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Looking for the latest update of the Maclean’s University Rankings? Click here for highlights from the 2016 Maclean’s University Rankings, our latest edition, on newsstands now and available for download in the App Store, Google Play and Texture.ca. You’ll find all the details on our new education hub, coming to macleans.ca next week.
For last year’s university rankings, read on for highlights:
The university experience is more than just an education. Students need a variety of services and extracurricular programs. In this measure of student support, Maclean’s examines the percentage of the operating budget devoted to student services.
Medical Doctoral
| Student Services | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manitoba | 5.5 |
| 2 | Sherbrooke | 4.8 |
| 3 | Ottawa | 4.5 |
| 4 | McMaster | 3.9 |
| *5 | Dalhousie | 3.8 |
| *5 | Toronto | 3.8 |
| *5 | Western | 3.8 |
| *8 | Calgary | 3.7 |
| *8 | Queen's | 3.7 |
| 10 | McGill | 3.4 |
| 11 | Montreal | 3.3 |
| 12 | UBC | 3.2 |
| *13 | Laval | 3.1 |
| *13 | Saskatchewan | 3.1 |
| 15 | Alberta | 1.7 |
Comprehensive
| Student Services | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryerson | 10.5 |
| 2 | Brock | 8.2 |
| 3 | York | 8 |
| 4 | Wilfrid Laurier | 7.1 |
| *5 | Guelph | 6.4 |
| *5 | Simon Fraser | 6.4 |
| 7 | Regina | 6 |
| 8 | Victoria | 5.4 |
| 9 | Carleton | 5.2 |
| 10 | Windsor | 5.1 |
| 11 | New Brunswick | 4.9 |
| *12 | Concordia | 3.9 |
| *12 | Waterloo | 3.9 |
| 14 | Memorial | 2.9 |
| 15 | UQAM | 2.4 |
Primarily Undergraduate
| Student Services | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Thomas | 8.6 |
| 2 | Trent | 7.4 |
| 3 | Brandon | 7.3 |
| 4 | Winnipeg | 7.1 |
| 5 | Lethbridge | 6.7 |
| 6 | Cape Breton | 6.6 |
| *7 | Acadia | 6.2 |
| *7 | Mount Allison | 6.2 |
| *9 | UNBC | 6 |
| *9 | Saint Mary's | 6 |
| 11 | Nipissing | 5.6 |
| *12 | Laurentian | 5.5 |
| *12 | Mount Saint Vincent | 5.5 |
| 14 | UOIT | 5.4 |
| *15 | Bishop's | 5.3 |
| *15 | Lakehead | 5.3 |
| 17 | St. Francis Xavier | 4.7 |
| 18 | Moncton | 4.1 |
| 19 | UPEI | 3 |
To see more from our 2015 university rankings issue, visit www.macleans.ca/rankings. For a full description of the ranking methodology, click here.
