Canada’s best Comprehensive universities: Rankings 2022
Schools in this category have a significant amount of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, including professional degrees
(Courtesy of Dale Northey/Simon Fraser University)
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This year, Simon Fraser and University of Victoria tie for the top spot. Universities in this category have a significant amount of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, including professional degrees.
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Canada’s Top Comprehensive Schools 2022
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- Overall Ranking
- Name
- Rank Last Year
- Student Awards
- Student / Faculty Ratio
- Faculty Awards
- Total Research Dollars
- Scholarships & Bursaries
- Student Services
| ▼ | Name | Rank Last Year | Student Awards | Student / Faculty Ratio | Faculty Awards | Total Research Dollars | Scholarships & Bursaries | Student Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
*1 | Simon Fraser | [1] | 1 | 3 | *2 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
*1 | Victoria | [*2] | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
3 | Waterloo | [*2] | 2 | 7 | *2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
4 | Guelph | [4] | *8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
5 | Carleton | [5] | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
6 | York | [*6] | *8 | 14 | *5 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
7 | Wilfrid Laurier | [8] | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
8 | Memorial | [9] | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 13 |
*9 | New Brunswick | [*6] | 5 | 1 | *13 | 7 | 13 | 11 |
*9 | UQAM | [*10] | 6 | 6 | *5 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
11 | Ryerson | [12] | 14 | 13 | *13 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
12 | Brock | [13] | 13 | *10 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
13 | Concordia | [*10] | *8 | *10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 |
14 | Windsor | [14] | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
15 | Regina | [15] | 15 | 4 | *13 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
* Indicates a tie
These charts show results for six of the 13 indicators used to calculate the rankings.
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