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Canada’s Best Universities in 2025 by Total Research Dollars

Maclean’s tracks total funding available to faculty from sponsored research

These figures show total income from sponsored research divided by the number of full-time faculty members. Research dollars include grants and contracts, as well as funding from federal, provincial and international governments and NGOs.

MEDICAL DOCTORAL

UniversityRankAmount ($)
Toronto1584,204
McMaster2480,892
Alberta3408,992
McGill4379,112
Ottawa5375,541
Montréal6350,959
Laval7326,494
Calgary8307,060
UBC9296,917
Saskatchewan10248,004
Queen's11244,372
Dalhousie12197,709
Western13193,054
Sherbrooke14191,656
Manitoba15174,864

COMPREHENSIVE

UniversityRankAmount ($)
Guelph1225,710
Waterloo2183,288
Victoria3181,861
Simon Fraser4172,620
Memorial5158,719
Concordia6134,059
Carleton7128,720
Regina8117,254
New Brunswick9114,302
Toronto Metropolitan1098,104
UQAM1195,177
York1284,721
Windsor1364,840
Wilfrid Laurier1435,532
Brock1531,210

PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE

UniversityRankAmount ($)
Laurentian1151,879
Ontario Tech2117,991
UNBC3101,782
Lakehead481,824
Saint Mary's567,053
Lethbridge666,965
UPEI756,099
Winnipeg853,440
Trent947,539
St. Francis Xavier1044,823
Acadia1144,164
Moncton1239,718
Algoma1334,243
Bishop's1433,517
Mount Saint Vincent1531,596
Mount Allison1630,259
Cape Breton1727,833
Nipissing1821,194
Brandon1917,390
St. Thomas2014,312