Rankings

University Rankings 2015: Operating Budget

Alberta, Memorial and Lethbridge have the largest operating budgets per student

Photograph by Simon Hayter

Photograph by Simon Hayter

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The financial resources at a university’s disposal have an impact on its ability to provide students with educational opportunities. The figures below show the size of the operating budget per weighted full-time-equivalent student. Students are weighted according to their level of study—bachelor, master’s or doctorate—and their program of study.

Medical Doctoral


Operating Budget
1 Alberta $15,601
2 Saskatchewan $15,423
3 UBC $15,102
4 Dalhousie $14,611
5 Manitoba $14,242
6 Calgary $14,137
7 Toronto $13,465
8 McMaster $13,056
9 Ottawa $12,009
10 Western $11,455
11 Queen's $11,381
12 McGill $11,105
13 Montreal $9,931
14 Sherbrooke $9,921
15 Laval $9,092

Comprehensive


Operating Budget
1 Memorial $18,790
2 Regina $14,964
3 Simon Fraser $13,041
4 New Brunswick $12,905
5 York $12,409
6 Victoria $12,078
7 Ryerson $11,718
8 Windsor $11,581
9 Wilfrid Laurier $11,439
10 Brock $11,039
11 Waterloo $10,281
12 Carleton $9,928
13 Concordia $9,797
14 UQAM $9,367
15 Guelph $8,946

Primarily Undergraduate


Operating Budget
1 Lethbridge $17,966
2 Laurentian $15,575
3 Brandon $15,460
4 UPEI $15,078
5 Saint Mary's $14,739
6 UNBC $14,578
7 Moncton $14,279
8 Bishop's $13,933
9 Mount Allison $13,681
10 Acadia $13,087
11 St. Francis Xavier $12,624
12 St. Thomas $12,359
13 Lakehead $12,313
14 Mount Saint Vincent $12,016
15 Trent $11,246
16 Cape Breton $11,212
17 Winnipeg $11,188
18 Nipissing $10,886
19 UOIT $9,166

 

To see more from our 2015 university rankings issue, visit www.macleans.ca/rankingsFor a full description of the ranking methodology, click here. 

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