University Rankings 2015: Operating Budget
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Medical Doctoral
UniRankings-OperatingBudget-MD
| Operating Budget | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberta | $15,601 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan | $15,423 |
| 3 | UBC | $15,102 |
| 4 | Dalhousie | $14,611 |
| 5 | Manitoba | $14,242 |
| 6 | Calgary | $14,137 |
| 7 | Toronto | $13,465 |
| 8 | McMaster | $13,056 |
| 9 | Ottawa | $12,009 |
| 10 | Western | $11,455 |
| 11 | Queen's | $11,381 |
| 12 | McGill | $11,105 |
| 13 | Montreal | $9,931 |
| 14 | Sherbrooke | $9,921 |
| 15 | Laval | $9,092 |
Comprehensive
UniRankings-OperatingBudget-Comprehensive
| Operating Budget | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memorial | $18,790 |
| 2 | Regina | $14,964 |
| 3 | Simon Fraser | $13,041 |
| 4 | New Brunswick | $12,905 |
| 5 | York | $12,409 |
| 6 | Victoria | $12,078 |
| 7 | Ryerson | $11,718 |
| 8 | Windsor | $11,581 |
| 9 | Wilfrid Laurier | $11,439 |
| 10 | Brock | $11,039 |
| 11 | Waterloo | $10,281 |
| 12 | Carleton | $9,928 |
| 13 | Concordia | $9,797 |
| 14 | UQAM | $9,367 |
| 15 | Guelph | $8,946 |
Primarily Undergraduate
UniRankings-OperatingBudget-PU
| Operating Budget | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lethbridge | $17,966 |
| 2 | Laurentian | $15,575 |
| 3 | Brandon | $15,460 |
| 4 | UPEI | $15,078 |
| 5 | Saint Mary's | $14,739 |
| 6 | UNBC | $14,578 |
| 7 | Moncton | $14,279 |
| 8 | Bishop's | $13,933 |
| 9 | Mount Allison | $13,681 |
| 10 | Acadia | $13,087 |
| 11 | St. Francis Xavier | $12,624 |
| 12 | St. Thomas | $12,359 |
| 13 | Lakehead | $12,313 |
| 14 | Mount Saint Vincent | $12,016 |
| 15 | Trent | $11,246 |
| 16 | Cape Breton | $11,212 |
| 17 | Winnipeg | $11,188 |
| 18 | Nipissing | $10,886 |
| 19 | UOIT | $9,166 |
To see more from our 2015 university rankings issue, visit www.macleans.ca/rankings. For a full description of the ranking methodology, click here.
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