Master of Global Affairs convocation at University of Toronto. (Lisa Sakulensky/University of Toronto) Lisa Sakulensky
Canadian universities with the highest (and lowest) graduation rates
At Queen’s, nearly 90% of students finish their degree. But at other schools, the completion rate is less than half. How does your university compare?
The graduation rate tracks undergraduate students to determine if they received a degree within seven years. Below are the percentage of full-time, first-year students in fall 2007 who graduated by 2014. (Not part of ranking calculations.) MORE: Maclean’s University Rankings 2018
graduation rates - uni guide 2018
| School | Per cent |
|---|---|
| Queen's | 89.5 |
| Western | 86.6 |
| McGill | 85.0 |
| Laval | 83.7 |
| Sherbrooke | 82.7 |
| Montréal | 81.3 |
| Waterloo | 79.6 |
| Lakehead | 79.5 |
| Toronto | 79.4 |
| McMaster | 79.3 |
| Alberta | 79.2 |
| Guelph | 78.6 |
| Calgary | 78.4 |
| New Brunswick | 78.0 |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 77.7 |
| Ottawa | 76.8 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 76.6 |
| UBC | 76.4 |
| Bishop's | 76.1 |
| Lethbridge | 76.1 |
| UQAM | 74.6 |
| Brock | 74.2 |
| Windsor | 73.5 |
| Ryerson | 73.3 |
| York | 72.5 |
| Laurentian | 72.3 |
| Acadia | 72.2 |
| Concordia | 71.8 |
| Mount Saint Vincent | 70.9 |
| Trent | 70.5 |
| Nipissing | 69.9 |
| UPEI | 69.7 |
| Carleton | 68.7 |
| UOIT | 68.6 |
| Dalhousie | 67.1 |
| Memorial | 66.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 66.8 |
| Victoria | 65.9 |
| Mount Allison | 65.6 |
| Simon Fraser | 64.8 |
| Manitoba | 63.1 |
| Regina | 58.1 |
| Moncton | 56.9 |
| UNBC | 56.5 |
| Cape Breton | 56.4 |
| St. Thomas | 54.4 |
| Saint Mary's | 53.1 |
| Brandon | 50.9 |
| Winnipeg | 44.2 |
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