photograph courtesy of st. thomas university

Average Class Size by University

October 10, 2024

Maclean’s tracks undergraduate class sizes, which can vary significantly and impact students’ learning experience. These average class size figures are for undergraduate classes in the fall of 2023. The numbers reflect primary classes; subsections such as labs, tutorials and practicums are not included.*

FIRST AND SECOND YEAR

University	Size
McMaster	119.9
Wilfrid Laurier	98.8
Simon Fraser	97.0
Carleton	92.5
UBC	91.5
Calgary	90.7
York	88.5
Trent	84.5
Brock	81.4
Queen's	80.7
Windsor	79.5
Dalhousie	77.6
Alberta	71.0
McGill	69.2
Manitoba	67.5
Saskatchewan	60.6
Victoria	60.2
Concordia	56.4
Montréal	51.7
Algoma	50.7
Regina	44.5
UPEI	44.1
Saint Mary's	43.9
Laval	43.9
Lethbridge	43.6
Memorial	43.3
Mount Allison	40.9
UQAM	39.1
UNBC	38.8
Acadia	37.9
St. Francis Xavier	37.0
Bishop's	36.4
New Brunswick	36.3
Lakehead	35.9
Winnipeg	35.5
Laurentian	34.2
Nipissing	33.1
Cape Breton	32.1
Sherbrooke	30.5
Brandon	30.1
Moncton	27.6
Mount Saint Vincent	26.5
St. Thomas	26.3

THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR

University	Size
UBC	54.0
McMaster	46.2
Montréal	42.8
Simon Fraser	42.0
Wilfrid Laurier	38.7
Carleton	37.5
York	35.8
Calgary	35.0
Windsor	34.8
Brock	32.9
UQAM	31.8
Concordia	31.5
Trent	31.0
Alberta	30.3
Dalhousie	29.7
Saskatchewan	29.6
McGill	29.4
Lakehead	28.5
Manitoba	28.4
Victoria	28.1
Sherbrooke	25.5
Memorial	25.2
Bishop's	25.2
Saint Mary's	23.8
UPEI	23.2
St. Francis Xavier	22.7
Regina	22.2
Algoma	22.2
Laurentian	21.7
Laval	21.5
New Brunswick	21.4
Lethbridge	20.8
Cape Breton	19.9
Moncton	19.3
Queen's	19.0
Nipissing	19.0
St. Thomas	17.5
Winnipeg	17.2
Acadia	16.6
UNBC	15.1
Brandon	13.5
Mount Saint Vincent	12.6
Mount Allison	12.6