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Photo courtesy of the university of new brunswick, photo by brendan mittelholtz
Photo courtesy of the university of new brunswick, photo by brendan mittelholtz

Canada’s Best Universities in 2025 by Student/Faculty Ratio

This measure reflects students’ access to professors

The ratio shows the number of full-time-equivalent students per full-time faculty member. It includes all students, both graduate and undergraduate.

MEDICAL DOCTORAL

UniversityRankRatio
Sherbrooke115.2
McGill217.5
UBC318.5
Dalhousie419.0
Calgary519.5
Saskatchewan620.4
Manitoba723.3
Laval824.3
Montréal926.5
Western1027.5
Alberta1127.8
Ottawa1229.8
Toronto1330.7
Queen's1435.1
McMaster1538.7

COMPREHENSIVE

UniversityRankRatio
New Brunswick115.1
Memorial217.3
Simon Fraser318.3
Victoria420.6
UQAM522.1
Regina623.4
Carleton725.9
Waterloo827.2
Concordia929.2
Brock1029.6
Windsor1130.3
York1230.6
Guelph1332.7
Toronto Metropolitan1432.9
Wilfrid Laurier1534.4

PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE

UniversityRankRatio
UNBC111.9
Moncton213.9
Mount Allison315.9
Brandon416.4
Acadia516.9
St. Thomas617.2
UPEI718.6
Lethbridge819.0
Bishop's919.3
St. Francis Xavier1019.5
Cape Breton1121.5
Mount Saint Vincent1121.5
Lakehead1321.9
Saint Mary's1424.8
Nipissing1525.3
Winnipeg1625.7
Laurentian1726.9
Ontario Tech1832.7
Trent1935.3
Algoma2037.3

* Indicates a tie