Universities in the Comprehensive category conduct a signiﬁcant amount of research and offer a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.

Canada is home to some of the top universities in the world. In fact, 26 Canadian institutions are counted among the best in the world, according to Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2016-2017.

You might not have heard of all of them, but with eight universities in the top 200, Canada’s best colleges offer plenty of opportunities for a world-class education.

Compared with the US, Canada can also provide cheaper study options, simpler application processes and more opportunities for permanent residency.

Top Universities in Canada 2017

Canada Ranking	World Rank	University	Presence Rank*	Impact Rank*	Openness Rank*	Excellence Rank*
1	20	University of Toronto	42	43	24	8
2	29	University of British Columbia	84	46	36	24
3	60	Simon Fraser University	145	23	102	277
4	60	McGill University	147	91	51	60
5	71	University of Alberta	201	90	108	79
6	113	University of Waterloo	94	128	171	156
7	117	University of Calgary	306	124	199	129
8	140	McMaster University	442	249	15	135
9	144	Université de Montréal	142	164	103	207
10	195	York University	125	125	272	397
11	196	University of Western Ontario	647	236	162	203
12	201	Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa	350	280	83	213
13	206	University of Victoria British Columbia	221	152	364	345
14	222	Université Laval	408	193	316	317
15	227	Queen’s University Kingston	672	217	149	301
16	239	Dalhousie University	8	350	270	290
17	269	University of Manitoba	132	318	461	307
18	291	University of Saskatchewan	488	286	283	390
19	349	University of Guelph	518	347	439	406
20	357	Université du Québec Montréal	568	200	495	610
21	365	Université de Sherbrooke	271	255	539	579
22	375	Concordia University Montréal	491	327	477	503
23	394	Carleton University	1172	348	368	484
24	453	Memorial University of Newfoundland	437	399	558	621
25	524	Ryerson University	1185	456	889	619
26	622	University of New Brunswick	1049	548	518	870
27	625	University of Windsor	1012	569	524	857
28	708	University of Regina	1044	922	619	830
29	716	École Polytechnique de Montréal	640	1456	472	685
30	774	Brock University	722	917	976	994
31	887	University of Lethbridge	916	1319	457	1215
32	894	Wilfrid Laurier University	1388	1062	898	1168
33	1038	Lakehead University	2355	1770	828	1068
34	1076	University of Winnipeg	1859	875	1326	1692
35	1102	Université du Québec Chicoutimi	2186	876	1833	1608
36	1123	Trent University	4262	1496	990	1272
37	1193	Université INRS Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique	2919	3915	585	792
38	1203	University of Prince Edward Island	1334	1394	1353	1733
39	1208	HEC Montréal École de Gestion	4643	2107	581	1300
40	1229	Athabasca University	1051	1415	1229	1892
41	1248	École de Technologie Supérieure	3075	2608	693	1230
42	1251	Université du Québec	3665	1208	4121	415
43	1296	University of Ontario Institute of Technology	5130	3064	880	994
44	1304	Saint Mary’s University	2593	2078	1078	1534
45	1336	Saint Francis Xavier University	3379	1753	1384	1671
46	1344	Acadia University	2517	1368	1311	2059
47	1367	University of Northern British Columbia	1544	2047	1260	1772
48	1400	(1) Université Laurentienne / Laurentian University	3669	2211	1325	1597
49	1539	Mount Allison University	1684	1961	1430	2268
50	1560	Université du Québec Trois-Rivieres	3737	3069	1471	1589
51	1697	Université de Moncton	2873	2285	1709	2304
52	1718	Mount Royal College	4749	1353	2494	2653
53	1846	Université du Québec Outaouais	2811	3970	1233	2084
54	1869	Université du Québec Rimouski	5220	4681	1278	1707
55	1898	Royal Military College Canada	11442	4419	1235	1559
56	2082	Nipissing University	5412	2901	1631	2793
57	2092	Thompson Rivers University	4989	2192	1884	3116
58	2239	Mount Saint Vincent University	3174	3716	2016	2901
59	2336	Bishop’s University	6682	2670	2516	3204
60	2366	Université du Québec Abitibi-Temiscamingue	6210	5348	1800	2502
61	2451	Brandon University	7142	3352	2156	3253
62	2500	Cape Breton University	8992	4555	1581	2939
63	2761	Trinity Western University	2037	2497	2476	4512
64	2928	British Columbia Institute of Technology	4129	1445	2813	5269
65	2959	Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Laurentian University Lakehead University)	8605	10266	2068	2254
66	3137	Vancouver Island University (Malaspina)	3964	1288	2619	5824
67	3333	MacEwan University (Grant MacEwan College)	204	3190	1939	5824
68	3389	Saint Thomas University	6528	5114	2861	4361
69	3479	Royal Roads University	4914	2616	1870	5824
70	3651	Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Kwantlen University College)	4848	2954	2603	5824
71	3786	George Brown College	6847	2309	3729	5824
72	3863	OCAD University (Ontario College of Art & Design)	7548	2638	3511	5824
73	4136	Tele-Universite TÉLUQ	8208	3538	3229	5824
74	4283	Vanier College	1649	1881	4121	5824
75	4300	Humber College	1618	1903	4121	5824
76	4622	Seneca College	2030	2445	4121	5824
77	4622	Algoma University	5396	6753	2348	5824
78	4655	École Nationale d’Administration Publique	7093	5642	3104	5824
79	4687	Langara College	9170	3529	4121	4952
80	4701	Emily Carr University of Art + Design	1659	2653	4121	5824
81	4773	Algonquin College	4178	2340	4121	5824
82	4798	Collège Stanislas	4826	2301	4121	5824
83	4818	Centennial College Toronto	6270	2165	4121	5824
84	4950	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology	9614	2014	4121	5824
85	5129	Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College	14393	8011	4121	3746
86	5198	Nothern Alberta Institute of Technology	7504	2578	4121	5824
87	5255	Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning	6464	2814	4121	5824
88	5455	Mohawk College	3123	3711	4121	5824
89	5459	Concordia University College of Alberta	10123	5392	3974	5824
90	5695	Okanagan College	5344	3714	4121	5824
91	5729	Cégep du Vieux Montréal	6414	3590	4121	5824
92	5833	Cégep de Rimouski	6769	3660	4121	5824
93	5844	University of the Fraser Valley	5635	3910	4121	5824
94	5845	Bow Valley College	10445	3122	4121	5824
95	5948	Yukon College	3975	4363	4121	5824
96	5977	Conestoga College	7988	3682	4121	5824
97	6031	Niagara College	6454	4029	4121	5824
98	6031	Capilano University	7374	3875	4121	5824
99	6047	Douglas College	7520	3881	4121	5824
100	6159	Fanshawe College	9028	3804	4121	5824