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Canada’s best universities by student satisfaction: Rankings 2022

More than 19,000 university students responded to Maclean’s online survey, giving their opinions on professors and staff, residence life, and opportunities for extracurricular activities and experiential education, such as co-op programs
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October 7, 2021

The student voice plays a crucial role in assessing campus life. More than 19,000 university students responded to Maclean’s online survey, giving their opinions on professors and staff, residence life, and opportunities for extracurricular activities and experiential education, such as co-op programs. Students also weighed in on such topical issues as mental health services and whether they think their university is doing enough to prevent sexual assault on campus. In recognition of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, which include several related to educational issues, Maclean’s included a question asking students to rate how well their university is making Indigenous histories, cultures and languages visible on campus.

Medical Doctoral Universities

▼NameCourse InstructorsStudent Life StaffAdmin StaffAcademic AdvisorsMental Health ServicesExtra­curricularsExperiential LearningResidence LivingPromoting Indigenous VisibilitySexual Assault Prevention
1
Sherbrooke
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
15
1
2
Laval
4
3
2
4
6
6
2
15
11
2
3
Western
8
2
3
6
3
4
*10
1
6
5
4
Queen's
7
5
5
3
12
1
3
2
8
10
5
Montréal
3
4
4
2
5
7
7
13
14
4
6
McGill
2
8
11
8
13
3
*10
4
12
15
7
McMaster
5
6
9
10
8
5
6
3
9
12
8
Manitoba
13
7
6
9
2
8
5
6
3
3
9
Saskatchewan
12
9
7
5
4
12
12
9
1
7
10
Dalhousie
9
10
8
7
7
10
8
7
5
11
11
UBC
10
11
10
*11
10
9
9
10
2
9
12
Alberta
14
13
13
*11
11
13
13
12
4
8
13
Toronto
6
14
12
13
15
11
15
14
13
14
14
Calgary
15
12
14
14
9
14
14
11
7
6
15
Ottawa
11
15
15
15
14
15
4
8
10
13
* Indicates a tie

Student residents participate in a cheer-off at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB. (Photograph by Chris Donovan)
Student residents participate in a cheer-off at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB. (Photograph by Chris Donovan)

Comprehensive Universities

▼NameCourse InstructorsStudent Life StaffAdmin StaffAcademic AdvisorsMental Health ServicesExtra­curricularsExperiential LearningResidence LivingPromoting Indigenous VisibilitySexual Assault Prevention
1
UQAM
1
2
3
1
2
5
4
9
13
1
2
Victoria
3
4
1
3
5
3
2
6
1
2
3
Brock
8
3
2
2
1
2
5
3
4
4
4
Wilfrid Laurier
6
1
7
6
3
1
6
2
7
6
5
Waterloo
2
*9
*5
5
15
7
1
4
15
14
6
Carleton
4
6
8
7
10
6
10
7
5
9
7
Guelph
5
5
4
4
14
4
11
1
11
13
8
New Brunswick
7
12
*5
9
9
12
7
15
10
15
9
Ryerson
9
7
11
8
11
11
9
8
14
7
10
Concordia
12
8
13
15
8
8
12
10
6
5
11
Simon Fraser
14
14
9
12
12
13
3
11
2
10
12
Windsor
13
11
15
14
4
10
8
12
12
3
13
York
10
13
14
13
7
9
15
*13
9
8
14
Memorial
15
*9
10
10
6
14
13
*13
8
11
15
Regina
11
15
12
11
13
15
14
5
3
12
* Indicates a tie

Primarily Undergraduate Universities

▼NameCourse InstructorsStudent Life StaffAdmin StaffAcademic AdvisorsMental Health ServicesExtra­curricularsExperiential LearningResidence LivingPromoting Indigenous VisibilitySexual Assault Prevention
1
St. Francis Xavier
1
4
3
3
15
1
3
2
12
18
2
Trent
*4
3
2
1
6
4
10
3
1
4
3
Moncton
7
1
1
2
1
9
1
8
14
8
4
UNBC
8
5
6
14
2
7
6
11
5
5
5
Nipissing
17
2
4
9
3
8
13
1
2
2
6
Acadia
18
8
*7
6
5
5
7
5
3
1
7
St. Thomas
3
18
11
18
14
3
5
*15
9
16
8
Ontario Tech
9
7
12
5
4
12
9
7
11
7
9
Lethbridge
11
11
10
12
7
10
2
9
8
10
10
Winnipeg
*4
15
*7
10
8
14
11
13
4
11
11
Mount Allison
2
14
5
11
18
2
4
4
13
19
12
Cape Breton
10
12
15
8
9
16
12
12
7
3
13
Bishop's
15
9
16
17
16
6
17
6
15
6
14
Saint Mary's
12
10
13
7
10
11
8
17
16
14
15
Brandon
16
13
*7
13
12
15
16
18
10
9
16
UPEI
13
6
18
16
11
13
14
*15
18
12
17
Mount Saint Vincent
6
17
14
4
13
18
18
10
17
15
18
Lakehead
19
16
17
15
17
17
15
19
6
13
19
Laurentian
14
19
19
19
19
19
19
14
19
17
* Indicates a tie