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Of the 49 Public Bachelor's Arts, Design & Architecture universities in Canada, University of Toronto ranks highest at #29 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Toronto, Mississauga (QS World #29) and University of Toronto, Scarborough (QS World #29). The universities on this list offer 154 matching courses between them.
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11 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #29 (University of Toronto) to #308 (Simon Fraser University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Toronto has the largest research record in this group, with 59,684,471 citations and an h-index of 1,794.
The split is 49 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Ontario (3) and British Columbia (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Toronto, founded in 1827. University of Toronto is the largest, with 97,000 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Arts, Design & Architecture (133), Fine Arts (12), Interior Design (2) and Graphic Design (2). The usual length is 4 years and 4 Years. 97% are full-time and 4 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (92% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (91% of courses with a stated intake). Mount Allison University offers the widest choice, with 11 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 4 of these universities. University of British Columbia is the least expensive at USD 40,000 a year and University of Toronto the most at USD 45,000; the middle of the range is about USD 42,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Toronto (QS World #29), University of Toronto, Mississauga (QS World #29) and University of Toronto, Scarborough (QS World #29) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of British Columbia is the least expensive at about USD 40,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
49 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 4 Years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 92% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
4 of these courses are listed as online.
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