From Acadia to York—student life on 24 campuses

Every university student’s day is different. Some spend their time in high-tech labs while others pore over books in the campus cafe. Some volunteer to fix bicycles between classes while their roommates rehearse for plays. With teams from basketball to rowing, athletes are in heaven.

To truly understand the smorgasbord of options, you need to visit multiple schools. Can’t make it to more than a few? Don’t fret. Photos galleries from the 24 campuses we visited for the 2013 Maclean’s University Rankings will get you started. After clicking through them all, pick up the Maclean’s Guide to Canadian Universities for hundreds of pages of advice on your big decision, including profiles of 81 Canadian schools.

Acadia
Alberta
Bishop’s
British Columbia
Concordia
Dalhousie
Guelph
Lethbridge
Manitoba
McGill
Memorial
Mount Allison
Northern British Columbia
Queen’s
Ryerson
Simon Fraser
St. Francis Xavier
Toronto
Trent
Victoria
Waterloo
Western
Winnipeg
York