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Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Faculty Awards
Maclean’s tracks faculty achievement at winning national awards
These figures show the five-year tally (2020-24) of the number of full-time professors, per 1,000, who have won national awards.
MEDICAL DOCTORAL
| University | Rank | No. of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 1 | 10.9 |
| McGill | 2 | 8.9 |
| Ottawa | 3 | 6.5 |
| Dalhousie | 4 | 5.7 |
| Queen's | 5 | 5.6 |
| Alberta | 6 | 5.5 |
| UBC | 7 | 5.1 |
| McMaster | 8 | 4.8 |
| Montreal | 8 | 4.8 |
| Laval | 10 | 4.4 |
| Calgary | 11 | 3.7 |
| Western | 12 | 3.6 |
| Manitoba | 13 | 3 |
| Saskatchewan | 14 | 2.7 |
| Sherbrooke | 15 | 1.4 |
* Indicates a tie
COMPREHENSIVE
| University | Rank | No. of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 1 | 7 |
| Waterloo | 2 | 5.1 |
| Carleton | 3 | 4.4 |
| Simon Fraser | 4 | 3.2 |
| Guelph | 5 | 3.1 |
| York | 6 | 2.8 |
| Windsor | 7 | 2.7 |
| Memorial | 8 | 1.9 |
| UQAM | 8 | 1.9 |
| Concordia | 10 | 1.7 |
| Brock | 11 | 1.4 |
| Regina | 12 | 1.1 |
| Toronto Metropolitan | 13 | 0.7 |
| New Brunswick | 14 | 0.4 |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 14 | 0.4 |
* Indicates a tie
PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE
| University | Rank | No. of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Allison | 1 | 5.8 |
| Acadia | 2 | 3.7 |
| Bishop's | 3 | 3.2 |
| UNBC | 4 | 3.1 |
| UPEI | 5 | 3 |
| Trent | 6 | 2.7 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 7 | 2.5 |
| Nipissing | 8 | 2.4 |
| Mount Saint Vincent | 9 | 1.4 |
| Laurentian | 10 | 1.3 |
| Lakehead | 11 | 1.2 |
| Cape Breton | 12 | 1.1 |
| Winnipeg | 12 | 1.1 |
| Brandon | 14 | 1 |
| Saint Mary's | 15 | 0.8 |
| Moncton | 16 | 0.6 |
| Algoma | 17 | none |
| Lethbridge | 17 | none |
| St. Thomas | 17 | none |
| Ontario Tech | 17 | none |
* Indicates a tie
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