Rankings

How Canadian schools stack up in the QS rankings (part one)

Subject rankings for science, medicine, engineering...

Here are the top five highest ranked universities in the QS World University Rankings by Subject and the rankings of Canadian schools in science, engineering, and health disciplines. For arts, humanities and business, click here. For the full rankings, visit TopUniversities.com.

Pharmacy

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
3. National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore)
4. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
5. Karolinska Institute (Sweden)

11. University of Toronto
25. University of Alberta
26. University of British Columbia
29. McGill University
51-100. Western University, Université de Montréal
101-150. University of Waterloo
151-200. Dalhousie University, Laval University, University of Saskatchewan

Medicine

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
3. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
4. Stanford University (United States)
5. Yale University (United States)

17. University of Toronto
19. McGill University
30. McMaster University
51-100. University of British Columbia
101-150. Western University, Université de Montréal, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa
151-200. Dalhousie University, Laval University, Queen’s University

Chemistry

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
2. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
3. Harvard University (United States)
4. Stanford University (United States)
5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (United States)

26. University of British Columbia
34. University of Toronto
46. McGill University
101-150. University of Alberta
151-200. McMaster University, Université de Montréal, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa

Physics

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
2. Harvard University (United States)
3. Stanford University (United States)
4. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
5. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

23. University of British Columbia
51-100. University of Toronto
101-150. McGill University, University of Victoria
151-200. University of Alberta, University of Waterloo

Earth and Marine Sciences

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
3. Princeton University (United States)
4. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
5. University of Chicago (United States)

18. University of British Columbia
22. University of Toronto
51-100. McGill University, University of Waterloo
101-150. Dalhousie University, Queen’s University, Université du Québec, University of Alberta, University of Calgary
151-200. McMaster University, Western University, Université de Montréal, University of Victoria

Environmental Sciences

1. Stanford University (United States)
2. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
3. Harvard University (United States)
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (United States)

10. University of Toronto
35. University of British Columbia
38. McGill University
51-100. University of Alberta, University of Waterloo
101-150. Université de Montréal
151-200. Dalhousie University, Queen’s University, Université du Québec, University of Calgary, University of Guelph

Materials Science

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
2. Stanford University (United States)
3. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
4. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
5. Harvard University (United States)

30. University of Toronto
51-100. McGill University, McMaster University, University of British Columbia
101-150. Queen’s University, Université de Montréal, University of Alberta, University of Waterloo

Computer Sciences

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
2. Stanford University (United States)
3. Carnegie Mellon University (United States)
4. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
5. Harvard University (United States)

15. University of Toronto
27. University of British Columbia
34. University of Waterloo
47. McGill University
101-150. Université de Montréal, University of Alberta
151-200. McMaster University, Simon Fraser University, Western University, University of Calgary, York University

Biological Sciences

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
3. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
4. Stanford University (United States)
5. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

23. University of Toronto
30. McGill University
34. University of British Columbia
101-150. McMaster University, Université de Montréal, University of Alberta, University of Ottawa,
151-200. Western University, University of Calgary

Statistics

1. Stanford University (United States)
2. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
4. Harvard University (United States)
5. National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore)

24. University of Toronto
25. University of British Columbia
51-100. McGill University, Université de Montréal, University of Waterloo
101-150. McMaster University,Western University, York University
151-200. Carleton University, Dalhousie University, Simon Fraser University, Université du Québec, University of Alberta, University of Calgary

Mathematics

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
2. Harvard University (United States)
3. Stanford University (United States)
4. Princeton University (United States)
5. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
5. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

24. University of Toronto
34. University of British Columbia
51-100. McGill University, Université de Montréal, University of Alberta, University of Waterloo
101-150. York University
151-200. University of Calgary

Engineering (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing)

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
2. Stanford University (United States)
3. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
4. Harvard University (United States)
5. National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore)

45. McGill University
51-100. University of British Columbia, University of Toronto
101-150. University of Waterloo
151-200. McMaster University, Université de Montréal, University of Alberta, University of Calgary

Engineering (Electrical)

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
2. Stanford University (United States)
3. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
4. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
5. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

23. University of Toronto
38. University of British Columbia
46. University of Waterloo
49. McGill University
101-150. University of Alberta, University of Victoria
151-200. McMaster University, Simon Fraser University, Université de Montréal, University of Calgary

Engineering (Civil)

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
2. The University of Tokyo (Japan)
3. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
4. Stanford University (United States)
5. National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore)

37. University of Toronto
51-100. McGill University, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Waterloo
101-150. Queen’s University
151-200. Concordia University, Laval University, McMaster University, Western University, Université de Montréal, University of Saskatchewan

Engineering (Chemical)

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
2. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States
3. University of Cambridge United Kingdom
4. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Switzerland
5. Stanford University United States

27. University of Toronto
36. McGill University
51-100. University of Alberta, University of British Columbia
101-150. McMaster University, Queen’s University, University of Waterloo
151-200. Western University, Université de Montréal, University of Calgary