University Rankings 2015: Total Research Dollars
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Medical Doctoral
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| Total Research Dollars | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto | $457,063 |
| 2 | McGill | $281,433 |
| 3 | Montreal | $276,135 |
| 4 | Alberta | $249,556 |
| 5 | Queen's | $240,798 |
| 6 | UBC | $236,359 |
| 7 | McMaster | $234,547 |
| 8 | Laval | $228,467 |
| 9 | Ottawa | $228,209 |
| 10 | Calgary | $222,872 |
| 11 | Western | $206,540 |
| 12 | Dalhousie | $154,335 |
| 13 | Saskatchewan | $140,298 |
| 14 | Sherbrooke | $112,320 |
| 15 | Manitoba | $111,429 |
Comprehensive
UniRankings-TotalResearchDollars-Comprehensive
| Total Research Dollars | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guelph | $207,412 |
| 2 | Victoria | $181,629 |
| 3 | Waterloo | $163,327 |
| 4 | Memorial | $134,261 |
| 5 | Simon Fraser | $123,666 |
| 6 | New Brunswick | $109,632 |
| 7 | Carleton | $73,743 |
| 8 | UQAM | $64,666 |
| 9 | Windsor | $62,075 |
| 10 | Concordia | $53,508 |
| 11 | York | $51,605 |
| 12 | Regina | $50,310 |
| 13 | Ryerson | $41,645 |
| 14 | Brock | $26,259 |
| 15 | Wilfrid Laurier | $24,455 |
Primarily Undergraduate
UniRankings-TotalResearchDollars-PU
| Total Research Dollars | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPEI | $72,162 |
| 2 | Lakehead | $71,637 |
| 3 | Trent | $62,763 |
| 4 | UOIT | $60,701 |
| 5 | UNBC | $57,415 |
| 6 | Lethbridge | $49,936 |
| 7 | Laurentian | $43,042 |
| 8 | St. Francis Xavier | $39,664 |
| 9 | Acadia | $37,859 |
| 10 | Saint Mary's | $33,902 |
| 11 | Winnipeg | $30,857 |
| 12 | Mount Allison | $28,099 |
| 13 | Moncton | $23,878 |
| 14 | Cape Breton | $23,719 |
| 15 | Bishop's | $19,371 |
| 16 | Mount Saint Vincent | $17,701 |
| 17 | Brandon | $13,491 |
| 18 | Nipissing | $12,740 |
| 19 | St. Thomas | $8,552 |
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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