World Rankings of Canadian Universities by Subject in 2024

QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ranking, which is one of the three most widely read university rankings in the world, released its fourteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

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The rankings analysed 1,559 institutions across the world have been ranked 55 individual subjects across five broad Faculty Areas – Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences & Management.

The University of Toronto tops the rankings in Canada and is the top 21st university in the world.

Best Canadian Universities for Arts & Humanities

Subjects: Linguistics, Music, Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies, Archaeology, Architecture and, Built Environment, Art and Design, Classics and Ancient History, English Language and Literature, History, Art History, Modern Languages, Performing Arts and Philosophy.

1. University of Toronto — 10 (World Ranking)
2. University of British Columbia — 18
3. McGill University — 29
4. Université de Montréal — 117
5. University of Alberta — 137
6. York University — 157
7. Queen’s University at Kingston — 183
8. Concordia University — 203
9. Western University — 203
10. University of Ottawa — 207
11. University of Calgary — 210
12. Simon Fraser University — 228
13. University of Waterloo — 294
14. University of Victoria (UVic) — 316
15. McMaster University — 325
16. Université du Québec — 370
17. Université Laval — 382
18. Carleton University — 401-450
19. Dalhousie University — 401-450
20. Toronto Metropolitan University — 401-450
21. University of Manitoba — 451-500

Best Canadian Universities for Engineering and Technology

Subjects: Engineering – Chemical, Engineering – Civil and Structural, Computer Science and Information Systems, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Engineering – Electrical and Electronic, Engineering – Petroleum, Engineering – Mechanical, Engineering – Mineral and Mining

1. University of Toronto — 17 (World Ranking)
2. University of British Columbia — 25
3. McGill University — 39
4. University of Waterloo — 40
5. University of Alberta — 100
6. Université de Montréal — 111
7. University of Calgary — 153
8. Queen’s University at Kingston — 200
9. McMaster University — 226
10. University of Ottawa — 234
11. Western University — 249
12. Concordia University — 337
13. University of Manitoba — 370
14. Simon Fraser University — 388
15. Université Laval — 392
16. Carleton University — 401-450
17. Dalhousie University — 401-450
18. University of Guelph — 451-500
19. University of Saskatchewan — 451-500
20. University of Victoria (UVic) — 451-500
21. Université du Québec — 501-550
22. York University — 501-550

Best Canadian Universities for Life Sciences and Medicine

Subjects: Agriculture and Forestry, Anatomy and Physiology, Biological Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Psychology, Veterinary Science

1. University of Toronto — 13 (World Ranking)
2. University of British Columbia — 24
3. McGill University — 25
4. McMaster University — 55
5. University of Alberta — 73
6. Université de Montréal — 103
7. University of Calgary — 113
8. University of Ottawa — 167
9. Western University — 192
10. Queen’s University at Kingston — 206
11. Dalhousie University — 210
12. Université Laval — 217
13. University of Guelph — 231
14. University of Manitoba — 231
15. University of Saskatchewan — 291
16. University of Waterloo — 356
17. Simon Fraser University — 501-550

Best Canadian Universities for Natural Sciences

Subjects: Chemistry, Earth and Marine Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Materials Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy

1. University of Toronto — 19 (World Ranking)
2. University of British Columbia — 22
3. McGill University — 47
4. University of Waterloo — 60
5. University of Alberta — 114
6. Université de Montréal — 163
7. University of Calgary — 213
8. Queen’s University at Kingston — 233
9. McMaster University — 244
10. Western University — 270
11. University of Ottawa — 289
12. Dalhousie University — 331
13. University of Victoria (UVic) — 345
14. University of Saskatchewan — 354
15. Université Laval — 370
16. Simon Fraser University — 386
17. University of Guelph — 401-450
18. University of Manitoba — 451-500
19. Carleton University — 501-550
20. Memorial University of Newfoundland — 501-550
21. York University — 501-550

Best Canadian Universities for Social Sciences and Management

Subjects: Accounting and Finance, Anthropology, Business and Management Studies, Communication and Media Studies, Development Studies, Economics and Econometrics, Education and Training, Hospitality and Leisure Management, Law and Legal Studies, Library and Information Management, Marketing, Politics, Social Policy and Administration, Sociology, Sports-Related Subjects, Statistics and Operational Research

1. University of Toronto — 12 (World Ranking)
2. University of British Columbia — 19
3. McGill University — 39
4. Université de Montréal — 117
5. Western University — 125
6. University of Alberta — 145
7. Queen’s University at Kingston — 161
8. York University — 191
9. University of Waterloo — 195
10. University of Calgary — 217
11. University of Ottawa — 255
12. Simon Fraser University — 270
13. McMaster University — 297
14. Carleton University — 401-450
15. Concordia University — 401-450
16. Dalhousie University — 401-450
17. Université Laval — 401-450
18. University of Manitoba — 451-500
19. Université du Québec — 451-500
20. University of Victoria (UVic) — 501-550

Top Canadian Universities

1. University of Toronto – 21 (World Ranking)
2. McGill University — 30
3. University of British Columbia — 34
4. University of Alberta — 111
5. University of Waterloo — 112
6. Western University — 114
7. Université de Montréal — 141
8. University of Calgary — 182
9. McMaster University — 189
10. University of Ottawa — 203
11. Queen’s University at Kingston — 209
12. Dalhousie University — 298
13. Simon Fraser University — 318
14. University of Victoria (UVic) — 322
15. University of Saskatchewan — 345
16. York University — 353
17. Concordia University — 387
18. Université Laval — 441
19. University of Guelph — 486
20. Memorial University of Newfoundland — 641-650
21. University of Windsor — 641-650
22. Carleton University — 671-680
23. University of Manitoba — 671-680
24. University of New Brunswick — 711-720
25. Université du Québec — 751-760
26. University of Northern British Columbia — 781-790
27. Université de Sherbrooke — 801-850
28. Toronto Metropolitan University — 851-900
29. University of Regina — 1001-1200
30. Vancouver Island University — 1001-1200
31. Brock University — 1201-1400

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