University of British Columbia, Psychology Program. (Photograph by Della Rollins) Photograph by Della Rollins
Best psychology universities in Canada: 2018 ranking
Here are the 20 best psychology programs in Canada for 2018
Program Rankings psychology - 2018
| School | Rank last year | Program reputation | Research reputation | Fractional publications | Fractional citations | Field Weighted citation impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. UBC | [1] | 1 | 1* | 2 | 2 | *1 |
| 2. Toronto | [2] | 2 | *1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3. McGill | [3] | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4. Waterloo | [4] | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | *1 |
| 5. Western | [5] | 6 | 5 | *5 | 5 | 11 |
| 6. Queen's | [6] | 5 | 8 | *17 | *13 | *5 |
| *7. McMaster | [*8] | 7 | 7 | *8 | 7 | 17 |
| *7. York | [10] | *10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | *5 |
| 9. Dalhousie | [7] | *10 | 9 | 15 | 12 | *7 |
| 10. Alberta | [*8] | *12 | 6 | *8 | 11 | 19 |
| 11. Calgary | [12] | *12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | *20 |
| *12. Carleton | [*15] | *22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 4 |
| *12. Simon Fraser | [11] | *12 | 16 | 14 | *15 | 18 |
| *12. Victoria | [*15] | 15 | *14 | *20 | 18 | *12 |
| 15. Concordia | [14] | 9 | *12 | *17 | 19 | *20 |
| *16. Brock | [13] | 21 | *21 | 19 | *15 | 10 |
| *16. Montréal | [18] | *17 | *12 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 18. Ryerson | N/A | 8 | 17 | *24 | *23 | *24 |
| 19. Ottawa | [*20] | 16 | 20 | *5 | 9 | *24 |
| 20. Regina | N/A | *22 | *23 | 27 | *26 | *7 |
*Indicates a tie
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