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Canada’s best Primarily Undergraduate universities: Rankings 2021

Schools in this category are largely focused on undergraduate education, with relatively fewer graduate programs and graduate students

By Maclean’s

October 8, 2020

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Atlantic schools dominate the top six spots, with Mount Allison once again at No. 1. Universities in the Primarily Undergraduate category are largely focused on undergraduate education, with relatively fewer graduate programs and graduate students.

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Canada’s Top Primarily Undergraduate 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	Mount Allison	[1]	3	3	2	4	*14	1	9	2	1	17	*3	14	3
2	Lethbridge	[5]	5	8	8	12	7	2	7	7	*7	3	18	4	6
3	Acadia	[4]	6	7	5	*7	19	11	10	13	*7	*15	5	*5	2
4	Saint Mary’s	[*6]	*1	16	*16	6	12	5	13	11	*5	5	7	*5	5
5	UNBC	[2]	*1	2	9	11	8	7	4	3	*11	9	15	*10	10
6	St. Francis Xavier	[*6]	12	10	4	*7	3	12	12	10	*14	2	6	15	1
7	Bishop’s	[*8]	11	15	1	*1	5	14	18	9	3	*15	*8	8	8
*8	Lakehead	[*8]	*7	14	*16	3	4	8	2	14	13	4	*3	*12	9
*8	Trent	[3]	*7	18	7	10	*9	6	8	18	*16	19	1	3	7
10	UPEI	[11]	4	4	12	*1	11	13	5	8	*16	6	13	19	11
11	Ontario Tech	[10]	*13	19	10	*13	1	4	3	19	19	1	12	9	4
12	Laurentian	[12]	10	11	19	5	13	9	1	5	*14	7	*10	*10	15
13	Moncton	[14]	*7	1	13	9	18	17	14	4	*7	14	*8	18	13
14	St. Thomas	[13]	17	9	11	*13	16	N/A	19	1	4	8	2	7	17
15	Nipissing	[16]	*15	13	3	*13	*9	15	17	6	*16	13	*10	1	19
16	Winnipeg	[15]	*15	17	15	*13	2	3	11	17	10	12	17	*12	12
17	Brandon	[*18]	*18	5	18	*13	6	16	16	15	2	10	14	2	18
18	Mount Saint Vincent	[17]	*13	12	14	*13	*14	10	15	12	*5	11	16	17	14
19	Cape Breton	[*18]	*18	6	6	*13	17	18	6	16	*11	18	19	16	16