Top Ten Best University In Canada To Study for international students: Based on the rankings from Macleans magazine and Times Higher Educations world ranking, here are the top 10 universities in Canada, and what makes them special.
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According to nearly every official ranking platform such as Times Higher Education, the QS Top Universities ranking, US News rankings, and more; The University of Toronto is considered to be Canadas best university. The University of Waterloo is the best in Canada, it is also considered among top universities worldwide.
Up seven spots on this years global rankings, but still in seventh place for Canada, is the University of Waterloo. Located in Hamilton, Western remains second in Canada this year, rising four places globally, occupying a co-31st position.
McGill University has been ranked as one of Canadas, and the worlds, top universities on an ongoing basis, primarily known for its prominent health care and sciences programs. In 1829, the University of Toronto established the worlds first Faculty of Medicine, and the University continues to rank especially high on global rankings in clinical subjects. The University of Montreal has always been highly ranked by multiple higher education rankings. In 2022, McGill will again rank among Canadas best universities, thanks to its world-class faculty, abundant research opportunities, and diverse student population.
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You may not have heard about all 30 Canadian institutions, but Canada offers a lot of opportunities to get a top-notch education, thanks to its eight universities in the Top 200.
Several Canadian universities also appear on rankings that incorporate other universities around the world; including the Academic Rankings of World Universities, the QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Educations World University Rankings, and the U.S. News and World Reports Best Global Universities Rankings.
The rankings are established to help inform prospective applicants of universities in Canada, based on a number of criteria including characteristics of student bodies, classes, faculty, finances, libraries, and reputation. To arrive at our ranking of Canadian universities listed above, we looked at several key factors, ranging from national and world rankings to student satisfaction to graduation rates, all of which may serve as indicators as to how great a specific institution is.
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The QS(r) 2021 World University Rankings released today feature Canadas top 26 universities, which are evaluated by a methodology that weighs each university against its academic reputation, employers, research influence, and more. Moving to the top three, we have University of British Columbia, ranked 3rd in Canada and 45th globally, having improved by 6 places over the course of the year.
The two best universities in Canada for 2021
The University of Toronto and UBC — scored especially high on the Research Influence measure, meaning that these schools produced highly-rated, high-quality academic work.
Queens University is ranked 5th on the impact rankings for 2021, with leading strengths in physics, cancer research, data analytics, etc.
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