2026 University Rankings
For more than three decades, Maclean’s has collected the data and crunched the numbers to evaluate Canadian universities
MEDICAL DOCTORAL Category
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Canada’s Best Medical Doctoral Universities for 2026
These universities have a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research, as well as medical schools
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Spotlight on Canada’s Top Three Medical Doctoral Universities
McGill, U of T and UBC take the top spots
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UNDERGRADUATE Category
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Canada’s Best Primarily Undergraduate Universities for 2026
Universities in this category specialize in undergraduate education and offer relatively few graduate programs
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Spotlight on Canada’s Top Three Primarily Undergraduate Universities
Mount Allison holds onto the top spot
COMPREHENSIVE Category
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Canada’s Best Comprehensive Universities for 2026
Schools in this category offer
a wide range of undergraduate
and graduate programs,
including professional
degrees, and have a significant
amount of research activity
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Spotlight on Canada’s Top Three Comprehensive Universities
Simon Fraser takes the top spot with its fast growing research capabilities
The Numbers Behind the Rankings
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Faculty Awards
Maclean’s tracks faculty achievement at winning national awards
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Library Acquisitions
This measure looks at the universities’ commitment to updating their library acquisitions
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Library Expenses
This measure looks at the universities’ commitment to funding their libraries
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Medical/Science Grants
Maclean’s tracks faculty success in securing grants from NSERC and CIHR
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by National Reputational Ranking
The results of the Maclean’s reputation survey, which gathers view on universities and their graduates
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Operating Budget
This measure looks at the money available at each school for current expenses compared to the size of the student body
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Scholarships and Bursaries
This measure looks at the universities’ commitment to funding scholarships and bursaries
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Social Sciences and Humanities Grants
Maclean’s tracks faculty success in securing SSHRC research grants
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Student Services
Maclean’s tracks the universities’ commitment to funding student services
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Student Awards
Maclean’s tracks student success at winning national awards
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Student/Faculty Ratio
This measure reflects students’ access to professors
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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Total Research Dollars
Maclean’s tracks total funding available to faculty from sponsored research
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Maclean’s University Rankings Methodology
How we collect the data and crunch the numbers to evaluate Canadian universities
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