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Canada’s Best Universities in 2025 by Social Sciences and Humanities Grants
Maclean’s tracks faculty success in securing SSHRC research grants
These figures show the average size and number of peer-adjudicated research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council secured by faculty at each school. The dollar amount of grants is listed per full-time faculty member; the number of grants is per 100 full-time faculty members.
MEDICAL DOCTORAL
| University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGill | 1 | 17,136 | 43.01 |
| McMaster | 2 | 18,859 | 35.29 |
| Montréal | 3 | 17,884 | 33.80 |
| Dalhousie | 4 | 15,807 | 35.79 |
| UBC | 5 | 15,477 | 35.26 |
| Alberta | 6 | 16,363 | 30.00 |
| Toronto | 7 | 13,971 | 34.18 |
| Laval | 8 | 11,560 | 27.49 |
| Ottawa | 9 | 10,829 | 28.08 |
| Queen's | 10 | 8,404 | 25.21 |
| Western | 10 | 9,451 | 23.27 |
| Calgary | 12 | 8,118 | 23.77 |
| Sherbrooke | 13 | 6,728 | 21.00 |
| Saskatchewan | 14 | 9,904 | 14.81 |
| Manitoba | 15 | 6,747 | 15.58 |
* Indicates a tie
COMPREHENSIVE
| University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton | 1 | 12,814 | 29.55 |
| Waterloo | 2 | 12,194 | 27.44 |
| Victoria | 3 | 13,909 | 22.16 |
| Simon Fraser | 4 | 11,590 | 24.82 |
| Toronto Metropolitan | 5 | 13,114 | 20.00 |
| Concordia | 6 | 10,795 | 23.27 |
| York | 6 | 11,027 | 22.89 |
| UQAM | 8 | 9,270 | 23.64 |
| Guelph | 9 | 10,268 | 21.29 |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 10 | 8,554 | 20.89 |
| Windsor | 11 | 6,697 | 17.00 |
| New Brunswick | 12 | 4,382 | 13.08 |
| Brock | 13 | 4,039 | 13.38 |
| Memorial | 14 | 4,425 | 11.65 |
| Regina | 15 | 4,963 | 9.61 |
* Indicates a tie
PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE
| University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Tech | 1 | 12,809 | 24.14 |
| Winnipeg | 2 | 10,553 | 20.09 |
| Lakehead | 3 | 7,191 | 16.93 |
| Laurentian | 4 | 8,439 | 14.71 |
| Saint Mary's | 5 | 4,430 | 17.19 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 6 | 4,305 | 14.47 |
| Trent | 7 | 4,375 | 11.11 |
| Mount Allison | 8 | 2,774 | 12.38 |
| Lethbridge | 9 | 3,264 | 10.22 |
| Algoma | 10 | 3,512 | 8.89 |
| UNBC | 11 | 2,220 | 10.00 |
| Cape Breton | 12 | 3,007 | 7.84 |
| Mount Saint Vincent | 13 | 2,909 | 7.21 |
| Moncton | 14 | 2,350 | 8.10 |
| Bishop's | 15 | 2,869 | 6.67 |
| Brandon | 16 | 2,149 | 7.50 |
| Acadia | 17 | 2,024 | 7.50 |
| UPEI | 18 | 2,040 | 6.67 |
| St. Thomas | 19 | 1,856 | 6.45 |
| Nipissing | 20 | 1,704 | 4.44 |
