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Canada’s Best Medical Doctoral Universities for 2025

These universities have a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research, as well as medical schools

October 10, 2024

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#1: McGill University


Tuition: $5,315 ($11,426 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: 86.8-94.5% | Science: 92-97.5% | Commerce: 93-97% | Engineering: 87-98.6%

McGill University attracts bright students from around the world. "McGill University is home to an exceptional and multicultural group of students, professors and staff...


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#2: University of Toronto


Tuition: $7,925 ($8,415 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: 75-83% | Science: 75-90% | Commerce: 88-95% | Engineering: 88-95%

With more than 16,500 faculty, over 700 undergraduate programs and more than 97,600 students on three campuses, the University of Toronto is in a class of its own..." 


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#3: University of British Columbia


Tuition: $6,905
Minimum Entering Grades:
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An undergraduate could feel overwhelmed at a school as big as UBC, with its sprawling Point Grey campus and an international reputation for research and graduate programs. It’s a challenge that the university addresses...


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#4: McMaster University


Tuition: $7,538 ($8,357 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: 78-85% | Science: 88-93% | Commerce: 85-90% | Engineering: 88-93%

Although its manufacturing- and steel-based economy gave Hamilton its “Steeltown” moniker, students need not be deterred by images of an industrial wasteland. McMaster University is a green campus with ivy-covered buildings...


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#5: University of Ottawa


Tuition: $7,452 ($8,076 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: 75% | Science: 75% | Commerce: 80% | Engineering: 80%

The University of Ottawa is a diverse, bilingual university with more than 550 programs in 10 faculties. Students can study everything from fine arts to hard sciences in French, English or both...


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#6: University of Alberta


Tuition: $8,029
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: 70-87% | Science: 71-86% | Commerce: 73% | Engineering: 80%

The research-intensive University of Alberta offers more than 200 undergraduate programs and over 500 graduate programs. Located on the edge of the North Saskatchewan River, the main campus is a serene green space...


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#7*: Dalhousie University


Tuition: $9,133 ($10,416 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: 70% | Science: 75% | Commerce: 70-80% | Engineering: 75%

Dalhousie University is the largest university in Atlantic Canada and home to 56 Canada Research Chairs. Key research areas include healthy people, communities and populations; clean technology, energy and the environment...


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#7*: Queen’s University


Tuition: $7,368 ($7,991 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: 82% | Science: 82% | Commerce: 87% | Engineering: 88.7%

Queen’s University is a hub of academic research on the shore of Lake Ontario near the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. The campus is dotted with charming limestone buildings in Romanesque Revival and neo-Gothic styles.


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#9: Université de Montréal


Tuition: $4,452 ($10,563 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: R score 22.75-26.1 | Science: R score 24.4-27.6 | Commerce: R score 27.5 | Engineering: R score 26.78-32

Université de Montréal looms large on the mountain, and its influence on Quebec society can be seen in its impressive list of graduates. Filmmakers Denys Arcand and Jean-Marc Vallée and former prime minister Pierre Trudeau strode its halls...


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#10: University of Calgary


Tuition: $8,403
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: 76-89.4% | Science: 81-96.5% | Commerce: 85.8% | Engineering: 88.5%

The University of Calgary, set on 200 hectares in the city’s northwest quadrant, has long been a leader in energy and engineering. But the school is also attuned to the province’s wider needs, including economic diversification...


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#11: Western University


Tuition: $7,655 ($8,274 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: 82.5% | Science: 83.5% | Commerce: 83.5% | Engineering: 89%

Built along the banks of the Thames River in the “forest city” of London, Ont., Western is one of the largest universities in the province. With more than 400 majors, minors and specializations at the undergrad level...


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#12: Université Laval


Tuition: $4,366 ($10,478 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: R score 21-30 | Science: R score 22-34 | Commerce: R score 24 | Engineering: R score 21-29

Université Laval—famous for its successful Rouge et Or sports teams—is a large, research-intensive institution in Quebec City. It hosts four Canada Excellence Research Chairs—in photonics innovation, remote sensing in the Arctic...


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#13: University of Manitoba


Tuition: $6,298
Minimum Entering Grades:
Arts: 70% | Science: 80% | Commerce: 89% | Engineering: 80%

Western Canada’s oldest university offers more than 100 programs, including some rare courses, like design of assistive technology devices and decolonizing and Indigenizing engineering education...


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#14: Université de Sherbrooke


Tuition: $3,134 ($9,387 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades:
R score 21.6-22 | Science: R score 22.5-30.3 | Commerce: R score 24.6-25.1 | Engineering: R score 22.2-26.7


Sherbrooke is a university that gives its students a chance to see the world, offering opportunities abroad in 36 countries so students can expand their intercultural and language skills...


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#15: University of Saskatchewan


Tuition: $8,156
Minimum Entering Grades
Arts: 70% | Science: 70% | Commerce: 75% | Engineering: 75%


The University of Saskatchewan has traditionally been seen as a hotbed of agricultural research, but there’s much more on the go here, including leading research in areas of global importance, such as water and food security...

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MEDICAL DOCTORAL RANKING 2025

UniversityRankLast YearStudent AwardsStudent/ Faculty RatioFaculty AwardsSocial Sciences & Humanities GrantsMedical/ Science GrantsTotal Research DollarsOperating BudgetLibrary ExpensesLibrary AcquisitionsScholarships & BursariesStudent ServicesReputational Survey
McGill111221448312113
Toronto2221317114211561
UBC333395591151313102
McMaster4412155222121221514
Ottawa55612393510951512
Alberta66711567351033157
Dalhousie7744441412371271411
Queen's79514510611969596
Montréal9109983861481411125
Calgary10775121211871310489
Western1112910101091311118828
Laval121198118107154710710
Manitoba13131471315121561159414
Sherbrooke1414131151315141313614313
Saskatchewan151515614141310254121315

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