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University of Toronto tops our list of 47 Public Engineering universities in Canada at #29 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come McGill University (QS World #32) and University of British Columbia (QS World #40). The universities on this list offer 305 matching courses between them.
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15 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #29 (University of Toronto) to #547 (University of Windsor); 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 47 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Ontario (3), Quebec (1) and British Columbia (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is McGill University, founded in 1821. University of Toronto is the largest, with 97,000 students.
By level: 145 bachelor's, 55 diploma, 19 foundation and 14 master's. Within the subject, the largest areas are Engineering (275), Mechatronics Engineering (5), Civil Engineering (4) and Environmental Engineering (4). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 97% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (97% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (93% of courses with a stated intake). Cambrian College offers the widest choice, with 35 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 5 of these universities. McGill University is the least expensive at USD 37,000 a year and University of Toronto the most at USD 45,000; the middle of the range is about USD 40,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Toronto (QS World #29), McGill University (QS World #32) and University of British Columbia (QS World #40) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, McGill University is the least expensive at about USD 37,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
47 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 97% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Cambrian College, with 35, ahead of Northern Lights College (33).
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