Canada’s best Comprehensive universities: Rankings 2021
Schools in this category have a significant amount of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, including professional degrees
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The top five schools didn’t budge from last year, with Simon Fraser topping the ranking. Universities in this category have a significant amount of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, including professional degrees.
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Canada’s Top Comprehensive Schools 2021
| Overall Ranking | University | Last Year | Student Awards | Student/ Faculty Ratio | Student Satisfaction | Faculty Awards | Social Sciences & Humanities Grants | Medical/ Science Grants | Total Research Dollars | Operating Budget | Library Expenses | Library Acquisitions | Scholarships & Bursaries | Student Services | Reputational Survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Fraser | [1] | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | *9 | 2 | 2 |
| *2 | Victoria | [2] | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| *2 | Waterloo | [3] | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | Guelph | [4] | *8 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 | *10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Carleton | [5] | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | *8 | 10 | 4 | *9 | 9 |
| *6 | New Brunswick | [*8] | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| *6 | York | [7] | 10 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | *8 | 5 | 3 | *9 | 7 |
| 8 | Wilfrid Laurier | [6] | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Memorial | [*8] | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | *13 | 8 |
| *10 | Concordia | [10] | *8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | *8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 | *9 | *13 | 6 |
| *10 | UQAM | [*11] | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | *8 | 9 | 15 | *12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| 12 | Ryerson | [*11] | *14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Brock | [*14] | 13 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 9 | *10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
| 14 | Windsor | [13] | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 15 |
| 15 | Regina | [*14] | *14 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | *12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
* Indicates a tie