2277
2016 84 2388
2017 90 2674
2018 71 2809
2019 84 3204
2020 97 3812
2021 103 4406
2022 106 4361
2023 138 4665
2024 89 3696
2025 77 3227

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Forensic Science 26 206 758
Pharmacy 26 211 1037
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 37 398 1239
Clinical Psychology 42 443 1296
Nursing 44 481 1620
Public Health 43 399 1643
Psychiatry 47 527 2032
Healthcare Management (MHA) 52 557 2049
Health Science 55 794 2580
Physical Therapy 51 660 2625
Pathology 49 549 2819
Anatomy and Physiology 52 685 3179
Surgery 51 744 3331
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 58 722 3509
Immunology 52 754 3841

Business rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 38th for Business in Canada and 1341st in the World with 1,711 publications made and 65,496 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#38 of 84 In Canada
#340 of 1,472 In North America
#1341 of 6,366 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 10 45
1994 13 48
1995 13 55
1996 13 68
1997 14 64
1998 15 110
1999 17 124
2000 22 200
2001 22 179
2002 30 263
2003 35 345
2004 34 407
2005 39 538
2006 34 673
2007 35 843
2008 61 1054
2009 45 1251
2010 56 1629
2011 65 1966
2012 54 2223
2013 52 2411
2014 70 2750
2015 62 2775
2016 80 2894
2017 64 3088
2018 69 3378
2019 90 3611
2020 94 4092
2021 85 4584
2022 87 4385
2023 117 4581
2024 68 3915
2025 36 3216

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Real Estate 14 126 291
Accounting 31 275 865
Human Resource Management 34 304 1080
Finance 34 299 1159
Management Information Systems 36 309 1207
Investment Banking and Stock trading 32 299 1215
Public Policy / Administration 42 453 1355
Project Management 38 339 1373
Management 38 330 1392
International Trade 35 305 1430
International Business 35 328 1453
Marketing 39 399 1686
Advertising 42 503 1767
Operations Research 40 347 1957

Psychology rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 44th for Psychology in Canada and 1675th in the World with 1,544 publications made and 56,729 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#44 of 87 In Canada
#442 of 1,648 In North America
#1675 of 6,663 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 10 35
1994 9 42
1995 11 55
1996 10 100
1997 9 71
1998 10 91
1999 7 87
2000 15 151
2001 25 114
2002 22 173
2003 22 262
2004 29 284
2005 37 422
2006 38 491
2007 29 674
2008 50 802
2009 41 948
2010 51 1204
2011 56 1463
2012 53 1735
2013 43 1901
2014 47 2231
2015 61 2325
2016 71 2373
2017 59 2634
2018 85 2752
2019 79 3087
2020 89 3602
2021 99 3959
2022 84 3809
2023 103 4165
2024 72 3217
2025 43 2876

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 24 183 375
Sexology 38 410 848
Social Psychology 36 335 946
Child Psychology 44 448 1264
Clinical Psychology 42 443 1296
Neuroscience 45 514 1997
Psychiatry 47 527 2032
Cognitive Science 49 480 2081
Education Majors 53 644 2095

Mathematics rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 44th for Mathematics in Canada and 2024th in the World with 1,405 publications made and 42,262 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#44 of 81 In Canada
#424 of 1,494 In North America
#2024 of 6,434 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 16 55
1994 12 60
1995 11 64
1996 13 74
1997 11 55
1998 12 105
1999 12 113
2000 12 133
2001 17 135
2002 29 203
2003 34 275
2004 39 320
2005 38 420
2006 38 473
2007 30 594
2008 51 691
2009 54 871
2010 38 1059
2011 55 1238
2012 46 1470
2013 37 1524
2014 37 1788
2015 47 1742
2016 50 1924
2017 68 2089
2018 57 2236
2019 62 2467
2020 64 3011
2021 67 3213
2022 68 3110
2023 64 3351
2024 32 2276
2025 18 1646

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 43 407 1675
Statistics 43 393 1880
Operations Research 40 347 1957
Applied Mathematics 43 357 2085
Math Teachers 56 736 2410

Economics rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 38th for Economics in Canada and 1364th in the World with 1,300 publications made and 38,401 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#38 of 84 In Canada
#365 of 1,445 In North America
#1364 of 6,188 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 12 35
1994 11 32
1995 14 44
1996 10 39
1997 19 36
1998 7 78
1999 11 89
2000 19 124
2001 16 152
2002 23 187
2003 24 232
2004 23 270
2005 26 348
2006 25 434
2007 22 487
2008 34 626
2009 34 768
2010 34 1021
2011 38 1195
2012 29 1371
2013 40 1522
2014 57 1718
2015 49 1829
2016 59 1930
2017 54 1989
2018 53 2279
2019 78 2481
2020 80 2763
2021 61 3122
2022 74 3035
2023 91 3458
2024 49 2712
2025 22 2125

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 32 293 736
Finance 34 299 1159
Investment Banking and Stock trading 32 299 1215
International Trade 35 305 1430
Development Studies 41 447 1613
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 43 407 1675

Art & Design rankings

Saint Mary's University ranked 46th for Art & Design in Canada and 1644th in the World with 878 publications made and 15,306 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#46 of 85 In Canada
#435 of 1,454 In North America
#1644 of 6,010 In the World

Saint Mary's University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 8 27
1994 6 22
1995 4 26
1996 6 32
1997 4 38
1998 9 51
1999 5 42
2000 8 66
2001 5 65
2002 16 89
2003 15 90
2004 21 111
2005 18 102
2006 27 186
2007 25 256
2008 29 296
2009 25 358
2010 23 404
2011 25 406
2012 21 590
2013 32 607
2014 25 629
2015 29 685
2016 35 674
2017 42 815
2018 29 852
2019 42 944
2020 47 1034
2021 59 1247
2022 54 1155
2023 53 1283
2024 28 1128
2025 12 1030

The following table provides academic rankings for Saint Mary's University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Art History 41 425 1028
Creative Writing 43 377 1034
Literature 42 417 1401
Aesthetics 44 432 1554
Fashion Design 45 437 1898