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    Canada’s best universities by student satisfaction: Rankings 2022

    More than 19,000 university students responded to Maclean’s online survey, giving their opinions on professors and staff, residence life, and opportunities for extracurricular activities and experiential education, such as co-op programs

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    (Courtesy of Jonathan Bielaski/University of Waterloo)

    (Courtesy of Jonathan Bielaski/University of Waterloo)

    The student voice plays a crucial role in assessing campus life. More than 19,000 university students responded to Maclean’s online survey, giving their opinions on professors and staff, residence life, and opportunities for extracurricular activities and experiential education, such as co-op programs. Students also weighed in on such topical issues as mental health services and whether they think their university is doing enough to prevent sexual assault on campus. In recognition of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, which include several related to educational issues, Maclean’s included a question asking students to rate how well their university is making Indigenous histories, cultures and languages visible on campus.

    Medical Doctoral Universities

    ▼NameCourse InstructorsStudent Life StaffAdmin StaffAcademic AdvisorsMental Health ServicesExtra­curricularsExperiential LearningResidence LivingPromoting Indigenous VisibilitySexual Assault Prevention
    1
    Sherbrooke
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    1
    5
    15
    1
    2
    Laval
    4
    3
    2
    4
    6
    6
    2
    15
    11
    2
    3
    Western
    8
    2
    3
    6
    3
    4
    *10
    1
    6
    5
    4
    Queen's
    7
    5
    5
    3
    12
    1
    3
    2
    8
    10
    5
    Montréal
    3
    4
    4
    2
    5
    7
    7
    13
    14
    4
    6
    McGill
    2
    8
    11
    8
    13
    3
    *10
    4
    12
    15
    7
    McMaster
    5
    6
    9
    10
    8
    5
    6
    3
    9
    12
    8
    Manitoba
    13
    7
    6
    9
    2
    8
    5
    6
    3
    3
    9
    Saskatchewan
    12
    9
    7
    5
    4
    12
    12
    9
    1
    7
    10
    Dalhousie
    9
    10
    8
    7
    7
    10
    8
    7
    5
    11
    11
    UBC
    10
    11
    10
    *11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    2
    9
    12
    Alberta
    14
    13
    13
    *11
    11
    13
    13
    12
    4
    8
    13
    Toronto
    6
    14
    12
    13
    15
    11
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    Calgary
    15
    12
    14
    14
    9
    14
    14
    11
    7
    6
    15
    Ottawa
    11
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    4
    8
    10
    13
    * Indicates a tie

    Student residents participate in a cheer-off at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB. (Photograph by Chris Donovan)
    Student residents participate in a cheer-off at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB. (Photograph by Chris Donovan)

    Comprehensive Universities

    ▼NameCourse InstructorsStudent Life StaffAdmin StaffAcademic AdvisorsMental Health ServicesExtra­curricularsExperiential LearningResidence LivingPromoting Indigenous VisibilitySexual Assault Prevention
    1
    UQAM
    1
    2
    3
    1
    2
    5
    4
    9
    13
    1
    2
    Victoria
    3
    4
    1
    3
    5
    3
    2
    6
    1
    2
    3
    Brock
    8
    3
    2
    2
    1
    2
    5
    3
    4
    4
    4
    Wilfrid Laurier
    6
    1
    7
    6
    3
    1
    6
    2
    7
    6
    5
    Waterloo
    2
    *9
    *5
    5
    15
    7
    1
    4
    15
    14
    6
    Carleton
    4
    6
    8
    7
    10
    6
    10
    7
    5
    9
    7
    Guelph
    5
    5
    4
    4
    14
    4
    11
    1
    11
    13
    8
    New Brunswick
    7
    12
    *5
    9
    9
    12
    7
    15
    10
    15
    9
    Ryerson
    9
    7
    11
    8
    11
    11
    9
    8
    14
    7
    10
    Concordia
    12
    8
    13
    15
    8
    8
    12
    10
    6
    5
    11
    Simon Fraser
    14
    14
    9
    12
    12
    13
    3
    11
    2
    10
    12
    Windsor
    13
    11
    15
    14
    4
    10
    8
    12
    12
    3
    13
    York
    10
    13
    14
    13
    7
    9
    15
    *13
    9
    8
    14
    Memorial
    15
    *9
    10
    10
    6
    14
    13
    *13
    8
    11
    15
    Regina
    11
    15
    12
    11
    13
    15
    14
    5
    3
    12
    * Indicates a tie

    Primarily Undergraduate Universities

    ▼NameCourse InstructorsStudent Life StaffAdmin StaffAcademic AdvisorsMental Health ServicesExtra­curricularsExperiential LearningResidence LivingPromoting Indigenous VisibilitySexual Assault Prevention
    1
    St. Francis Xavier
    1
    4
    3
    3
    15
    1
    3
    2
    12
    18
    2
    Trent
    *4
    3
    2
    1
    6
    4
    10
    3
    1
    4
    3
    Moncton
    7
    1
    1
    2
    1
    9
    1
    8
    14
    8
    4
    UNBC
    8
    5
    6
    14
    2
    7
    6
    11
    5
    5
    5
    Nipissing
    17
    2
    4
    9
    3
    8
    13
    1
    2
    2
    6
    Acadia
    18
    8
    *7
    6
    5
    5
    7
    5
    3
    1
    7
    St. Thomas
    3
    18
    11
    18
    14
    3
    5
    *15
    9
    16
    8
    Ontario Tech
    9
    7
    12
    5
    4
    12
    9
    7
    11
    7
    9
    Lethbridge
    11
    11
    10
    12
    7
    10
    2
    9
    8
    10
    10
    Winnipeg
    *4
    15
    *7
    10
    8
    14
    11
    13
    4
    11
    11
    Mount Allison
    2
    14
    5
    11
    18
    2
    4
    4
    13
    19
    12
    Cape Breton
    10
    12
    15
    8
    9
    16
    12
    12
    7
    3
    13
    Bishop's
    15
    9
    16
    17
    16
    6
    17
    6
    15
    6
    14
    Saint Mary's
    12
    10
    13
    7
    10
    11
    8
    17
    16
    14
    15
    Brandon
    16
    13
    *7
    13
    12
    15
    16
    18
    10
    9
    16
    UPEI
    13
    6
    18
    16
    11
    13
    14
    *15
    18
    12
    17
    Mount Saint Vincent
    6
    17
    14
    4
    13
    18
    18
    10
    17
    15
    18
    Lakehead
    19
    16
    17
    15
    17
    17
    15
    19
    6
    13
    19
    Laurentian
    14
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    14
    19
    17
    * Indicates a tie
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