Canada’s Best Universities by Student Services: Rankings 2023
Maclean’s tracks the universities’ commitment to funding student services
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These figures show the percentage of a university’s total operating expenditures that are devoted to funding student services.
Medical Doctoral
| Rank |  University |  Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McMaster | 5.6 |
| 2 | Toronto | 4.6 |
| 3 | Western | 4.2 |
| 4 | Ottawa | 4.1 |
| 5 | Laval | 3.8 |
| 6 | Sherbrooke | 3.7 |
| 7 | Manitoba | 3.5 |
| 8 | Alberta | 3.3 |
| *9 | Calgary | 3.2 |
| *9 | Queen's | 3.2 |
| *11 | Dalhousie | 3.1 |
| *11 | Montréal | 3.1 |
| 13 | McGill | 2.9 |
| 14 | Saskatchewan | 2.8 |
| 15 | UBC | 2.6 |
Comprehensive
| Rank | University | Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Fraser | 10.3 |
| 2 | Toronto Metropolitan | 8.9 |
| 3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 7.4 |
| 4 | Windsor | 6.2 |
| 5 | Victoria | 5.9 |
| 6 | Regina | 5.3 |
| *7 | Brock | 5.2 |
| *7 | York | 5.2 |
| 9 | Carleton | 4.8 |
| 10 | Guelph | 4.7 |
| 11 | New Brunswick | 4.2 |
| 12 | Waterloo | 4.1 |
| 13 | Memorial | 3.8 |
| 14 | Concordia | 3.1 |
| 15 | UQAM | 2 |
Primarily Undergraduate
| Rank | University | Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nipissing | 8.2 |
| 2 | Trent | 7.6 |
| 3 | Ontario Tech | 7.5 |
| *4 | Bishop's | 7.2 |
| *4 | St. Thomas | 7.2 |
| 6 | UNBC | 6.9 |
| 7 | Brandon | 6.7 |
| 8 | Lakehead | 5.9 |
| 9 | Lethbridge | 5.8 |
| *10 | Acadia | 5.7 |
| *10 | Cape Breton | 5.7 |
| 12 | Winnipeg | 5.6 |
| 13 | Saint Mary's | 5.5 |
| 14 | Laurentian | 5.2 |
| 15 | Mount Saint Vincent | 5 |
| 16 | Mount Allison | 4.8 |
| 17 | St. Francis Xavier | 4.7 |
| 18 | Moncton | 3.9 |
| 19 | UPEI | 3.2 |
* Indicates a tie
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