Canada’s Best Universities by Student-Faculty Ratio: Rankings 2023
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The ratio shows the number of full-time-equivalent students per full-time faculty member. It includes all students, both graduate and undergraduate.
Medical Doctoral
| Rank |  University |  Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherbrooke | 15.4 |
| 2 | McGill | 17.4 |
| *3 | UBC | 17.7 |
| *3 | Dalhousie | 17.7 |
| 5 | Calgary | 18.8 |
| 6 | Saskatchewan | 19.8 |
| 7 | Manitoba | 22.6 |
| 8 | Laval | 23.3 |
| 9 | Alberta | 24.8 |
| 10 | Montréal | 26.3 |
| 11 | Western | 26.4 |
| 12 | Ottawa | 29.8 |
| 13 | Toronto | 30.6 |
| 14 | Queen's | 31.5 |
| 15 | McMaster | 36.2 |
Comprehensive
| Rank | University | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Brunswick | 15.3 |
| 2 | Memorial | 16.4 |
| 3 | Simon Fraser | 19.1 |
| 4 | Victoria | 21.5 |
| 5 | UQAM | 23.6 |
| 6 | Regina | 25.1 |
| 7 | Waterloo | 26.1 |
| 8 | Carleton | 27.8 |
| *9 | Concordia | 28.6 |
| *9 | Windsor | 28.6 |
| 11 | Brock | 30.8 |
| 12 | Toronto Metropolitan | 30.9 |
| 13 | York | 31.7 |
| 14 | Wilfrid Laurier | 32.6 |
| 15 | Guelph | 33.5 |
Primarily Undergraduate
| Rank | University | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Moncton | 13.5 |
| *1 | UNBC | 13.5 |
| 3 | Mount Allison | 15.7 |
| 4 | UPEI | 17 |
| 5 | Brandon | 17.2 |
| 6 | Acadia | 17.7 |
| 7 | St. Thomas | 18.2 |
| 8 | St. Francis Xavier | 18.4 |
| 9 | Lethbridge | 18.5 |
| 10 | Laurentian | 19.8 |
| 11 | Mount Saint Vincent | 20.2 |
| 12 | Bishop's | 20.4 |
| 13 | Saint Mary's | 22.7 |
| 14 | Lakehead | 22.8 |
| 15 | Nipissing | 23.4 |
| 16 | Cape Breton | 25.1 |
| 17 | Winnipeg | 28 |
| 18 | Ontario Tech | 30.7 |
| 19 | Trent | 34.8 |
* Indicates a tie
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