Canada’s best universities by student satisfaction: Rankings 2021

The student voice plays a crucial role in assessing campus life. Almost 14,000 university students responded to Maclean’s online survey, giving their opinions on professors and staff, residence life, and opportunities for extracurricular activities and experiential education, such as co-op programs. Students also weighed in on such topical issues as mental health services and whether they think their university is doing enough to prevent sexual assault on campus. In recognition of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, which include several related to educational issues, Maclean’s included a question asking students to rate how well their university is making Indigenous histories, cultures and languages visible on campus.

Medical Doctoral:

Rank	School	Course Instructors	Student Life Staff	Administrative Staff	Academic Advising Staff	Mental Health Services	Extracurricular Activities	Experiential Learning	Residence Living	Promoting Indigenous Visibility	Steps to Prevent Sexual Assault
1	Sherbrooke	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	13	3
2	Laval	2	2	2	2	4	3	4	12	14	1
3	Queen's	4	3	3	4	12	1	2	2	*5	8
4	Montréal	9	4	4	6	2	*7	6	10	15	2
5	McMaster	7	6	5	3	5	6	*7	5	7	*11
6	Saskatchewan	13	7	7	7	3	9	*7	8	1	4
7	UBC	6	9	13	13	11	5	5	6	2	13
*8	Dalhousie	11	10	6	5	7	11	3	7	4	10
*8	McGill	3	8	14	8	13	*7	14	4	8	5
10	Western	10	5	10	15	10	4	12	1	10	7
11	Alberta	8	11	9	10	8	10	10	14	*5	*11
12	Manitoba	15	12	8	9	6	15	13	15	3	6
13	Toronto	5	14	12	11	14	12	15	9	12	15
14	Calgary	14	13	11	12	9	13	11	13	9	9
15	Ottawa	12	15	15	14	15	14	9	11	11	14

Comprehensive:

Rank	School	Course Instructors	Student Life Staff	Administrative Staff	Academic Advising Staff	Mental Health Services	Extracurricular Activities	Experiential Learning	Residence Living	Promoting Indigenous Visibility	Steps to Prevent Sexual Assault
1	Guelph	1	1	1	1	5	1	3	1	6	5
2	Brock	8	3	5	2	1	3	5	3	4	4
3	Carleton	4	2	4	*4	7	2	8	2	9	6
4	UQAM	5	5	3	3	3	5	7	8	11	2
5	Wilfrid Laurier	2	4	2	*4	6	4	9	5	7	10
6	Waterloo	3	10	7	8	14	7	1	4	15	12
7	New Brunswick	6	7	6	7	4	11	6	9	3	9
8	Victoria	7	12	9	12	15	8	2	6	1	8
9	Windsor	12	11	15	9	2	9	11	13	10	1
10	Ryerson	13	8	8	6	13	10	12	10	8	7
11	Concordia	14	6	11	13	12	6	10	11	13	3
12	Simon Fraser	9	15	12	*10	8	15	4	15	5	14
13	York	11	13	14	15	9	12	15	14	12	13
14	Memorial	10	9	13	14	10	13	13	12	14	15
15	Regina	15	14	10	*10	11	14	14	7	2	11

Primarily Undergraduate:

Rank	School	Course Instructors	Student Life Staff	Administrative Staff	Academic Advising Staff	Mental Health Services	Extracurricular Activities	Experiential Learning	Residence Living	Promoting Indigenous Visibility	Steps to Prevent Sexual Assault
1	Bishop's	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	4	8	3
2	Mount Allison	1	*4	1	*4	6	2	2	5	11	5
3	Nipissing	4	3	5	12	3	6	6	*1	2	2
4	St. Francis Xavier	6	2	4	1	15	3	3	*1	16	13
5	Acadia	3	*4	3	*4	9	4	4	3	17	16
6	Cape Breton	7	7	*7	6	4	12	13	6	5	1
7	Trent	9	6	*7	3	*17	5	12	7	1	7
8	Lethbridge	13	9	9	11	11	7	5	9	9	10
9	UNBC	10	8	12	10	1	13	17	18	4	11
10	Ontario Tech	8	12	16	7	5	16	14	8	14	*8
11	St. Thomas	5	13	14	17	16	9	8	14	12	19
12	UPEI	14	11	11	9	7	10	11	10	18	*8
13	Moncton	16	10	6	13	8	15	10	13	19	4
14	Mount Saint Vincent	11	18	13	8	10	19	7	16	13	17
15	Winnipeg	12	14	17	18	*17	18	16	11	6	6
*16	Lakehead	18	16	15	15	12	11	15	15	7	12
*16	Saint Mary's	17	17	18	16	14	8	9	17	15	15
18	Brandon	15	15	10	14	13	17	19	19	10	14
19	Laurentian	19	19	19	19	19	14	18	12	3	18

*Indicates a tie

MORE RANKINGS:

• Canada’s Top Medical Doctoral Schools 2021
• Canada’s Top Comprehensive Schools 2021
• Canada’s top Primarily Undergraduate Schools 2021

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