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    Canada’s best Primarily Undergraduate universities: Rankings 2022

    Schools in this category are largely focused on undergraduate education, with relatively fewer graduate programs and graduate students

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    Chun T’oh Whudujut/Ancient Forest Provincial Park, a protected inland rainforest located 115 km east of Prince George, hosts experiential learning and research opportunities for UNBC students. (Courtesy of University of Northern British Columbia)

    Chun T’oh Whudujut/Ancient Forest Provincial Park, a protected inland rainforest located 115 km east of Prince George, hosts experiential learning and research opportunities for UNBC students. (Courtesy of University of Northern British Columbia)

    This year, University of Northern British Columbia takes the No. 1 spot, while Mount Allison slips to second place.
    Universities in the Primarily Undergraduate category are largely focused on undergraduate education, with relatively fewer graduate programs and graduate students.

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    Canada’s best Primarily Undergraduate universities 2022

    Click on the headings or tap on the legend to sort.

    • Overall Ranking
    • Name
    • Rank Last Year
    • Student Awards
    • Student / Faculty Ratio
    • Faculty Awards
    • Total Research Dollars
    • Scholarships & Bursaries
    • Student Services
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    ▼NameRank Last YearStudent AwardsStudent / Faculty RatioFaculty AwardsTotal Research DollarsScholarships & BursariesStudent Services
    1
    UNBC
    [5]
    1
    2
    2
    3
    8
    9
    2
    Mount Allison
    [1]
    *2
    3
    *9
    13
    1
    14
    3
    Trent
    [*8]
    *6
    19
    8
    6
    2
    3
    4
    Saint Mary's
    [4]
    *2
    14
    5
    9
    6
    *10
    5
    Acadia
    [3]
    *6
    5
    6
    12
    7
    7
    6
    Lethbridge
    [2]
    5
    10
    *13
    5
    17
    8
    7
    UPEI
    [10]
    4
    4
    1
    8
    *4
    19
    8
    Lakehead
    [*8]
    *6
    15
    3
    4
    *4
    *10
    *9
    Ontario Tech
    [11]
    *13
    18
    *15
    2
    10
    6
    *9
    St. Francis Xavier
    [6]
    *10
    11
    *13
    14
    12
    15
    11
    Moncton
    [13]
    *6
    1
    *11
    11
    11
    18
    12
    Bishop's
    [7]
    12
    16
    7
    16
    13
    2
    13
    St. Thomas
    [14]
    *16
    6
    *15
    19
    3
    4
    14
    Winnipeg
    [16]
    15
    17
    *15
    7
    18
    13
    15
    Laurentian
    [12]
    *10
    9
    4
    1
    *14
    17
    16
    Nipissing
    [15]
    *16
    13
    *11
    18
    9
    1
    17
    Mount Saint Vincent
    [18]
    *13
    12
    *9
    15
    *14
    16
    18
    Brandon
    [17]
    *18
    *7
    *15
    17
    16
    5
    19
    Cape Breton
    [19]
    *18
    *7
    *15
    10
    19
    12
    * Indicates a tie

    These charts show results for six of the 13 indicators used to calculate the rankings.

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