Top Universities in Canada

144 universities in Canada with a measured position, 26 of them ranked worldwide.

#UniversityCityWorld rankIn-countryCitations
101 Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec not ranked #33 2,059,549
102 Ryerson Polytechnic University not ranked #35 1,554,646
103 University of Ontario Institute of Technology not ranked #44 680,779
104 Trent University not ranked #46 645,419
105 University College of the Cariboo not ranked #63 484,868
106 Kwantleen University College not ranked #55 484,868
107 Malaspina University College not ranked #57 484,868
108 Capilano College not ranked #50 484,868
109 Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design not ranked #54 484,868
110 Langara College not ranked #56 484,868
111 North Island College not ranked #59 484,868
112 Nicola Valley Institute of Technology not ranked #58 484,868
113 Selkirk College not ranked #62 484,868
114 Royal Military College of Canada not ranked #66 391,407
115 University of Winnipeg not ranked #67 387,288
116 Athabasca University not ranked #73 187,359
117 University of Québec not ranked #77 143,786
118 École nationale d'administration publique, Université du Québec not ranked #81 143,786
119 Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université du Québec not ranked #75 143,786
120 Télé-université, Université du Québec not ranked #76 143,786
121 Université du Québec à Rimouski not ranked #79 143,786
122 Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue not ranked #78 143,786
123 British Columbia Institute of Technology not ranked #98 40,343
124 University of Fredericton not ranked — 39,234
125 Kwantlen Polytechnic University not ranked #105 25,271
126 Augustana University College not ranked #108 19,344
127 King's University College not ranked #110 19,344
128 St. Thomas University not ranked #111 15,589
129 Huron University College not ranked #116 15,190
130 Collège Boréal not ranked #113 15,190
131 George Brown College not ranked #115 15,190
132 St. Clair College not ranked #117 15,190
133 Centennial College not ranked #118 14,125
134 Fanshawe College not ranked #123 11,250
135 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology not ranked #119 10,964
136 University Canada West not ranked #130 9,045
137 University College of Cape Breton not ranked #127 7,909
138 University of King's College not ranked #128 7,909
139 Nova Scotia Agricultural College not ranked #124 7,909
140 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design not ranked #125 7,909
141 Saskatchewan Indian Federated College not ranked #134 6,689
142 University College of Saint-Boniface not ranked #136 5,676
143 Assumption University not ranked #143 722
144 Dominican College of Philosophy and Theology not ranked #144 338
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What the two columns mean

In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.

The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.

Rankings in other countries

USA 138 ranked UK 55 ranked Germany 40 ranked China 37 ranked Australia 31 ranked France 19 ranked Italy 18 ranked South Korea 17 ranked Japan 16 ranked Spain 15 ranked Switzerland 13 ranked Malaysia 11 ranked