
School of nursing student at UBC (Paul Joseph/University of British Columbia) Paul Joseph/University of Britis
Canada’s best university nursing programs: 2020 rankings
The 20 top-ranking Canadian schools for nursing programs
Nursing 2020
| Rank | School | Rank last year | Program reputation | Research reputation | Fractional publications | Fractional citations | Field weighted citation impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto | [1] | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Alberta | [2] | 2* | 1* | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | UBC | [3] | 2* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | McMaster | [*4] | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Calgary | [6] | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | McGill | [*4] | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Dalhousie | [9] | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12* | 6 |
| 8 | Western | [7] | 8* | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | Ottawa | [10] | 8* | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | Queen's | [8] | 11 | 10* | 13 | 12* | 1 |
| 11 | York | [*12] | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17* | 2 |
| 12 | Memorial | [15] | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | Montréal | [*12] | 14 | 10* | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 14 | Manitoba | [11] | 17* | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| 15 | Laval | [*12] | 17* | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| 16 | Victoria | [18] | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17* | 19 |
| 17 | Ryerson | [17] | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| 18 | Sherbrooke | [19] | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 19 | Saskatchewan | [16] | 19 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Note: Only 19 universities are ranked here as other universities with nursing programs did not produce a minimum of 100 papers over the past five years. This minimum threshold is required as smaller numbers can skew results on the field-weighted citation impact measure. * Indicates a tie
Check out the rest of the rankings by program:
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- Computer Science
- Education
- Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Psychology
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