Postdoctoral Fellow in the Energy Bioengineering Group Christine Sharp, Research Assistant Karen Andrea Canon-Rubio, and undergraduate student Zack Urquhart have been bringing bioreactors into elementary school classrooms. (Courtesy of University of Calgary) Riley Brandt
Canada’s best Medical Doctoral universities: Rankings 2021
Schools in this category have a broad range of research opportunities and Ph.D. programs, as well as medical schools
For a second year, McGill University is alone in the top spot, with the University of Toronto once again in second. Universities in the Medical Doctoral category have a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research, as well as medical schools.
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Canada’s Top Medical Doctoral 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 | McGill | [1] | 1 | 4 | *8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | *2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 2 | Toronto | [2] | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | UBC | [3] | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | *14 | 14 | *11 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | McMaster | [4] | *8 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Queen’s | [*5] | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | *5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Alberta | [*5] | *6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | *5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 7 | Dalhousie | [8] | 4 | 2 | *8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 5 | *10 | 8 | *3 | 9 | 10 |
| *8 | Calgary | [9] | *8 | 3 | 14 | *13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | *10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| *8 | Ottawa | [11] | *6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | *10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| *8 | Western | [7] | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | *8 | 7 | *3 | 6 | 7 |
| *11 | Laval | [12] | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 15 | *5 | 5 | *11 | 10 | 11 |
| *11 | Montréal | [10] | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | *8 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| 13 | Sherbrooke | [13] | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | *14 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 |
| *14 | Manitoba | [14] | 14 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| *14 | Saskatchewan | [15] | 15 | 6 | 6 | *13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 2 | *2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
* Indicates a tie
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