Canada’s best Comprehensive universities: Rankings 2020

Schools in B.C. hold the top two positions, followed by Waterloo. Universities in this category have a significant amount of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, including professional degrees.

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Canada’s Top Comprehensive Schools 2020

Overall Ranking	School	Last Year	Student Awards	Student/ Faculty Ratio	Student Satisfaction	Faculty Awards	Social Sciences & Humanities Grants	Medical/ Science Grants	Citations	Total Research Dollars	Operating Budget	Library Expenses	Library Acquisitions	Scholarships & Bursaries	Student Services	Reputational Survey
1	Simon Fraser	[1]	1	3	14	3	7	3	1	4	3	1	1	*9	2	2
2	Victoria	[2]	2	5	6	1	3	1	3	3	8	2	2	5	8	4
3	Waterloo	[3]	3	7	10	2	1	2	2	2	10	15	11	1	12	1
4	Guelph	[4]	9	15	2	*4	4	8	7	1	12	*10	3	6	5	3
5	Carleton	[5]	4	8	3	*8	8	5	4	7	13	*8	10	4	*9	9
6	Wilfrid Laurier	[6]	12	12	1	*4	5	6	*12	14	5	7	8	7	3	10
7	York	[9]	10	14	15	*8	9	4	5	8	6	*8	5	3	*9	7
*8	Memorial	[7]	*6	1	13	11	11	15	6	5	1	5	4	11	*13	8
*8	New Brunswick	[8]	5	2	8	14	14	14	*12	6	2	3	7	14	11	12
10	Concordia	[10]	*6	10	11	*12	2	7	8	10	14	4	12	*9	*13	6
*11	UQAM	[12]	*6	6	5	*6	6	10	9	9	15	*12	15	15	15	11
*11	Ryerson	[11]	*14	13	9	15	10	13	11	11	7	14	14	12	1	5
13	Windsor	[15]	11	9	7	*6	13	9	*12	12	11	6	13	13	4	15
*14	Brock	[13]	13	11	4	10	12	11	15	15	9	*10	6	8	7	14
*14	Regina	[14]	*14	4	12	*12	15	12	10	13	4	*12	9	2	6	13

* indicates a tie.