TORONTO, ON – campus life at the University of Toronto. (Photograph by Andrew Tolson)
Maclean’s surveyed university faculty and senior administrators, high school guidance counsellors, and a variety of businesspeople across the country, asking for their views on quality and innovation at Canadian universities. For the first time this year, the survey was conducted online (here is the Top 20 and complete methodology).
Check out the full results from Maclean’s 2017 reputational ranking here
Detailed results for all 49 universities included in the survey are below. To sort the results by category click on the top of the column you’re interested in. To find out more about the schools click on their name for a full profile.
| Best Overall | University | Highest Quality | Most Innovative | Leaders of Tomorrow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | UBC | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | McGill | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Waterloo | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | McMaster | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Alberta | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Queen's | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Simon Fraser | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Western | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| 10 | Montréal | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| 11 | Calgary | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| 12 | Ryerson | 17 | 10 | 9 |
| 13 | Guelph | 11 | 12 | 17 |
| 14 | Laval | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Dalhousie | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Victoria | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| 17 | Ottawa | 15 | 17 | 21 |
| 18 | Concordia | 24 | 19 | 12 |
| 19 | York | 20 | 20 | 16 |
| 20 | Saskatchewan | 18 | 22 | 19 |
| 21 | Memorial | 19 | 23 | 25 |
| 22 | Manitoba | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| 23 | Carleton | 25 | 21 | 24 |
| 24 | Sherbrooke | 29 | 18 | 22 |
| 25 | Acadia | 26 | 25 | 20 |
| 26 | Wilfrid Laurier | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| 27 | St. Francis Xavier | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | New Brunswick | 28 | 28 | 34 |
| 29 | Lethbridge | 30 | 29 | 26 |
| 30 | Mount Allison | 22 | 38 | 35 |
| 31 | Trent | 31 | 30 | 42 |
| 32 | Brock | 34 | 32 | 30 |
| 33 | Regina | 32 | 33 | 38 |
| 34 | Winnipeg | 36 | 34 | 28 |
| 35 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 35 | 36 |
| 36 | UOIT | 40 | 31 | 31 |
| 37 | UNBC | 38 | 36 | 33 |
| 38 | UQAM | 37 | 39 | 29 |
| 39 | Windsor | 41 | 37 | 37 |
| 40 | UPEI | 39 | 40 | 39 |
| 41 | Laurentian | 44 | 41 | 40 |
| 42 | Bishop's | 35 | 46 | 47 |
| 43 | Lakehead | 45 | 42 | 41 |
| 44 | Mount Saint Vincent | 43 | 44 | 43 |
| 45 | Moncton | 42 | 43 | 48 |
| 46 | St. Thomas | 46 | 48 | 46 |
| 47 | Brandon | 47 | 45 | 44 |
| 48 | Cape Breton | 48 | 47 | 45 |
| 49 | Nipissing | 49 | 49 | 49 |
