photograph by Ian Selig/University of King’s College
Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 by Scholarships and Bursaries
This measure looks at the universities’ commitment to funding scholarships and bursaries
These figures show the percentage of a university’s total operating expenditures that are devoted to funding scholarships and bursaries.
MEDICAL DOCTORAL
| University | Rank | Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 1 | 18.5 |
| McGill | 2 | 16.9 |
| Alberta | 3 | 13.7 |
| Calgary | 4 | 13.3 |
| Queen's | 5 | 12.7 |
| Dalhousie | 6 | 12.2 |
| Toronto | 7 | 11.9 |
| Western | 8 | 11.8 |
| Laval | 9 | 11 |
| Manitoba | 9 | 11 |
| Montreal | 11 | 10.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 12 | 8.2 |
| UBC | 13 | 8.1 |
| Sherbrooke | 14 | 7.8 |
| McMaster | 15 | 6.5 |
* Indicates a tie
COMPREHENSIVE
| University | Rank | Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 1 | 14.1 |
| Victoria | 2 | 11.1 |
| York | 3 | 10 |
| Carleton | 4 | 9.2 |
| Brock | 5 | 8.8 |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 6 | 8.6 |
| Simon Fraser | 7 | 8.3 |
| Concordia | 8 | 8 |
| Guelph | 8 | 8 |
| Memorial | 8 | 8 |
| Regina | 11 | 7.7 |
| UQAM | 12 | 7.4 |
| New Brunswick | 13 | 7 |
| Toronto Metropolitan | 14 | 6.6 |
| Windsor | 15 | 6.1 |
* Indicates a tie
PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE
| University | Rank | Per cent |
|---|---|---|
| Algoma | 1 | 12.9 |
| Saint Mary's | 2 | 11.3 |
| Mount Allison | 3 | 9.6 |
| Lakehead | 4 | 8.9 |
| UPEI | 5 | 8.7 |
| Trent | 6 | 8.5 |
| Acadia | 7 | 7.9 |
| Moncton | 8 | 7.7 |
| Bishop's | 9 | 7.2 |
| St. Thomas | 10 | 7 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 11 | 6.8 |
| Laurentian | 12 | 6.4 |
| Brandon | 13 | 6 |
| Ontario Tech | 14 | 5.8 |
| Cape Breton | 15 | 5.5 |
| Mount Saint Vincent | 15 | 5.5 |
| Lethbridge | 17 | 5.4 |
| Nipissing | 17 | 5.4 |
| Winnipeg | 19 | 4.9 |
| UNBC | 20 | 4 |
* Indicates a tie
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