World Ranking Guide

Maclean’s ranks the institutions base on 6 broad indicators:

1. student award winners and class size
2. caliber of faculty
3. research money and other resources
4. student assistance and scholarships
5. library resources
6. reputation

Maclean’s places universities in one of three categories:

::Medical Doctoral University Rankings

::Comprehensive University Rankings

::Primarily Undergraduate University Rankings

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS:

1. Mount Allison in Sackville, NB
2. University of Northern British Columbia
3. Acadia in Wolfville, NS
4. St. Francis Xavier in Antigonish, NS
5. Wilfrid Laurier in Waterloo, ON
6. Trent University in Peterborough, ON

COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTIONS:

1. Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and University of Victoria
3. Waterloo
4. University of Guelph
5. Memorial University in St. John’s, NL and University of New Brunswick

MEDICAL-DOCTORAL INSTITUTIONS:

1. McGill University in Montreal
2. University of Toronto
2. Queen’s University in Kingston
4. University of British Columbia
5. University of Alberta

Source: Maclean’s University Rankings (18th Annual Ranking)

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