Students walk around on campus at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. (Photograph by Della Rollins) Photograph by Della Rollins
University Rankings 2018: Canada’s top Comprehensive schools
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Canada’s Top Comprehensive Schools 2018
| Overall Ranking | University | Rank Last Year | Student Awards | Student/ Faculty Ratio | Student Satisfaction | Faculty Awards | Social Sciences & Humanities Grants | Medical/ Science Grants | Citations | Total Research Dollars | Operating Budget | Library Expenses | Library Acquisitions | Scholarships & Bursaries | Student Services | Reputational Survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Fraser | [1] | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Victoria | [3] | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | Waterloo | [2] | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | *14 | 6 | 1 | *12 | 1 |
| 4 | Guelph | [4] | *6 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | *4 | 3 |
| 5 | Carleton | [5] | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| *6 | New Brunswick | [6] | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | *14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
| *6 | Wilfrid Laurier | [9] | *12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | *4 | 10 |
| *8 | Memorial | [*7] | *6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 |
| *8 | York | [*7] | 10 | 14 | 13 | *6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Concordia | [10] | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 9 | *12 | 5 |
| 11 | Ryerson | [11] | 15 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | *14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | UQAM | [12] | *6 | 6 | 3 | *6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | *12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| 13 | Regina | [13] | 14 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 14 | Windsor | [14] | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 7 | *14 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| 15 | Brock | [15] | *12 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 9 | *12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
* indicates a tie.
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