Top 10 Universities in Canada

Top 10 Universities in Canada

Canada boasts a world-renowned higher education system with universities consistently ranked among the best globally. Here are the top 10 universities in Canada, according to the 2023 QS World University Rankings:

1. University of Toronto

• Ranking: 27th globally
• Academic Strengths: Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, Life Sciences and Medicine
• Notable Alumni: Margaret Atwood (Author), John Tory (Mayor of Toronto), Gordon Nixon (Former CEO of RBC)

2. McGill University

• Ranking: 31st globally
• Academic Strengths: Medicine, Engineering, Arts and Sciences
• Notable Alumni: Leonard Cohen (Singer-Songwriter), William Shatner (Actor), David Suzuki (Environmentalist)

3. University of British Columbia

• Ranking: 46th globally
• Academic Strengths: Engineering, Science, Medicine
• Notable Alumni: Steve Nash (Basketball Player), Robert Mundell (Nobel Prize Winner in Economics), Margaret MacMillan (Historian)

4. University of Montreal

• Ranking: 51st globally
• Academic Strengths: Engineering, Business and Economics, Law
• Notable Alumni: Pierre Trudeau (Former Prime Minister of Canada), Jean Chrétien (Former Prime Minister of Canada), Guy Laliberté (Founder of Cirque du Soleil)

5. University of Alberta

• Ranking: 95th globally
• Academic Strengths: Engineering, Science, Medicine
• Notable Alumni: Wayne Gretzky (Hockey Player), Henry Morgentaler (Physician and Abortion Rights Advocate), David Suzuki (Environmentalist)

6. University of Waterloo

• Ranking: 145th globally
• Academic Strengths: Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics
• Notable Alumni: Tim Horton (Hockey Player and Co-Founder of Tim Hortons), BlackBerry Founders (Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie)

7. University of Calgary

• Ranking: 194th globally
• Academic Strengths: Medicine, Engineering, Business and Economics
• Notable Alumni: Shania Twain (Singer), Jim Prentice (Former Premier of Alberta), Heather Reisman (Co-Founder of Indigo Books and Music)

8. Queen’s University

• Ranking: 228th globally
• Academic Strengths: Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Medicine
• Notable Alumni: John A. Macdonald (First Prime Minister of Canada), Margaret Laurence (Author), John Candy (Actor)

9. University of Saskatchewan

• Ranking: 244th globally
• Academic Strengths: Agriculture, Engineering, Medicine
• Notable Alumni: Tommy Douglas (Father of Canadian Medicare), Lester B. Pearson (Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Former Prime Minister of Canada)

10. McMaster University

• Ranking: 252nd globally
• Academic Strengths: Medicine, Engineering, Business and Economics
• Notable Alumni: James Gosling (Creator of Java), Roberta Bondar (First Canadian Woman in Space), David Suzuki (Environmentalist)