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Best computer science universities in Canada: 2019 ranking
Here are the 20 best computer science programs in Canada for 2019
Programs: Computer Science
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | *4 |
| 3. Waterloo | [*2] | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | 7 |
| 4. Montréal | [6] | *6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 5. McGill | [4] | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | *12 |
| 6. Alberta | [5] | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 7. Simon Fraser | [7] | *6 | 9 | 10 | *9 | *14 |
| 8. McMaster | [*8] | *10 | 8 | 15 | 8 | *4 |
| 9. Ottawa | [*13] | *10 | 10 | 9 | *9 | 23 |
| 10. Carleton | [*13] | 9 | 12 | 11 | *13 | *18 |
| 11. Concordia | [11] | *14 | *14 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 12. Queen's | [12] | 8 | 7 | 14 | *15 | 26 |
| 13. Calgary | [*8] | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 |
| 14. Victoria | [10] | 13 | *14 | 16 | *13 | *16 |
| 15. Western | [*17] | *14 | *24 | 13 | 12 | *18 |
| *16. Manitoba | [*13] | *26 | 27 | 17 | *15 | *8 |
| *16. St. Francis Xavier | [*17] | *23 | *22 | *36 | *32 | *1 |
| *16. York | N/A | *14 | 13 | *20 | 20 | *14 |
| 19. Sherbrooke | [16] | 18 | 21 | 27 | 26 | *8 |
| *20. Moncton | N/A | *30 | *31 | *36 | *35 | 6 |
| *20 Windsor | N/A | *23 | *22 | 25 | *21 | *12 |
*Indicates a tie
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