Computing Science Program student Niko Yasui, works on code at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Alberta. (Photograph by Jason Franson) Photograph by Jason Franson
Best computer science universities in Canada: 2018 ranking
Here are the 20 best computer science programs in Canada for 2018
Program Rankings computer science - 2018
| School | Rank last year | Program reputation | Research reputation | Fractional publications | Fractional citations | Field Weighted citation impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Toronto | [1] | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | 1 |
| *2. UBC | [*2] | *1 | *1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| *2. Waterloo | [*2] | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | 5 |
| 4. McGill | [5] | 4 | 5 | *4 | 6 | *12 |
| 5. Alberta | [4] | 5 | 4 | *4 | 4 | 12 |
| 6. Montréal | [7] | 9 | *6 | 7 | 5 | *8 |
| 7. Simon Fraser | [6] | 7 | *9 | 10 | *8 | 14 |
| *8. Calgary | [9] | 6 | 8 | 8 | *8 | 29 |
| *8. McMaster | [*14] | 10 | *12 | 16 | *11 | 4 |
| 10. Victoria | [11] | *11 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| 11. Concordia | [*14] | 13 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 12. Queen's | [8] | *11 | *9 | *12 | *13 | *20 |
| *13. Carleton | N/A | *15 | 14 | 11 | *13 | 22 |
| *13. Manitoba | [*12] | 28 | *26 | 17 | *16 | 7 |
| *13. Ottawa | [*12] | *17 | *19 | 9 | 10 | *26 |
| 16. Sherbrooke | N/A | *19 | 22 | 27 | 26 | *8 |
| *17. St. Francis Xavier | [*14] | *25 | *34 | *38 | *33 | 2 |
| *17. Western | [20] | *17 | *15 | 14 | *11 | *20 |
| *19. Dalhousie | N/A | 8 | *6 | *19 | *24 | *31 |
| *19. Ryerson | N/A | *15 | 18 | *12 | *16 | 24 |
*Indicates a tie
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