Maclean's

After tying with Victoria last year, SFU holds the No. 1 spot among universities with a significant amount of research and a wide range of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs

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Universities in this category have a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research, as well as medical schools

The results of Maclean’s reputation survey, which assesses the universities on quality and innovation

Maclean’s tracks the universities’ commitment to funding student services

This measure looks at the universities’ commitment to funding scholarships and bursaries

This measure looks at the universities’ commitment to updating their library acquisitions

This measure looks at the universities’ commitment to funding their libraries

This measure reflects students’ access to professors

This measure looks at the money available at each school for current expenses compared to the size of the student body