North America
Europe
Asia
Oceania
Africa
University of Toronto tops our list of 156 Public universities in Canada 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 3,887 matching courses between them.
156 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 30 courses
All 30 courses →Public University · 83 courses
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Public University · 30 courses
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Public University · 67 courses
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Public University · 1 course
Public University · 29 courses
Public University · 10 courses
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Public University · 32 courses
Public University · 136 courses
Public University · 6 courses
Public University · 57 courses
Public University · 95 courses
Public University · 12 courses
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Public University · 0 courses
No course listed yet for this search — see the university's full profile.
Browse by subject
Popular collections
26 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. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Toronto is cited most (59,684,471 citations). 12 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
156 are public and 0 private (100% public). 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: 2,297 bachelor's, 574 diploma, 253 master's and 89 professional. The most common subjects are Business & Management (549), Social Sciences & Psychology (489), Medicine & Health Sciences (330) and Engineering (275). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 95% are full-time and 62 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (96% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (89% of courses with a stated intake). Ontario Tech University offers the widest choice, with 141 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), 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, McGill University is the least expensive at about USD 37,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
156 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 — 96% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
62 of these courses are listed as online.
New scholarships, application deadlines and admission guides — a couple of emails a month, no spam.
Stay updated
Get admission alerts, scholarship deadlines & university news — free.