photograph courtesy of johnny guatto, university of toronto
Canada’s Best Universities in 2026 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 ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 1 | 18,970 | 36.51 |
| Alberta | 2 | 18,376 | 33.85 |
| McMaster | 3 | 18,540 | 33.33 |
| UBC | 4 | 16,208 | 37.01 |
| Toronto | 5 | 15,887 | 36.85 |
| Queen's | 6 | 12,073 | 31.41 |
| Calgary | 7 | 13,183 | 27.72 |
| Ottawa | 8 | 11,398 | 30.06 |
| McGill | 9 | 12,104 | 27.90 |
| Dalhousie | 10 | 12,029 | 27.08 |
| Laval | 11 | 11,593 | 26.72 |
| Western | 12 | 9,264 | 23.59 |
| Sherbrooke | 13 | 8,072 | 24.29 |
| Saskatchewan | 14 | 9,186 | 16.40 |
| Manitoba | 15 | 7,589 | 16.23 |
COMPREHENSIVE
| University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton | 1 | 14,365 | 29.10 |
| Waterloo | 2 | 13,173 | 26.59 |
| Simon Fraser | 3 | 12,156 | 24.64 |
| York | 4 | 11,798 | 23.44 |
| Toronto Metropolitan | 5 | 12,804 | 20.00 |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 6 | 12,430 | 20.44 |
| Victoria | 7 | 12,129 | 19.22 |
| Concordia | 8 | 9,707 | 21.23 |
| Guelph | 9 | 9,791 | 20.73 |
| UQAM | 9 | 7,767 | 21.64 |
| Brock | 11 | 6,416 | 13.82 |
| Memorial | 12 | 5,729 | 13.51 |
| Windsor | 13 | 5,620 | 12.09 |
| Regina | 14 | 5,971 | 9.82 |
| New Brunswick | 15 | 3,680 | 11.52 |
* Indicates a tie
PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE
| University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Tech | 1 | 10,374 | 24.44 |
| Winnipeg | 2 | 8,632 | 18.67 |
| Cape Breton | 3 | 5,143 | 15.83 |
| Saint Mary's | 4 | 4,623 | 15.34 |
| Lakehead | 5 | 5,762 | 12.57 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 6 | 3,639 | 14.81 |
| Moncton | 6 | 3,612 | 12.86 |
| Trent | 8 | 3,959 | 12.16 |
| Lethbridge | 9 | 3,635 | 12.16 |
| Bishop's | 10 | 3,287 | 12.22 |
| Laurentian | 11 | 3,174 | 8.82 |
| Mount Allison | 12 | 2,567 | 9.52 |
| Brandon | 13 | 2,706 | 8.55 |
| UNBC | 14 | 2,138 | 9.64 |
| UPEI | 15 | 2,491 | 8.33 |
| Mount Saint Vincent | 16 | 2,992 | 7.21 |
| Acadia | 17 | 2,318 | 8.15 |
| St. Thomas | 18 | 2,198 | 6.90 |
| Nipissing | 19 | 2,107 | 5.43 |
| Algoma | 20 | 781 | 5.88 |
* Indicates a tie
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