
Canada’s Best Universities by Operating Budget: Rankings 2023
These figures show university operating expenditures per full-time-equivalent student. Students are weighted according to their level of study—bachelor, master’s or doctorate—and their program of study.
Medical Doctoral
| Rank | Amount ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UBC | 18,433 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan | 15,839 |
| 3 | Alberta | 15,497 |
| 4 | Toronto | 14,279 |
| 5 | Calgary | 14,195 |
| 6 | Dalhousie | 14,068 |
| 7 | Manitoba | 13,193 |
| 8 | Queen’s | 13,102 |
| 9 | McGill | 12,580 |
| 10 | McMaster | 12,434 |
| 11 | Ottawa | 12,427 |
| 12 | Western | 12,234 |
| 13 | Montréal | 10,958 |
| 14 | Sherbrooke | 10,366 |
| 15 | Laval | 9,589 |
Comprehensive
| Rank | Amount ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Fraser | 16,466 |
| 2 | Memorial | 15,602 |
| 3 | New Brunswick | 15,275 |
| 4 | Victoria | 13,848 |
| 5 | York | 13,309 |
| 6 | Toronto Metropolitan | 13,048 |
| 7 | Wilfrid Laurier | 13,008 |
| 8 | Waterloo | 11,961 |
| 9 | Regina | 11,867 |
| 10 | Brock | 11,450 |
| 11 | Windsor | 11,011 |
| 12 | Guelph | 10,827 |
| 13 | Carleton | 10,747 |
| 14 | UQAM | 10,530 |
| 15 | Concordia | 10,048 |
Primarily Undergraduate
| Rank | Amount ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Allison | 18,499 |
| 2 | St. Thomas | 17,594 |
| 3 | UNBC | 17,449 |
| 4 | Moncton | 16,573 |
| 5 | Laurentian | 16,481 |
| 6 | UPEI | 15,543 |
| 7 | St. Francis Xavier | 14,724 |
| 8 | Saint Mary’s | 14,412 |
| 9 | Bishop’s | 13,867 |
| 10 | Acadia | 13,539 |
| 11 | Mount Saint Vincent | 13,160 |
| 12 | Lakehead | 13,139 |
| 13 | Brandon | 12,578 |
| 14 | Nipissing | 12,538 |
| 15 | Lethbridge | 12,460 |
| 16 | Trent | 10,759 |
| 17 | Winnipeg | 10,735 |
| 18 | Cape Breton | 8,841 |
| 19 | Ontario Tech | 8,412 |
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